Emma Watson makes Venice debut in two minidresses with lighter hair

Emma Watson made her first appearance at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, arriving on a boat from the Hotel Excelsior and turning heads with two chic minidresses and a noticeably lighter hair color. The 35 year old actor, appearing during the final weekend of the 82nd festival, stepped out first in a logo-print Gucci shift with leather-trimmed pockets and later changed into a green Emilia Wickstead mini dress, accessorizing both looks with Ray-Ban sunglasses and slingback heels.

Photographs from the Lido show Watson in a beige-and-brown Gucci GG canvas dress styled in a 1960s-inspired shift silhouette, paired with brown or tan slingbacks and a minimalist approach to jewelry. Later she was seen in a short, sleeveless Emilia Wickstead piece with a bateau neckline and darted bodice, carrying a small Prada bag and wearing simple pendant jewelry. Accounts varied on hues and accessories, with some descriptions calling the second dress lime green, others pistachio, and some reporting warm honey-blonde highlights in her hair while others described a golden-brown tone. Reporters noted that her hair, a departure from the deep brunette she has worn for years, was styled in soft,...