Cannes Film Festival 2025: Celebs break new red carpet norms

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival introduced strict red carpet dress codes, banning nudity and voluminous dresses for decorum and preventing traffic on the red carpet and to avoid complications in seating. Regardless, several celebrities made headlines with their fashion statements, challenging the new rules.

 

Heidi Klum made a strong fashion statement by wearing a pink Ellie Saab couture flower gown with a long train and a high thigh slit violating the festival’s new red carpet dress code. Although Heidi Klum broke the rule with the voluminous dress, she chose a dramatic look that stood out but remained modest when compared to some looks of the previous year's red carpet.

 

Chinese actress Wan Qianhui turned heads at the festival by wearing a huge white gown that many commented resembled a white fluffy cloud. The outfit was eye-catching and gorgeous, although it challenged the new norms of the Film Festival.

 

Another name that broke the rules is fashion columnist Aliya Roza. According to her Instagram post, she wore a hand-painted dress featuring women of different nationalities and ethnicities representing women's empowerment and unity. In her Instagram story, Aliya Roza describes the features of her dress, “You can see here a dove, representing peace in the whole world”.

 

On the contrary, Halle Berry, who did a last-minute outfit change to go along with the new red carpet norms. The jury member originally planned to wear a gown with a long train designed by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta, but had to make a switch to adhere to the new rules. Halle Berry wore a black and white trapeze gown by Jacquemus. In an interview with Variety, Halle Berry said, "I had an amazing dress by Gupta that I cannot wear tonight because it’s too big of a train, I’m not going to break the rules."

 

Other celebs also left a lasting impression on the viewers. Bella Hadid opted for a sleek black Saint Laurent dress, whereas Indian actress Urvashi Rautela captured the viewer's eyes by wearing a multicoured fishtail gown accessorised with a huge tiara and a parrot-shaped clutch. The dress designed by Michael Cinco is on the verge of breaking the rules.

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