Goodbye sheer dresses!<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]
Words by Bonnie McLaren<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2153371728-1.jpg” alt=”Bella Hadid” title_text=”%22The Apprentice%22 Red Carpet – The 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] If you think of the most iconic outfits worn at Cannes Film Festival, who do you think of? Perhaps you think of Bella Hadid\u2019s Schiaparelli cut-out black dress, with her chest covered by a huge golden lung necklace? Maybe one of Angelina Jolie\u2019s incredible thigh-split dresses? Or Irina Shayk casually strolling through Cannes in semi-sheer Gucci lingerie?<\/p>\n As well as the film festival providing a clear indicator on the films to watch out for at awards season, the red carpet has long been known for headline-making looks from actresses and supermodels alike. And, like all of the examples above, it\u2019s not uncommon for outfits on the red carpet to be unapologetic and body-showing; whether that\u2019s legs out, freeing the nipple or having underwear on show, in the past anything has seemed to go.<\/p>\n \u2018The Cannes Film Festival is like the world\u2019s longest red carpet, with two weeks of premieres and photocalls, so it\u2019s no surprise that the stars pull out all the stops when it comes to agenda-setting fashion,\u2019 Grazia\u2019s senior fashion writer Natalie Hammond explains. \u2018There have been some truly iconic looks that we\u2019re still talking about today (Princess Diana\u2019s ice blue gown by Catherine Walker, for example, was a moment).\u2019 Natalie also points out Naomi Campbell rewearing 1996 Chanel last year, with \u2018alternate stripes of sequins and mesh that revealed subtle flashes of skin\u2019, as a more risqu\u00e9 standout moment.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-957710714.jpg” alt=”Kendall Jenner” title_text=”%22Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)%22 Red Carpet Arrivals – The 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] But this year at Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Lumi\u00e8re there\u2019s going to be far less flashes of skin, as \u2018naked\u2019 looks have been banned. ‘For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,’ states the Cannes festival website. And there\u2019s a stern warning for those who dare try: ‘The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.’\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018The \u201cFestival-Goer\u2019s Charter\u201d gives the reason of \u201cdecency\u201d as to why nudity is prohibited at Cannes, which suggests that it\u2019s a reaction to some of the briefer gowns that have graced the red carpet in recent years,\u2019 Natalie adds. \u2018The assumption is that a modest gown means good taste and a \u201cnaked\u201d one means bad taste, but, in my opinion, that\u2019s not always the case and, anyway, is kind of regressive in 2025.\u2019<\/p>\n As well as nudity, OTT gowns are also out. \u2019Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train\u2019 are also not allowed. There have been some show-stopping trains over the years, such as Winnie Harlow\u2019s custom silver dress by Jean Louis Sabaji in 2018, Eva Longoria\u2019s silver Marchesa gown in 2012 and Priyanka Chopra in a bridal-looking Georges Hobeika dress in 2019. But organisers clearly think they cause too much hassle, with the website stating there can no longer be dresses which \u2018hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theatre\u2019. (Which we guess is fair enough.)<\/p>\n Instead, little black dresses are in, as well as cocktail dresses, \u2018dark-coloured pantsuits\u2019, \u2018a dressy top with black pants\u2019, \u2018elegant shoes and sandals with or without a heel (no sneakers)\u2019, and, for the men, \u2018a black or navy-blue suit with bow-tie or dark-coloured tie\u2019.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] So, what impact are the rules going to have on the Croisette? \u2018Presumably attendees will pay attention because the charter specifies that it will prohibit access to the red carpet for those not \u201crespecting the rules,\u201d\u2019 Natalie says. Instead, as \u2018more is always more at Cannes\u2019, Natalie thinks the celebrities might rely on other methods to grab attention, like \u2018sculptural tailoring that takes up space\u2019. \u2018But no matter what happens at Cannes,\u2019 she assures, \u2018naked dressing isn\u2019t going anywhere.\u2019<\/p>\n With the festival starting today, we don\u2019t have long to wait until we can see what trends are going to dominate the red carpet, but we do already know there\u2019s going to be a dazzling guest list. And this year a few A-list actors have also tried diversifying their CV, as Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson\u00a0have all directed their own films – Eleanor the Great, The Chronology of Water and Urchin – which are running in the festival\u2019s secondary Un Certain Regard section.<\/p>\n But the one to watch is the Palme d’Or \u2013 with last year\u2019s winner, Anora, then going to on scoop best picture at the Oscars. It\u2019s a big year for The Crown and Challengers\u2019 Josh O\u2019Connor, who is in two contending films: The History Of Sound a romantic drama set in World War 1 (which also stars Paul Mescal), and The Mastermind, a film based on a real-life art heist. But it\u2019s Wes Anderson\u2019s new film The Phoenician Scheme\u00a0which has the glitziest cast, with stars like Johansson, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Benicio Del Toro, Richard Ayoade and Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/p>\n And, regardless of the dress code rules, we can\u2019t wait to see what everyone wears.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] Photo: <\/b>Getty<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sheer dresses, be gone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9535"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9551,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9535\/revisions\/9551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘The assumption is that a modest gown means good taste, and a “naked one” means bad, which is regressive in 2025.’<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]