Fashion, fragrance and jewellery meet inside Ca' Sagredo during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
VENICE, ITALY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
On the evening of 11 September the frescoed salons of Ca' Sagredo opened onto the Grand Canal for La Dolce Vita, the Royal Gentlemen Gala Dinner and Congress Awards, held during the closing days of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
A centuries old palazzo rising directly from the water and recognised as a National Monument, Ca' Sagredo has kept the spirit of a Venetian noble residence, and its monumental staircase, painted ceilings and historic art collection turned the evening into a journey through a living museum, with presentations and personal encounters unfolding from room to room.
The evening's leading partner was the niche fragrance house Young Voyage, and it was its founder, Nadine Ahmad, who opened the presentations for the guests. She introduced Musk Thé, the debut fragrance of the house, released in a strictly limited edition of exactly one thousand bottles and conceived as an intimate, restrained signature rather than a scent that demands attention.
Behind that quietness lies a two year trademark battle in which Ahmad defended the Young Voyage name against the French luxury group Hermès and prevailed, refusing to surrender a single letter. What she carried into Ca' Sagredo was a fragrance born out of a very public fight and made to be worn in private.
Among the honoured guests was German couture designer Christina Duxa, Founder & Creative Director of AI Filmfest Athens, whose Bavarian atelier has been producing her collections since 2009. Flowing silk, crêpe de Chine and chiffon, restrained colour and precise tailoring have made her label a fixture of the Munich and Berlin fashion calendars, while her Ladies Lunch and Lovely Friends Fashion Lunch series, hosted over the years by presenter Frauke Ludowig, have raised funds for the German Stroke Foundation under the patronage of Liz Mohn. In Venice, she brought that same pairing of elegance and purpose to the Grand Canal.
Jewellery came from the Austrian house Oliver Weber Collection, Official Jewellery Partner of the evening, represented by Lidia Weber, Director of Special Projects.
