{"id":1973,"date":"2026-05-13T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cannes-film-festival-2026-dress-code-whats-banned-on-the-red-carpet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:52:00","slug":"cannes-film-festival-2026-dress-code-whats-banned-on-the-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cannes-film-festival-2026-dress-code-whats-banned-on-the-red-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes Film Festival 2026 dress code: What&#8217;s banned on the red carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127645475.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Monday, with a strict dress code that bans nudity, gowns with long trains and sneakers from the red carpet. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bare-skin ban is back on the French Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/cannes-film-festival-2026-red-carpet-celebrity-looks\/#10\">Cannes Film Festival 2026<\/a>, which kicked off Monday and runs through May 23, is enforcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/style\/cannes-film-festival-2025-announces-major-dress-code-change\/\">strict dress code<\/a> that puts sheer gowns and extravagant trains on the official no-fly list.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.festival-cannes.com\/en\/faq\/#faqcat_480_question_199198\">festival\u2019s charter<\/a>, \u201cnudity is prohibited on the Red Carpet, as well as in any other area of the Festival\u201d for \u201cdecency reasons.\u201d Also banned: \u201cvoluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theater.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheer \u201cnaked dresses\u201d like the ones that dominated the Croisette in recent years are officially off-limits for the second year running. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Halle Berry had to ditch her planned gown at the 2025 festival because its train was deemed too long, pivoting to a striped Jacquemus number at the last minute. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Heidi Klum wasn\u2019t as quick to comply, arriving at the 2025 opening ceremony in a floral Elie Saab with a dramatic train. <span class=\"credit\">Mike Marsland\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sneakers, tote bags, backpacks and oversize purses are no-gos at gala screenings, too. <\/p>\n<p>As for what does pass muster? Evening wear \u2014 a long dress or tuxedo \u2014 is required for Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Lumi\u00e8re gala screenings, though a cocktail dress, \u201clittle black dress,\u201d dark-colored pantsuit or dressy top with black pants are also ok.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers are serious about the rules: the charter warns that \u201cwelcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit Red Carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The black-tie mandates only apply to evening galas, though. \u201cFor all other screenings, proper attire is sufficient,\u201d the charter notes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether or not jeans and sneakers are acceptable \u2014 though Meadow Walker has already walked that thin line this week, hitting Wednesday\u2019s \u201cThe Fast and the Furious\u201d 25th anniversary photo call in Celine jeans and a blazer.<\/p>\n<p>The rules <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/style\/cannes-film-festival-2025-announces-major-dress-code-change\/\">first went into effect at the 2025 festival<\/a>, where they caused an immediate kerfuffle for stars and their styling teams.<\/p>\n<p>Halle Berry was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/13\/style\/halle-berry-forced-to-change-her-outfit-after-cannes-film-festival-releases-new-dress-code\/\">forced to ditch her Gaurav Gupta gown<\/a> at the last minute because its train was too long. \u201cI had to make a pivot,\u201d the Oscar winner said at a news conference. Heidi Klum, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/14\/style\/heidi-klum-breaks-new-cannes-film-festival-2025-dress-code-rule-at-opening-ceremony\/\">flouted the new rules<\/a>, sweeping up the steps at the opening ceremony in a riot of Elie Saab ruffles, including a dramatic train.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kristen Stewart pulled off her Louboutins and went barefoot on the Palais steps in 2018 to protest the unwritten heels rule. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The updated charter now permits \u201celegant shoes and sandals with or without a heel\u201d \u2014 but festival staff will deny entry to anyone who breaks the rules. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Festival staff have been directed to deny red carpet access to anyone who doesn\u2019t follow the new guidelines. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s red carpet flip-flops at the 2023 festival were unintentional \u2014 her heels were a size too big. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Skin-baring looks have long been a Cannes signature. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/20\/style\/bella-hadid-makes-her-red-carpet-comeback-in-see-through-dress-at-cannes-film-festival-2024\/\">Bella Hadid\u2019s sheer Saint Laurent number<\/a> at the 2024 premiere of \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/08\/12\/bella-hadid-is-embarrassed-about-this-sexy-red-carpet-look\/\">her plunging Alexandre Vauthier gown from 2016<\/a> \u2014 which the model later said made her \u201cembarrassed\u201d \u2014 are among the festival\u2019s most talked-about fashion moments.<\/p>\n<p>The dress code isn\u2019t Cannes\u2019 first foray into fashion policing. In 2015, a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/05\/19\/cannes-under-fire-for-denying-entry-to-women-not-wearing-heels\/\">group of women were turned away<\/a> from the premiere of \u201cCarol\u201d for wearing flats, sparking what became known as \u201cHeelgate.\u201d Kristen Stewart took aim at the unwritten high-heels mandate three years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/14\/kristen-stewart-walks-barefoot-at-cannes-to-protest-flat-shoe-ban\/\">removing her Louboutins and walking barefoot<\/a> up the famed Palais steps.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/18\/kristen-stewart-continues-to-protest-high-heels-policy-at-cannes\/\">kept up the protest later that week in loafers<\/a> and a menswear-inspired Chanel suit, telling Vanity Fair, \u201cIf [a man and I] were walking the red carpet together and someone stopped me and said, \u2018Excuse me, young lady, you\u2019re not wearing heels. You cannot come in\u2019 \u2014 then [I\u2019m going to say], \u2018Neither is my friend. Does he have to wear heels?&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The updated charter now permits \u201celegant shoes and sandals with or without a heel\u201d \u2014 a quiet concession after years of backlash. (Though we\u2019re guessing <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/06\/09\/jennifer-lawrence-had-no-clue-flip-flops-broke-cannes-film-festival-dress-code\/\">Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s accidental flip-flops<\/a> from 2023 still wouldn\u2019t make the cut.)<\/p>\n<p>Whether anyone tests the boundaries again this year remains to be seen \u2014 but the Palais staircase is watching.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/13\/style\/cannes-film-festival-2026-dress-code-whats-banned-on-the-red-carpet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Monday, with a strict dress code that bans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127645475.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}