International stars of Hollywood and beyond hit the Croisette once again Tuesday to kick off the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival.

The Cannes Film Festival is now in full swing, opening its slate with three highly anticipated world premieres: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Angela Bassett; Mascha Schilinski’s thriller Sound of Falling; and Sergei Loznitsa’s drama, Two Prosecutors.

From sheer tops and long trains to extravagant hairstyles and avant-garde creations, take a look back at some of the most eye-catching ensembles to hit the Cannes Film Festival red carpet over the years.

Freelance workers at the Cannes Film Festival, supported by French labor org Sous les écrans la dèche, plan to protest at the opening ceremony.

Model Bella Hadid has become the queen of Cannes in recent years thanks to her jaw-dropping looks, which have included a slit-up-to-there red Alexandre Vauthier gown from 2016 that now makes her “embarrassed” as well as the striking Schiaparelli couture gown she wore in 2021 that eschewed a top in favor of gold “lungs.”

Much of the cinema world, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino, descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza got its 78th edition underway Tuesday.

The festival's new rules prohibits "voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests

Robert De Niro is expected at Tuesday's opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, during which the 81-year-old is to receive an honorary Palm d'Or for his life's work – much of it having graced the event over the last 50 years.