Red Carpet looks from the 2025 Cannes film Festival

 This year, there may well be some changes on the Cannes red carpet, as a new dress code strictly prohibits sheer or “naked” dresses, as well as any outfits that are considered obstructive.

 “For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival. Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theater are not permitted,” the festival’s official charter reads. “The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.

Of course, the Festival de Cannes has always maintained pretty strict (and sometimes sexist) rules, from guidelines about the length of attendees’ skirts to restrictions on people’s footwear (and historically, many stars have broken them). So, only time will tell how guests actually interpret the dress code this time around.

As a venue for some of the finest new entries in international cinema, the Cannes Film Festival also acts as an arena for some of the most glamorous red-carpet fashion, having brought us countless iconic looks over the years, from Madonna’s Jean Paul Gaultier cone bra and voluminous pink taffeta jacket to Natalie Portman’s petaled Dior gown and Yseult’s modern reimagining of “The New Look.”