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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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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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Lanvin opens a boutique in Cannes

French luxury fashion house Lanvin has opened a pop-up boutique in Cannes for the summer, which will evolve into a permanent store in 2025, featuring the brand’s new global concept. Situated along the prestigious Boulevard de la Croisette, the boutique sits close to where Jeanne Lanvin opened a boutique within the Royal Hôtel in the 1920s and...

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Versace unveils collaboration with Dua Lipa in Cannes

Italian fashion house Versace took over Cannes to present its cruise 2023 collection co-designed with singer Dua Lipa featuring heritage butterfly prints, pastel hues and house codes from the ‘90s. The high summer collection entitled ‘La Vacanza’ showcased Donatella Versace’s and Dua Lipa’s shared vision of an elegant Italian vacation,...

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Cannes fashion: The good, the bad and the plain weird

Cannes - With so few red carpets to walk this past year, stars, celebs and the world’s sharpest-elbowed influencers piled onto the “tapis rouge” at the Cannes film festival. Not even the absence of Lea Seydoux - sidelined by a last-minute case of Covid - could dim the glamour. Here is our pick of the most unforgettable looks of the fortnight:...

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The secret lives of Cannes' Instagram queens

They dress like celebrities and can increasingly be spotted on the world's catwalks and red carpets. Meet the "influencers", the most famous people you've never heard of. For 70 years, the Cannes film festival has been a key event on any A-lister's calendar. But move over Nicole Kidman, there's a new breed of star in town: social media...

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'The Neon Demon' shocks Cannes with model-beauty obsession

Denmark's Nicolas Winding Refn said Friday his film about cannibal models, which shocked Cannes with a scene of lesbian necrophilia, was a commentary on the obsession with beauty. Starring Elle Fanning, "The Neon Demon" takes a look at the cutthroat fashion industry and women's willingness to go to extremes to be considered beautiful. But it was...