Cannes Film Festival: Red Carpet Roundup

The best fashion from a festival with a preponderance of photo ops.

Shanina Shaik walking in a red dress on a red carpet beside a row of photographers in tuxedos.                                                                                                                               The model Shanina Shaik wore a strapless gown that matched the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. Credit…Loic Venance/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Jane Birkin pairing her beaded dress with a basket. Madonna in a Jean-Paul Gaultier cone bra and a garter set. Kristen Stewart barefoot in Chanel chain mail. Spike Lee in a sunset-inspired suit.

The Cannes Film Festival, with its sheer preponderance of red carpets and boardwalk photo ops, its blockbusters and art house flicks, has given the world more indelible fashion moments than any other festival. In 2002, Sharon Stone made so many dramatic red carpet entrances as a member of the Cannes jury that she managed to revive her flagging career through the power of clothes alone.

Even before the start of this year’s festival, which officially takes place from May 14 through May 25 on the French Riviera, attendees began throwing down the fashion gauntlet.

The actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who is in Cannes to promote “Furiosa,” the latest “Mad Max” movie, made waves by stepping out in a Jacquemus straw hat so large it doubled as a portable sunshade. The filmmaker Greta Gerwig, whose job as president of the festival’s competition jury means packing 10 days’ worth of outfits, stopped by a photo call wearing an hourglass-effect, blue-and-white-striped milkmaid dress straight from the latest Maison Margiela couture collection.

Also hopping on the seaside stripes trend were the actor Chris Hemsworth, fresh off co-hosting the Met Gala, who stepped out in a blue-and-white-striped Etro suit, and Meryl Streep, who posed in a white Michael Kors pantsuit and a navy-and-white-striped shirt.

Indeed, what makes the festival such irresistible eye candy is that it’s not only a parade of grand gowns and tuxedos, but also a panoply of accessible sunshine style.

The fashion show really kicked off on Tuesday with the festival’s opening ceremony, attended by stars like Léa Seydoux, Jane Fonda, Lily Gladstone and Ms. Streep, who was honored with a lifetime achievement Palme d’Or award. As the fashion editor Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada,” Ms. Streep gave the world a description of the trickle-down fashion effect that has yet to be beaten. Today the Côte d’Azur, tomorrow your closet? It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.

 

Greta Gerwig posing on a red carpet in a sparkly purplish red dress with a deep V neck and a high front slit.
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Greta Gerwig, the actress and filmmaker, in Saint Laurent.

Lily Gladstone posing on a red carpet in a sparkly blue dress with a V-neck.
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Lily Gladstone, the actress, in Gucci.

Meryl Streep posing on a red carpet in tinted glasses and a pale long-sleeve gown tied at the waist.
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Meryl Streep, the actress, in Dior.

Léa Seydoux posing on a red carpet in a sparkly silver gown with a front leg slit.
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Léa Seydoux, the actress, in Louis Vuitton.

Zhao Tao posing on a red carpet in a grayish-blue, long-sleeved, floral-patterned gown with a sheer top.
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Zhao Tao, the Chinese actress, in Dior.

Heidi Klum posing on a red carpet in an off-the-shoulder red ballgown.
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Heidi Klum, the model and TV host, in Saiid Kobeisy.

Baloji posing on a red carpet in a dark hat and a dark double-breasted suit.
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Baloji, the Belgian-Congolese director, rapper and multidisciplinary artist, in Louis Vuitton.

Taylor Hill posing on a red carpet in a gown with a sparkly black bustier and a long white skirt that has a high front slit.
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Taylor Hill, the model.

Jane Fonda posing on a red carpet in a tan spotted coat and a black beaded jumpsuit.
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Jane Fonda, the actress, in an Elie Saab jumpsuit.

Alicia Aylies posing on a red carpet in a silvery white strapless gown with a sheer floral-patterned skirt trimmed in feathers.
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Alicia Aylies, the French singer and model.

Nicolas Seydoux posing on a red carpet in a pink, floral-patterned, sleeveless cloak over a black tuxedo.
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Nicolas Seydoux, the French producer and executive.

Juliette Binoche posing on a red carpet in a strapless, long-sleeve red dress with a train.
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Juliette Binoche, the actress, in Dior.

A black-and-white Border collie posing on a red carpet.
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Messi, a Border collie and a star of the film “Anatomy of a Fall,” which won the top prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Helena Christensen posing on a red carpet in a white caped gown.
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Helena Christensen, the model, in Vivienne Westwood.

Omar Sy posing on a red carpet in a white tuxedo jacket and black pants.
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Omar Sy, the actor, in Louis Vuitton.

Zoe Wittock posing on a red carpet in a gown with a colorful Asian-inspired print, a deep V neckline and a peplum skirt.
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Zoe Wittock, the Belgian filmmaker.

Nadine Labaki posing on a red carpet in a black tuxedo.
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Nadine Labaki, the Lebanese actress and director.

Rahi Chadda posing on a red carpet in a white jacket, a sheer black tie-neck shirt with a train and black pants.
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Rahi Chadda, a British-Indian fashion influencer, in Saint Laurent.

Ilona Matsour posing on a red carpet in a strapless gown with a dark feathered bustier and a white skirt featuring a line drawing of Charlie Chaplin.
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Ilona Matsour, a German fashion designer.

Hirokazu Kore-eda posing on a red carpet in a dark blue suit with a purplish red bow tie.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda, the Japanese director.

Mouna Ayoub posing on a red carpet in a beaded white gown with sculptural, asymmetrical shoulders.
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Mouna Ayoub, a Lebanese socialite in Paris with one of the largest couture collections in the world.

Eva Green posing on a red carpet in a strapless gown with a sparkly black bodice and a skirt of sequin-embellished dark tulle layered over a pale fabric.
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Eva Green, the French actress.

Hofit Golan posing on a red carpet in a nude dress with silvery detailing, a train and a giant bow at the back of the waist.
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Hofit Golan, an Israeli influencer, in JoliPoli Couture.

Baptiste Giabiconi posing on a red carpet in a long black jacket over a white button-up shirt with several silvery necklaces around the collar and black pants.
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Baptiste Giabiconi, a French model and a muse of the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, in Dior.

Rose Bertram posing on a red carpet in a red ball gown.
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Rose Bertram, the Belgian model.

 

Farhana Bodhi posing on a red carpet in a strapless pale beaded gown with a white fabric draped around her arms.
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Farhana Bodi, an Indian influencer and reality TV star in Dubai, in Atelier Zhura.

Shanina Shaik posing on a red carpet in a strapless red ball gown.
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Shanina Shaik, the model.

Raymond Depardon, who is wearing a black tuxedo, posing on a red carpet holding a camera.
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Raymond Depardon, the French documentary filmmaker and photojournalist.

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