The Venice Film Festival kicked off last week and it seems that everyone has been speaking about Kate Winslet’s “optical illusion dress”.

Kate wore a figure-hugging Stella McCartney shift dress for the premiere of her mini-series Mildred Pierce.  The nude and cream dress had black panels at either side, which created the illusion of an especially tiny waist. The cutaway neckline showed off her shoulders and the white panel around the bust made the most of her natural curves.

Flick through our gallery below for all the fashion from the Festival… and tell us which dress you loved.

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Cindy Crawford

Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish

Madonna

Madonna

Madonna

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Jessica Chastain

Natasha Poly

Natasha Poly

Salma Hayek

Selma Blair