The best outfits and beauty looks of the fourth night of Sanremo 2026 What was the best duet? Was it also the one with the most interesting look?
The fourth night of Sanremo 2026, the one dedicated to covers and duets, was, let’s say it without fear of contradiction, the most enjoyable moment of this very long week at the Ariston. Maybe not the best edition in the Festival’s history, but certainly the one that made us want to sing at the top of our lungs the most. And between a note by Mina and an echo of Ornella Vanoni, the real spectacle unfolded, as always, along the razor-thin line between fashion, music, and statement of intent. Here’s our recap, among beauty looks, couture, and a few too many scissors. Oh, we almost forgot, the award for Best Cover went to Ditonellapiaga and Tony Pitony with The Lady Is a Tramp.
The best outfits and beauty looks of the fourth night of Sanremo 2026
Laura Pausini
Brand: Balenciaga
Look: After channeling the elegance of Giorgio Armani and the grace of Alberta Ferretti in previous appearances, she turns to Balenciaga by Pierpaolo Piccioli for an architectural first look: tailored palazzo trousers and a geometric tunic with a train, punctuated by fuchsia gloves and a Stellar mask straight out of a sci-fi film. Then comes a black leather wrap dress from the FW26 collection, a rock-couture reinterpretation of the chemisier: compact black, duchesse pumps, and jewelry by Pasquale Bruni. Final outfit? Leather crop top and white opera gloves. Styled by Monica Serani, she becomes a dark princess with glass hair, calibrated smokey eyes, ballet slipper lips, and black manicure.
Bianca Balti
Brand: Valentino
Look: Bianca Balti descends the stairs like a flapper girl on a diplomatic visit from 1926. Ultra-short bob, blown kisses, diffused glow, and cat-eye flick. The first dress from Maison Valentino Haute Couture Specula Mundi, signed by Alessandro Michele, is pale pink silk satin with a deep neckline and gold lurex pleated stole, 220 hours of work for a cape that shimmers like a golden curtain. A Bulgari necklace seals the look. The second look, gold on gold, is pure couture construction (390 hours of craftsmanship). The third, a strapless aqua-green gown with sage gloves, is a hymn to disciplined glamour. For the final look, Bianca opts for a black silk cady dress with lace details, velvet bow at the waist, and a deep slit, once again Valentino by Alessandro Michele. This time glossy red lips complete the picture. In a Festival often shy, Bianca embodies the Haute Couture look we’ve been waiting for. Confirming that Lorenzo Oddo is one of the best stylists around.
Elettra Lamborghini ft. Las Ketchup
Brand: Mario Dice
Look: With Aserejé, the intention was fiesta; the result felt more village fair. Matchy-matchy outfits, ruffles, polka dots, Spanish suggestions, messy updo by Claire Essoa using ghd tools, and KIKO Milano make-up with brown smokey eyes and nude lips. Elettra’s red dress is by Mario Dice; styling by Marco Ferrari and Ellen Mirck.
Mara Sattei con Mecna
Brand: Vivienne Westwood
Look: Performing ft. Mecna L’ultimo bacio by Carmen Consoli, Mara Sattei chooses a black one-shoulder Vivienne Westwood gown echoing 1940s codes with a vertiginous slit. Blonde Hollywood bob, flat waves styled by Salvo Filetti and Compagnia della Bellezza with Redken, and Lancôme red lipstick. In the era of no make-up make-up, that red lip brings back a glamour this Sanremo had been missing. Her best look so far. Mecna also wears Vivienne Westwood.
Patty Pravo ft. Timofej Andrijashenko
Brand: Simone Folco
Look: Patty Pravo moves across the chromatic spectrum from red to midnight blue in velvet variations by Simone Folco, with Bulgari jewelry. Extra-long platinum hair, porcelain skin, kohl-lined eyes, heavy blush. The color changes, the myth remains, and maybe that’s just fine.
Levante ft. Gaia
Brand: Giorgio Armani
Look: Singing I maschi, Levante wears a custom Giorgio Armani piece styled by Lorenzo Oddo: midnight blue lurex jumpsuit, fitted bustier, wide trousers. Gianvito Rossi shoes and Damiani jewelry. Loose hair with center part, bold cat-eye by Valentina Raimondi using Armani Beauty. One of the coolest of this edition, period. Gaia responds with an ice corset and luminous flares, styled by Alba Melendo. Together, they slay—exactly the friends we always wanted. As Levante wrote on Instagram: “The combination between Gemini and Libra is excellent and highly compatible.”
Malika Ayane ft. Claudio Santamaria
Brand: Giorgio Armani
Look: Duetting Mina, Malika Ayane and Claudio Santamaria wear coordinated Giorgio Armani looks. A mannish suit inspired by Diane Keaton, defined shoulders, structured trousers, vertical shirt. A 19th-century tight coat reinterpreted as a tool of control and affirmation. Low slightly wet ponytail, smokey eyes. Perfect visual dialogue, but a firm no to the serial-killer-style leather gloves à la Criminal Minds worn by both.
Bambole di Pezza ft. Cristina D’Avena
Brand: John Richmond
Look: Le Bambole di Pezza with Cristina D'Avena transform Occhi di gatto into a moment that is as cringe-worthy as it is irresistible. Beauty Nyx Professional Makeup and coordinated looks by John Richmond, with a jumble of leather, studs, and maxi slits. Cristina is in fetish mode with golden chains and lace. Confusing? Yes. Memorable? Perhaps not, but enjoyable nonetheless. And, paradoxically, the performance in which the group seems most focused and at ease.
Michele Bravi ft. Fiorella Mannoia
Brand: Antonio Marras
Look: Michele Bravi pays tribute to Ornella Vanoni with Fiorella Mannoia in a sleek black outfit by Antonio Marras. A double-breasted blazer, shirt with bow tie, and lapel pin create a truly poetic dandy look, complete with slicked-back hair. Fiorella, on the other hand, chooses Luisa Spagnoli. He is extremely elegant, she is more talented than chic.
Tredici Pietro ft. Galeffi, Fudasca & Band
Brand: Vespa
Look: Tredici Pietro surprises alongside father Gianni Morandi on Vita. Leather and velvet jacket by Vespa, styled by Gaia Bonfiglio, tousled curls, nude glasses. Past and present embracing, a passing of the torch more than just a Sanremo look.
Maria Antonietta & Colombre ft. Brunori Sas
Brand: Maria Antonietta in Cavalli e Nastri, Colombre in Sanvenero
Look: Performing Il mondo, a classic by Jimmy Fontana, they embrace retro aesthetics. She wears vintage Cavalli e Nastri (styled by Francesca Piovano), with ’60s washed-denim eyeshadow, rosy blush, glossy lips. He in total white by Sanvenero. Soft waves, red nails, vinyl-era romanticism. One of the few moments where “delicacy” feels right.
Fulminacci ft. Francesca Fagnani
Brand: Ami Paris
Look: Fulminacci continues with Ami Paris, wearing a soft beige suit, studied oversize, calibrated retro. Beside him, Francesca Fagnani in Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo, Le Silla pumps, Bvlgari jewelry. Masculine and feminine mirror each other, exchange codes, reset them. A game of subtle balances.
Ditonellapiaga ft. TonyPitony
Brand: Dsquared2
Look: Ditonellapiaga plays with comic-book flair in a custom Dsquared2 styled by Lorenzo Oddo: white menswear shirt, crystal-studded shorts, polka-dot tights, stilettos. Cotton-candy pink wig, inky black cat-eye, scarlet lipstick, Miluna jewelry. A retro vamp filtered through contemporary pop. Among all Sanremo 2026 beauty looks, hers, by Daniele Peluso with Mulac Cosmetics and hairstylist Danilo Spacca, is the boldest without losing coherence.
Serena Brancale ft. Gregory Porter and Delia
Brand: Vetements
Look: Performing Bésame Mucho, Serena Brancale opts for calibrated glow-up: chestnut bob, minimal chic glowy make-up. The red Vetements doesn’t fully convince, but the beauty minimalism works.
Arisa ft. Il Coro Teatro Regio di Parma
Brand: Ports 1961
Look: Arisa chooses lightness: ivory double crêpe pencil skirt, ribbed silk knit bodysuit, wide fluid georgette cape. Over 100 hours of craftsmanship for a look that removes the superfluous and lets movement speak. In a frequently excessive night, purity of materials stands out. And when she sings Quello che le donne non dicono, we understand that true couture is sometimes subtraction.
Nayt ft. Joan Thiele
Brand: Canaku
Look: Nayt, wearing a Canaku outfit styled by Kristi Veliaj, invites Joan Thiele on stage to sing Fabrizio De André's La canzone dell'amore perduto. However, all eyes are on her. The singer looks stunning in a velvet mini dress by Ann Demeulemeester (stylist Riccardo Maria Chiacchio) and a minimalist 70s tiara adorning her forehead and long Botticelli-style hair. A true boho nymph.
Chiello ft. Saverio Cigarini
Brand: Giuseppe di Morabito
Look: Closing the night with Mi sono innamorato di te, Chiello wears a reworked white double-breasted suit that feels like an 18th-century portrait filtered through a post-punk lens. The highlight? A jacquard silk pinstripe blazer with Chantilly lace inserts, paired with skinny nappa trousers. Styled by Francesco Mautone, with carefully slicked hair, more controlled, less wild than previous evenings.