The best outfits and beauty looks from the third night of Sanremo 2026 Which look is better: Mara Sattei's classic style or Arisa's glow?
The third night of the 76th Sanremo Music Festival was a collective exercise in stylistic endurance against boredom and lack of sleep. And while Gazzoli was announcing the Newcomers’ final, with Nicolò Filippucci’s victory and the Critics’ Award going to Angelica Bove, I was trying to survive Laura Pausini’s rhetorical moment with the Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano singing Heal the World. Too much. And as my eyes began to close, I thought I didn’t deserve children dressed in white. Nor Irina Shayk’s feathered cap. Nor Alicia Keys sighing “because Sanremo is Sanremo.” And I certainly didn’t deserve the imitation of Lapo Elkann. Meanwhile, the show goes on. The competing big artists take turns on stage, tediously. Then comes the daily link-up with Max Pezzali and in a second I’m back in middle school, riding the Tagadà. At least back then we were having fun.
The best outfits and beauty looks from the third night of Sanremo 2026
Laura Pausini
Brand: Alberta Ferretti
Look: Laura Pausini continues her tribute to Italian couture. After Armani, tonight it’s Alberta Ferretti, designed by Lorenzo Serafini. She wore a two-tone gown that was a declaration of intent: a black velvet bodice with a 1950s bateau neckline and a powder-pink skirt constructed like a layered dream of organza and hand-applied feathers. The velvet bow closing the low ponytail was a coquette manifesto, perfectly in dialogue with Pasquale Bruni’s floral jewels and René Caovilla’s jeweled shoes. Styling by Monica Serani and make-up by Daniela Zeqo completed the work: glass hair, calibrated smokey eyes, ballet-slipper lips. Then the change: a white cady mermaid gown, followed by lime-yellow chiffon. And finally, a copper-colored model covered in liquid sequins with a wet effect. Always Alberta Ferretti. Do you prefer Laura in Ferretti or Armani?
Irina Shayk
Brand: Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci
Look: Irina Shayk, a stellar co-host, brought Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci’s dark romantic aesthetic to the Ariston. A long black lace dress with strategic transparencies, built-in gloves, lace stockings, a stylistic exercise in lingerie couture flirting with the see-through concept. The second look was again total black: a black jumpsuit worn on bare skin with a feathered cap. Followed by a black sequin dress featuring a double-face fringe skirt revealing a multicolor side. And finally, a high-neck black gown with long sleeves and metallic details breaking up the total black. The beauty look? Natural, fully on trend with the no make-up make-up style: luminous complexion, pinkish eyelids, glossy nude lips. The only flourish? A tooth gem embellishing Irina’s perfect smile. Perhaps, at least in terms of outfits, we expected more from the Russian top model.
Angelica Bove
Brand: Emporio Armani
Look: Angelica Bove, in archival Emporio Armani selected by stylist Carolina Cervara, embodied the revenge of 1990s tailoring. After the white suit at her debut, tonight the singer opted for a black ensemble with a long jacket featuring dense buttoning that revealed the midriff, paired with cigarette trousers.A messy top-knot bun, wispy bangs, glowing complexion. Along with her talent, could the already Pinterest-core look have contributed to her winning both the Mia Martini Critics’ Award and the “Lucio Dalla” Press Room Award with Mattone?
Maria Antonietta & Colombre
Brand: Art Dealer, Sanvenero
Look: Maria Antonietta and Colombre, with La felicità e basta, took a leap into the 1960s without losing emotional Wi-Fi. She wore a black mini dress by Art Dealer with a teardrop neckline, embellished with a cascade of maxi sequins and stones, and teal boots by Maison Skorpios. The rings were by Bea Bongiasca. The beauty look? Swinging London vibes, with softly hinted beehive hair and washed-denim eyeshadow. He wore a Sanvenero suit with a polka-dot shirt and two-tone Sebago loafers. Retro aesthetics, styling by Francesca Piovano, worn vinyl vibes and a sepia filter.
Leo Gassmann
Brand: Louis Gabriel Nouchi
Look: Leo Gassmann, in Louis Gabriel Nouchi, in Louis Gabriel Nouchi, chose champagne trousers and a matching deep V-neck top. The effect? A Disney prince who has watched too many postwar Italian films. Hairy chest on display, fluid silhouette, an echo of Poveri ma belli remixed in Gen Z style. The verdict hangs somewhere between fairy tale and Roman suburb.
Malika Ayane
Brand: Marni
Look: Malika Ayane swaps last Tuesday’s Jil Sander model for a black satin dress embroidered with oversized circular sequins, one of the first Marni creations by Meryll Rogge, inspired by an archival brand piece and reinterpreted contemporarily. Deep V-neckline, slight train, black leather opera gloves, and Christian Louboutin pumps. Sleek hair, smokey eyes, ballet-slipper lips. This Sanremo edition, Malika has brought a dark femininity to the stage. Unfortunately, something in the overall look doesn’t quite work.
Tredici Pietro
Brand: Ami Paris
Look: After debuting in total black, Tredici Pietro shifted to oversized pleated trousers and a soft brown-toned shirt. All by Ami Paris. Nude-frame glasses, tousled curls, styling by Gaia Bonfiglio. A relaxed aesthetic that, in the sea of third-night outfits at Sanremo 2026, chose subtraction.
Serena Brancale
Look: Serena Brancale, presenting Qui con me at Sanremo 2026, delivers her most convincing glow-up on the beauty front. The warm brown bob replaces blonde and restores depth, while cool-toned yet luminous make-up, glow blush, glossy lip-balm-effect lips,creates a minimal chic beauty look that truly works. There’s a new discipline to her face, an intelligent restraint: smooth complexion, measured highlights, no smudges. Whispered luxury, not shouted. Unfortunately, it’s not as successful when it comes to outfits. There’s something in the fit and cut of the dresses worn so far that doesn’t enhance the singer. That spark is missing, the one that transforms a correct look into a memorable Sanremo 2026 outfit.
Arisa
Brand: Des Phemmes
Look: Arisa, in Des Phemmes, decides the only way to survive the Ariston is to shine brighter than the spotlights. Magica favola becomes literal with a jewel-dress constructed like mobile architecture: 98 meters of silver metal chain handwoven, Swarovski crystals mounted one by one, couture mesh suspended over a nude organza veil. It’s a radical reinterpretation of the slip dress, filtered through the 1920s, with soft silhouettes and déco diva allure. Nude illusion, crystal moment, pure flapper 2.0 aesthetic. The second look confirms Arisa’s glow-up: high ponytail with side part, luminous face, focus on facial structure. On her feet, custom silver Casadei sandals, closing a sparkling circle. Styling by Rebecca Baglini is coherent: Arisa is no longer the quirky girl of her early days, but a woman who uses fashion as a narrative amplifier.
Michele Bravi
Brand: Antonio Marras
Look: Michele Bravi continues his aesthetic partnership with Antonio Marras, once again choosing the path of cultured tailoring. Double-breasted blazer and trousers in burnt brown with powder-blue micro stripes, striped silk shirt echoing textures and nuances, cufflinks and lapel pin as a statement of intent. A collegiate dandy quoting Dead Poets Society and winking at Peaky Blinders, without turning into costume. In the chapter of elegant menswear at Sanremo 2026, Bravi is the most coherent: an aesthetic blending art, nostalgia, and formal control. Styling by Susanna Ausoni.
Mara Sattei
Brand: Vivienne Westwood
Look: Mara Sattei, in Vivienne Westwood, returns to the bustier dress, this time in red. A red that should scream passion but instead whispers debutante ball. The construction is impeccable, Westwood is always Westwood, but for us, she could have dared more. In the grand novel of red dresses at Sanremo, hers remains an elegant but not subversive chapter. The blonde bob, styled by Salvo Filetti and Compagnia della Bellezza in partnership with Redken, features flipped-up ends, a retro twist dialoguing with the romanticism of the Lancôme make-up by Alessandra Andreotti. Blush (Skin Idôle Juicy Blush in shade 40 Mauve To The Groove) extended toward the eye contour intensifies the gaze and adds poetry. Lipstick? Juicy Tubes 07 Magic Spell, a bright wine-red shade.
