Cannes Dress Code vs. Rule-Breakers: A History of Red Carpet Rebels
TL;DR
Cannes has reaffirmed a dress code banning full nudity, voluminous silhouettes, and long trains, but the festival’s history is full of rule-breaking red-carpet moments (12 notable looks documented here) — from Bianca Jagger to Bella Hadid and Julia Roberts going barefoot — proving fashion risk-taking often steals the spotlight, and all eyes will be on this year’s rebels.
- 12 Times Celebrities Broke the Rules on the Cannes Red Carpet Harper's BAZAAR
- Bazaar Editors Pick the 23 Best Cannes Dresses of All Time Harper's BAZAAR
- A Look Back at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival—and the Evolving Red Carpet Vogue
- A Guide to the Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Dress Code, Which Bans Nude Dressing Vanity Fair
- Away from the red carpet, the ‘flashy, jazzy and tacky’ descend on Cannes – photo essay The Guardian
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