CANNES, France — Attending a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious things a filmmaker or star can do. Audience members are asked to dress in evening wear as a sign ...

This isn't the first time the Cannes Film Festival dress code has incited controversy regarding women attendees' wardrobes. Until 2018, women were banned from wearing flat shoes on the red carpet ...

Just one day before the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is supposed to start, the festival is laying down the law on the red carpet by updating its dress code, shaking up what I'm sure are hundreds of ...

Unlike the Met Gala – where the fashion spectacle is the focus, and its red carpet is a stage for photo-ops – Cannes is a film festival. The red carpet is the main path thousands of people use ...

In 2018, Kristen Stewart stole the Cannes Film Festival spotlight when she kicked off her Christian Louboutin heels in the middle of the red carpet. Women were required by the Cannes dress code to ...

Hollywood star Halle Berry was tripped up by the Cannes film festival's new dress code Tuesday banning extravagantly large dresses on the red carpet, while others appeared to flout the rules. New ...

Cannes Film Festival has tried maintaining decency and class on its red carpet. The high-profile event, which is returning for the 78th time, is set to commence from today May 13 and will continue ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION ...

At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion’s red carpet revolution By Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén , University of Southern California May 22, 2025 ...