It has been a long week, but Sanremo 2026 has finally come to an end. We can say goodbye to Carlo Conti, who hosted Italy’s holy week for the last time, amid applause, boredom, and ratings that read like a war bulletin (and the real war unfortunately made its way into the show as well). Joining the Tuscan presenter for the final, alongside Laura Pausini, was Giorgia Cardinaletti, in a total look by Ermanno Scervino. The music competition crowned its favorites, awarding the winner of the 76th edition, Sal da Vinci, with a song that is already a hit. Fans celebrate, others console themselves by choosing the best Sanremo 2026 looks, because, as we know, the Ariston is a runway disguised as a theater, and the Sanremo 2026 finale is our personal Met Gala with a Riviera view. And we almost forgot: the host and artistic director of Sanremo 2027? As rumors suggested, it will be Stefano De Martino.
The best outfits and beauty looks from the finale of Sanremo 2026
Laura Pausini
Brand: Balenciaga
Look: For the final, she chooses Balenciaga by Pierpaolo Piccioli, styled by Monica Serani, in a made-to-measure version of look 51 SS 2026. The black scuba wool bustier dress sculpts without constricting, commands without shouting. Leather opera gloves and matching pumps reinforce the monochromatic mantra. Extra-long glass hair with a razor-sharp middle part, intense smokey eyes, and ballet slipper lips complete the look. For her second entrance, she shifts to burgundy silk chiffon, with a draped bodice and asymmetric cape sleeve, and a flowing skirt that vibrates with every step. Bvlgari jewels, featuring pink spinels and tanzanites, amplify the chromatic depth.
Chiello
Brand: Saint Laurent
Look: Chiello closes his Sanremo journey in total Saint Laurent, cementing his status as the Riviera’s cursed dandy. A black double-breasted tuxedo with glossy lapels, black shirt, and a purple SS26 tie add a rock twist to sartorial composure. The silk rose brooch mirrors the artist’s decadent romanticism, while archival sharply pointed boots with an 8 cm heel scratch across the stage, adding a glam-rock undertone. Styling by Francesco Mautone. Two-tone spiked hair with an asymmetric fringe by @eingel_geranio, spider lashes, and fully black contact lenses amplify the outsider aura.
Bambole di Pezza
Brand: John Richmond
Look: Bambole di Pezza take the stage in coordinated John Richmond outfits, styled by Susanna Ausoni, speaking Y2K with a political accent. Five different yet chromatically harmonized looks mix transparencies, crystals, and latex in chaotic harmony. Cleo’s nude pink sheer slip dress, embroidered with beads and the words “Give peace a chance,” becomes the symbolic center of the performance. Thin straps studded with stones, a shimmering fringe choker, and silver glitter sandals heighten the stage effect. Brown hair with platinum blonde mesh highlights nods directly to the early 2000s. The band’s makeup is by Nyx Professional Makeup.
Malika Ayane
Brand: Brunello Cucinelli
Look: Sculptural minimalism and controlled luminosity define Malika Ayane’s custom Brunello Cucinelli in metallic yarn with a craquelé effect. The dress, the result of about two months of craftsmanship with ten days dedicated solely to hand embroidery, reflects light like a shattered brushstroke in iridescent flashes. The construction remains geometric yet lightened in volume, enhancing the silhouette with natural elegance and sartorial rigor. Contrasting opera gloves add an old-school touch, while slicked-back hair, smokey eyes, and black manicure complete a cohesive image. Styling by Rebecca Baglini. Beauty by MUA Silvia Dell’Orto and hairstylist Adalberto Vanoni.
Serena Brancale
Brand: Dolce & Gabbana
Look: For Serena Brancale, fashion becomes memory. On the Sanremo 2026 stage, she wears a Dolce & Gabbana archival dress that belonged to her mother (to whom her song “Qui con me” is also dedicated), transforming the performance into an intimate dialogue between past and present. The intelligent restyling marks a shift to warm brunette tones; a composed bob, clean lines, no excess. Radiant makeup focuses on glowing blush and glossy lip balm-effect lips, creating a minimal chic beauty look that speaks of grief and sweetness without forced theatricality. Styling by Carlotta Aloisi.
Patty Pravo
Brand: Simone Folco
Look: Patty Pravo descends the Ariston stairs like a sovereign aware of her own myth. The high-necked, rigorous black gown by Simone Folco opens into painterly embroidery in shades of sky blue, powder pink, and burgundy, culminating in a phoenix embroidered on the train, not a symbol of rebirth, but of intrinsic royalty. Long, slightly wavy blonde hair frames an extra-large graphic eyeliner, an indelible signature, while a Bvlgari high jewelry necklace adds aristocratic light.
Elettra Lamborghini
Brand: Rahul Mishra Couture
Look: With Elettra Lamborghini, the stage lights up in baroque 3.0 mode. The mermaid gown by Rahul Mishra Couture, encrusted with crystals, sculpts the silhouette while the extra-large sleeve, opening like a fan, adds couture theatricality. Styled by Marco Ferrari and Ellen Mirck. Makeup by KIKO Milano features a smokey eye covered in silver glitter that catches the light with every blink; shimmer continues across the body. Long brunette hair, worn with a center part, is expertly disciplined by Claire Essoa using ghd tools.
Ditonellapiaga
Brand: Dsquared2
Look: With Ditonellapiaga, we enter a black-and-white film directed by a filmmaker with a hyperpop playlist. The custom Dsquared2 look, black bodysuit and skirt with a deep slit and dramatic bow, dialogues with pink bows in her hair (by Danilo Spacca), on her nails (by Unghiedellamadonna), and with polka-dot tights. Casadei shoes and Miluna jewelry add classic glam, while bold makeup, jet-black cat-eye, glitter eyeshadow, and scarlet red lipstick, builds a declared coquette aesthetic. Created by Daniele Peluso using Mulac Cosmetics products. One of the most on-point beauty looks of Sanremo 2026: retro, ironic, fully self-aware, and impactful.
Arisa
Brand: Des Phemmes
Look: Arisa continues her collaboration with Des Phemmes in a custom couture creation with a 1950s flavor. The black silk duchesse skirt, with rounded hip and rigorous internal architecture, pairs with a large ivory bow from which a dramatic train expands. Breaking the monumentality, a white ribbed tank top introduces an intelligent gesture of subtraction. Sky-high Casadei heels and Crivelli jewelry complete the ensemble. The beauty look is chic without excess: compact Fifties-inspired waves, golden eyeshadow, pink lips. A retro look proving that true modernity often lies in dialoguing with the past without being trapped by it. Styled by Rebecca Baglini.
Levante
Brand: Giorgio Armani
Look: Levante once again entrusts herself to Giorgio Armani. The custom knee-length dress, in a deep almost-night blue, plays on a clean line interrupted by a decisive yet never ostentatious neckline. Transparent crystal-studded gloves reveal perfectly matching lacquered nails, while Gianvito Rossi footwear and Damiani jewelry complete a picture of refined coherence. The beauty look, created by Valentina Raimondi with Armani Beauty products, focuses on wet textures on the eyes, glossy lips, and radiant skin; soft waves frame a vintage-inspired lob that dialogues with the delicacy of her song Sei tu. Minimal, yes, but with an adult awareness that makes it one of the most measured and sophisticated elegant looks of Sanremo 2026. Styling by Lorenzo Oddo.
Michele Bravi
Brand: Antonio Marras
Look: Collegiate dandy with a melancholic heart. Michele Bravi turns to Antonio Marras for a double-breasted black velvet blazer embroidered with tone-on-tone beads that catch the light without betraying the dark palette. Glossy lapels, wide anthracite wool trousers, a crisp white shirt, and cufflinks create an almost academic elegance, broken only by burgundy socks peeking from under the hem. A precise side part and slicked hair evoke English boarding school and auteur cinema references, making his one of the most refined menswear outfits of Sanremo 2026, suspended between grace and theatricality. Styled by Susanna Ausoni.
Sayf
Brand: Moschino
Look: Sayf brings a conceptual idea of candor to the Ariston, signed by Moschino under the creative direction of Adrian Appiolaza. The cream-colored suit, with a white shirt buttoned to the top, lights up through the detail of net craftsmanship descending asymmetrically from the blazer to the ankle. On his feet, Sergio Rossi shoes; on his chest, a golden rose brooch by Crivelli, confirming the men’s brooch trend. Twisted locks and a super-short fringe frame a face illuminated by the outfit’s white, making it one of the most interesting examples of Sanremo 2026 menswear between classicism and experimentation.
Tredici Pietro
Brand: Vespa
Look: Tredici Pietro chooses a custom total look by Vespa, transforming the brand’s lifestyle into stage aesthetics. A white-and-gray striped shirt, wide-leg leather trousers, and a double tie, one classic with diagonal stripes, the other customized with the graphic of his latest album, create ironic, generational layering. On his feet, loafers customized by upcycler Davide Di Lernia; nude-frame glasses and tousled curls complete a fresh image. The result dialogues with tradition without taking itself too seriously.
Mara Sattei
Brand: Vivienne Westwood
Look: Romantic and theatrical, Mara Sattei embraces the rebellious aesthetic of Vivienne Westwood with a super-voluminous tulle skirt and structured tartan corset. Le Silla shoes elongate the silhouette, while blonde hair styled in an elegant banana updo by Salvo Filetti and Compagnia della Bellezza in partnership with Redken frames a face illuminated by Lancôme makeup. The effect is ultra-glowy, with radiant skin and luminous details. Styled by Gaia Bonfiglio.
Maria Antonietta & Colombre
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Look: Maria Antonietta and Colombre bring an indie anthem to the Ariston dressed in sixties-inspired suggestions. She wears a champagne mini dress with feather trim and silver knee-high boots, red hair with fringe pulled into a high ponytail, and blue eyeshadow evoking retro icons; he chooses a burgundy suit with lilac details peeking from socks and shirt, building a delicate and coherent chromatic dialogue. La felicità e basta thus becomes a visual manifesto as well: a Sanremo 2026 couple look proving that indie can inhabit Italy’s most national-popular stage without losing identity, on the contrary, strengthening it with style.
