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VERY QUICKLY13 May 2025
Carpet-sized trains? Naked dresses? Can’t, says Cannes
- The Cannes Film Festival kicks off today, May 13, but red-carpet drama has arrived early. An updated dress code bans full nudity and long, voluminous trains.
- According to a Cannes press office rep who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, these aren’t new rules but a reiteration of “longstanding” ones. Still, the festival charter warns guests that they could be denied entry if they don’t comply.
- The ban aims to preserve “decency” and avoid delays from gowns that “complicate seating in the theatre”.
- Stylists and designers may be caught off guard—many are now scrambling to rethink entire red-carpet moments just hours before showtime.
- Cannes has a history of being the fashion police. This brings flashbacks of 2015, when a group of women were apparently barred from entering a screening for not wearing heels.
- The general sentiment within the fashion community reflects disappointment and the need for clearer communication from festival organisers. With Cannes known for both film and high-fashion drama, the real suspense? Who’ll break the rules first.
