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In Pictures: Cannes red carpet showstoppers

While the Oscars and the Met Ball are one-night wonders, the Cannes Film Festival is the fashion equivalent of an ultra marathon -- 11 days and nights of unrelenting red carpet premieres featuring some of the planet's biggest stars and influencers. Ahead of Saturday's awards ceremony, AFP brings you some of the chicest and craziest looks, and...

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79th Cannes Film Festival red carpet: Demi Moore in Jacquemus and more

Celebrities from across the globe descended on the French Riviera this week for the 79th Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 12 - 23, 2026. While the event celebrates the film industry’s largest international showcase of cinematic art, it also serves as one of fashion’s international stages, operating as a massive global runway, placing...

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Fashion labels deepen links to Cannes film festival

Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes film festival this year, which starts Tuesday, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside...

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Nicole Kidman to receive Kering's 2025 Women In Motion Award

Kering, the luxury conglomerate, and the Festival de Cannes will bestow the 2025 Women In Motion Award upon Nicole Kidman, recognizing her significant contributions to cinema and her advocacy for female representation, the festival announced. Kidman, whose career spans over three decades, will receive the accolade at the official Women In Motion...

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In Pictures: Which red carpet moments had the best MV at Cannes Film Festival?

It has been almost a week since the wrapping up of this year’s Cannes Film Festival where, as always, well-dressed celebrities, attendees and film stars had captivated the attention of the masses with their red carpet attire. But which ones came out on top in the game of total media value (TMV)? What is media value? First and foremost, the...

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Saint Laurent’s Emilia Perez wins big at Cannes

Saint Laurent’s new production company was among those causing a stir at Cannes Film Festival this year, taking to the prestigious affair with three films all of which were in the running for the official 2024 selection. While two of these projects, ‘The Shrouds’ and ‘Parthenope’, had garnered their own attention, with star-studded casts taking...

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Adorned backs and archival threads: Core trends at Cannes Film Festival

The red carpet on the famed steps of the Palais des Festivals has been rolled up for the year following the conclusion of this year’s Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The event itself, which held its finale at a Closing Ceremony, took place from May 14 to 25, giving designers and stars alike ample opportunity to flaunt their most grandiose...

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Why the Cannes Film Festival is the epitome of red carpet fashion

Dripping in the world’s most beautiful diamonds, model and entrepreneur Bella Hadid posed for photographers as she walked the red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival event this week. A guest of Chopard, the Swiss haute jeweller and watchmaker, Ms. Hadid, like so many actresses, celebrities, muses, models, and those on fashion’s periphery, all...

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Could Cannes Film Festival suffer the same backlash as the Met Gala?

Are luxury brands that give themselves exposure by dressing celebrities for high-profile events such as the Met Gala, the Cannes Film Festival or Paris Fashion Week in trouble? The question is a valid one. The Cannes Film Festival and the Met Gala give celebrities the opportunity to parade down the red carpet, dressed by luxury brands. This...

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Cannes 2024 Festival: An opportunity for fashion brands to stand out from the crowd

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened. For brands, the event provides an opportunity to shine on the red carpet, while also getting exposure through positioning. Dior, Saint Laurent and Saiid Kobeisy are just some of the names gracing the occasion this year. For the opening ceremony, Dior made its mark by...

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Saint Laurent reveals details of three featured films competing in Cannes Film Festival

Saint Laurent Productions, the subsidiary for the French fashion house of the same name, has announced three long featured films that will be competing in this year’s official selection of Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, ‘Emilia Perez’ follows the story of a lawyer who helps a cartel...

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Baby bumps and Bollywood glam: Cannes fashion highlights

It is one of the special aspects of the Cannes Film Festival that it serves as much as a parade of extremely expensive clothing as it does as a showcase for devastating films focused on poverty, inequality and emotional crises. What should one wear to the premiere of a film about a family struggling to make ends meet (‘Leila's Brothers’), or...