News Awards & Events Film Festivals 6 Photos of Michelle Pfeiffer Being the Chicest Person at the Venice Film Festival By Brandi Fowler Brandi Fowler Instagram Website In addition to her extensive fashion, lifestyle, and beauty coverage for InStyle, Brandi has worked as a writer and editor for E! Online, a fashion and lifestyle writer for Hello! US, an editor/on-camera host for AOL, contributing writer and red carpet correspondent for Variety and Cosmopolitan, and has also served as the Hollywood correspondent for Australia's 9News' TheFIX. Her editorial features can also be found on Vitruvi, MTV News, Madame Noire, Hello Beautiful and more covering fashion, beauty, lifestyle, travel, and entertainment news. Her articles have been syndicated by the likes of Health, Marie Claire, Essence, Shape, Yahoo!, People, and more. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on September 5, 2017 @ 06:30PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Just call Michelle Pfeiffer the second queen of the smize (behind Tyra Banks, of course). The 59-year-old actress continued to prove she can still take any red carpet by storm as she sauntered into the screening of her thriller flick Mother! at the 2017 Venice Film Festival Tuesday and nailed it in a black and gold dress. VIDEO: Michelle Pfeiffer Being the Chicest Person at the Venice Film Festival The thesp sparkled as she hit several poses, smoldering as she stood alongside her costars Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence in the glitzy body-hugging number, which she paired with to-die-for strappy, sky-high satin black Salvatore Ferragamo kicks complete with gold statement heels. She finished off her look with a black clutch in her palm and her blonde locks in soft waves. With every pose, Pfeiffer showed how it's done ... and we couldn't help but break down her undeniable swagger. 01 of 05 Here's Pfeiffer with her husband, producer David E. Kelley, proving that even in a shot with bae you can still make jaws drop with one simple gaze. Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage 02 of 05 The smize stands the test of time ... even in a group photo. (A smile like Jennifer Lawrence? Michelle thinks not.) Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage 03 of 05 A lesson in playing coy ... but planning world domination in your mind. Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage 04 of 05 How to Slay and Palm Your Clutch Simultaneously: A novel by Michelle Pfeiffer. Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage 05 of 05 Peep. Her. Arms. And those Ferragamo heels. This woman is magic. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty