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The eagerly awaited Cannes Film Festival 2025 has finally arrived, and très jolie looks are already gracing the red carpet.
While much attention is given to American awards nights like the Oscars and Grammys, nothing quite compares to the fashion spectacle of the Cannes red carpet. Since 1946, the festival has served up two weeks of glamour, while offering an entrée into the crème de la crème of new cinema for those willing to look beyond the sartorial splendour.
This year, however, there’s been a bit of controversy. Celebrities were thrown a last-minute couture curveball with a ban on naked dresses and any gown deemed “obstructive.”
Cannes is known for two things: cinema and outré fashion, and we can assume the news was a couture curve ball for many celebrities and their stylists. After all, Bella Hadid, the arguable queen of Cannes, hasn’t covered her nipples at the festival in two years. Where does this prudishness come from? We can only speculate. But it certainly won’t stop us from soaking in the stars as they make their way to the Soixantième Theatre.
After all, Cannes has been home to some truly iconic fashion moments—from Kate Moss arriving arm in arm with Johnny Depp in the perfect little black dress (1950s vintage Jean Dessès, not Depp’s love life) to Madonna in her Jean Paul Gaultier cone bra (a flagrant rule violation, given the Cannes charter is so conservative it suggests skipping short skirts).
Celebrities have a history of ignoring the festival rules, and we’ve already seen some violations.
Not Bella Hadid, though. The suddenly blonde bombshell passed with flying colours, opting for a leg-baring rather than chest-baring Saint Laurent gown. Will other guests follow suit? We’ll have to wait and see.
The Best Looks On The 2025 Cannes Red Carpet
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid wore a Saint Laurent gown with Chopard jewellery.
Julia Garner
Garner wore shimmering Gucci.
Jeremy Strong
Strong, who is on the jury panel, wore custom Loro Piana.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria wore Tamara Ralph couture.
Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum is amongst many celebrities ignoring the charter update and wore a gloriously frothy pink Elie Saab gown.
Irina Shayk
We’ve spotted the polka dot trend all over Australian Fashion Week and its reached the South of France. Model Irina Shayk wore Armani Privé on the red carpet.
Halle Berry
Halle Berry, who is on the jury panel, wore Jacquemus.
Juliette Binoch
Jury president Juliette Binoche wore a draped Dior suit arriving at Cannes.
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid channelled Audrey Hepburn in a Jacquemus LBD and Chopard fine jewellery.
Halle Berry
Halle Berry was playful in Chanel at a Cannes photocall.
Arya Hargate
Arya Hargate glittered in Armani Privé at a Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning photocall.
Wan QianHui
Wan Qian Hui flouted rules about trains in Wan QianHui.
Alexandra Saint Mleux
Alexandra Saint Mleux wore a Georges Hobeika gown to a Cannes L’Oreal event.
Gabbriette Bechtel
Bechtel wore Chrome Hearts on the Mission Impossible red carpet.
Irina Shayk
Wore vintage 1998 Yves Saint Laurent.
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