CANNES, France — Attending a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious things a filmmaker or star can do. Audience members are asked to dress in evening wear as a sign ...

Cannes Film Festival, known for the unwritten rule women must wear heels, is cracking down on mens' red carpet dress code when it comes to jackets. No colorful suit jackets for you!

This isn't the first time the Cannes Film Festival dress code has incited controversy regarding women attendees' wardrobes. Until 2018, women were banned from wearing flat shoes on the red carpet ...

Just one day before the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is supposed to start, the festival is laying down the law on the red carpet by updating its dress code, shaking up what I'm sure are hundreds of ...

2015 Cannes Film Festival 116 photos. CANNES, France-- The Cannes Film Festival is coming under scrutiny for its strict dress code after women not wearing high heels were turned away from a premiere.

Like many fancy events, the Cannes Film Festival has a dress code. For red carpet screenings, men are required to wear bow ties. And for women? High heels. Such an antiquated policy could only ...

In 2018, Kristen Stewart stole the Cannes Film Festival spotlight when she kicked off her Christian Louboutin heels in the middle of the red carpet. Women were required by the Cannes dress code to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California (THE CONVERSATION ...

Cannes Film Festival has tried maintaining decency and class on its red carpet. The high-profile event, which is returning for the 78th time, is set to commence from today May 13 and will continue ...

The Cannes Film Festival updated its official dress code for 2025 following multiple fashion-related incidents on the red carpet.

Unlike the Met Gala – where the fashion spectacle is the focus, and its red carpet is a stage for photo-ops – Cannes is a film festival. The red carpet is the main path thousands of people use ...