Jack O’Connell showed up at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Netflix’s Ink with a red carpet look that was ambitious enough to work against him a little.
The English actor turned up at the 83rd Venice Film Festival with a few different looks across the day, mixing classic tailoring with a heavier seasonal piece that didn’t quite match the September heat. Styled by Luke Day, he leaned into a fashion-forward approach while promoting the film, directed by Danny Boyle.
Jack O’Connell Starts the Day With Classic Simplicity
For the daytime photocall and press conference at Palazzo del Casino, O’Connell kept things simple: a white Henley shirt with black trousers, clean and low-key as he joined the rest of the Ink cast and crew.
He was there alongside director Danny Boyle, co-stars Claire Foy and Guy Pearce, and the wider Netflix team ahead of the film’s world premiere.
A Dramatic Dior Look for the Venice Red Carpet
By evening, the look changed completely for the opening ceremony and premiere. O’Connell wore a white tuxedo shirt, bow tie, and Dior trousers, a fairly classic base with a bit of an edge to it.
Before hitting the red carpet, he added a gray wool overcoat with tuxedo-style details and a long scarf, both from Jonathan Anderson’s Dior. The coat came from Dior’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, which made for a striking look against Venice’s warm September weather.
Fashion Meets the Venice Heat
The outfit made an impact visually, but it also ran into the same problem a lot of people deal with at Venice: heat and humidity.
After walking the carpet and greeting fans, O’Connell took the coat off and switched to a lighter version of the same look. He kept the scarf on through the screening, which ended in a standing ovation.
It’s a fairly common tension at outdoor festival events: a look built to make an impression doesn’t always hold up once you’re actually standing in it for hours.
Jack O’Connell’s Role in Danny Boyle’s Ink
Fashion aside, O’Connell was in Venice to promote Ink, a drama about the early days of tabloid journalism.
He plays Larry Lamb, the editor tied to the transformation of the British newspaper The Sun, in a film that looks at how modern tabloid culture took shape.
Directed by Danny Boyle and co-starring Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, Ink premiered in competition at Venice ahead of its theatrical and streaming release.
Between the wardrobe changes and the film itself, O’Connell’s day in Venice ended up being as much a fashion story as a festival one.