MailOnline-News-Well, she is a Lady: Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery stands out at Venice Film Festival in red dress and her sleek dark bob

She's known to most as Lady Mary Crawley on hit period drama Downton Abbey.
But there was nothing dated about actress Michelle Dockery's look on Thursday when she arrived at the Venice Film Festival.
In fact she stood out thanks to her vibrant red frock and super sleek bob which looked like it had been dyed darker.

In the red: Michelle Dockery shows off her sleek dark bob as she attends the Miu Miu party at the Venice Film Festival in a striking red dress on Thursday night

It could be that she's altered her hair ready for the upcoming new series of the show.
But either way she stunned as she walked out on to the red carpet at the Miu Miu party.
She even accessorised to perfection, holding a small black clutch bag and matching high heels which accentuated her long legs.

Standing out: She stunned in the vibrant frock as she sauntered down the carpet at the Italian festival

Michelle wore minimal make-up as she showed off her natural beauty while rubbing shoulders with the likes of Carey Mulligan at the bash.
Carey wore a pair of quirky tortoise shell frames to the Miu Miu Women's Tales premiere on Thursday alongside Dockery.
Paired with a simple black and white collared dress, the British actress was centre of attention at the fashionable screening.

Scarlet woman: The Downton Abbey star looked glammed up as she rubbed shoulders with the rest of the stars at the bash

Bit different! Michelle looks very different when she's in character as Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey, which will be returning soon for a fourth series

Carey was lending her star power to the collection of short films made by international female directors in collboration with Miu Miu for the independent film show Venice Days.
Also in attendance was American actress Gabrielle Union, with her boyfriend, Miami Heat basketball player Dwayne Wade.
Gabrielle and Dwayne have been together since 2007, and they looked loved up as ever as they took to the Venice red carpet at the 70th international film festival.

In the frame: Carey Mulligan wears quirky sunglasses to Miu Miu Women's Tales premiere

Special: The actress had her choice of Miu Miu's range for the Venice Film Festival screening

Gabrielle stars in Ava DuVernay's short film The Door, that is being screened as part of the Miu Miu event, which also co-stars Alfre Woodard
Hiam Abbass, Massy Tadjedin, Giada Colagrande, Lucrecia Martel, and Zoe Cassavetes are the other female directors involved with the Women's Tales short films and their work will be showcased on Thursday in Venice.

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