Salma Hayek at the 2005 Venice Film Festival Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

With the arrival of the Venice Film Festival, it is time to go to the archive to rescue the looks of the Latin muses that have made a special place for themselves on the red carpet of one of the most important film events every year since 1932. A One of them is Salma Hayek , who claims to have been one of the first Mexicans to open the doors for Latin American representation in Hollywood.

Salma Hayek and the lace dress she wore at the 2005 Venice Film Festival

Being the protagonist of Frida , her time at La Biennale has not gone unnoticed, especially because, back in the late 90s and early 2000s, Hayek’s style was decidedly seductive with a timeless signature, as one of the The clothes he wore are still valid in 2023.

Salma Hayek at the 2005 Venice Film Festival Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The year was 2005 and the native of Veracruz was one of the guests at the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival . Considering that it is a carpet that for years has been the showcase of the best galas of celebrities under the rigorous dress code, the actress’s choice was the most risky, but it will be recorded as one of her best moments. fashionable, as she wore a black lace midi dress .

Going even further into the daring, the garment had a transparent design that left the actress’s lingerie visible . Tight to her figure, with a V-neckline and long sleeves, it seemed that Hayek saw the coming of the gothic and revealing furor that would come much later.

Almost two decades would pass before we noticed that Salma Hayek was, in fact, a visionary. She herself recognized it during her Life in Looks edition, where she said that after wearing a tiara during her first attendance at the Oscars, multiple celebrities joined her trend .