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Title – Bows, bounce and rule breakers: week two on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival – in pictures
Author – https://www.theguardian.com/profile/matt-fidler,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/chloe-mac-donnell
Link – Bows, bounce and rule breakers: week two on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival – in pictures
Publish date – 2026-05-25T14:00:28.000Z
Category – Lifestyle
Hyperlink – Bows, bounce and rule breakers: week two on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival – in pictures
Actor, producer and member of the Cannes jury Demi Moore arrives on stage during the closing ceremony in Cannes. Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images
As La Croisette closes for another year, here are the most memorable looks from its final week
Matt Fidler and Chloe Mac Donnell
Mon 25 May 2026 15.00 BST
The French actor Isabelle Huppert’s black and white Chanel gown consists of giant paillettes that sparkle under the lights at the festival’s closing ceremony Photograph: Domine Jerome/ABACA/Shutterstock
Stellan Skarsgård puts another contemporary twist on red-carpet tailoring by swapping the traditional white shirt/black tie formula for a red on red look by Loewe at the Histoires de la Nuit premiere Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
The Senegalese director and producer Angèle Diabang Brener wears a tangerine-coloured gown with a contrasting gold neckline detail to the closing ceremony Photograph: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images
Working with her stylist, Mohit Rai, Indian actor Aishwarya Rai wears a sculptural gown for the Histoires de la Nuit premiere. Created by the Delhi based designer Amit Aggarwal the dress features crystalline embellishments on lattice-like structures that according to Aggarwal ‘create an interplay of luminosity, depth, and fluidity’ Photograph: Max Montingelli/SGP/Shutterstock
The pleated detailing on Tilda Swinton’s Chanel dress gives it a lovely bouncy movement as she makes her way down La Croisette for the closing ceremony Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
Like Swinton, Chloé Zhao also opts for a red dress on a red carpet styling trick for the festival’s closing ceremony. Zhao’s knitted dress is by Gabriela Hearst and the looped tiered fringe on the skirt again gives it a springy bounce effect Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images
Renate Reinsve and her stylist Karla Welch have been taking a minimalist approach to red carpet dressing but there is always at least one element of surprise. Here they makes the case for disco trousers at the closing ceremony. Reinsve’s Louis Vuitton look consists of sequined silver trousers paired with a full-length sleeveless top fastened at the neckline Photograph: Zabulon Laurent/Shutterstock
The French actor and master of ceremonies Eye Haidara wears a ruched black dress by Elie Saab featuring cut-out back detailing at the premiere of L’Objet du Délit Photograph: Jean-Marc Haedrich/SIPA/Shutterstock
After nearly a dozen looks over the past two weeks, Demi Moore leaned into duvet dressing for the closing ceremony. Her emerald green Balenciaga dress was teamed with a puffy pale blue shawl that cocooned the actor and jury member Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
Winner of the best actress award, Tao Okamoto wears a delicate floral dress by Chanel Photograph: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Zoe Saldaña’s floral Chanel dress for the closing ceremony appears to be tied with a giant bow at the waist Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
Adèle Exarchopoulos’s top by Phoebe Philo looks so plump and padded it could double up as a pillow. The designer is all about the little details and Exarchopoulos’s trousers with exposed zippers are another perfect example of this Photograph: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images
Festival jury member Ruth Negga gives a nod to old Hollywood in a black high-necked dress that trails behind her and contrasting white gloves at the premiere of the film Coward Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP
Penélope Cruz wears a one-shoulder dress by Chanel that features a thigh-high split and fun fuzzy pom-poms at the premiere of La Bola Negra Photograph: Domine Jerome/ABACA/Shutterstock
Monica Bellucci leaves after the screening of the film Histoires de la Nuit on Friday dressed all in black Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters
Swinton wears a suit fresh off the Chanel couture catwalk at the premiere of La Bola Negra. If you zoom in, you’ll notice its ombre effect comes from sumptuous velvet and tiny fluttery feathers Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP
Evie Templeton is carving out a name for herself in the horror and thriller genres. Her gothic inspired Rodarte dress gives a nod to the mood at the Victorian Psycho photocall Photograph: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images
Ruth Wilson wears a trompe l’oeil blazer-dress by JW Anderson at the Victorian Psycho presentation Photograph: Domine Jerome/ABACA/Shutterstock
Pale rose and lavender make for a delicious colour combination for Kārlis Arnolds Avots at the Ulya photocall Photograph: Alberto Terenghi/Shutterstock
An Astroturf-green pleated skirt and knitted vest by Chanel makes for an elegant yet fun look for Anamaria Vartolomei at a photocall for La Bataille de Gaulle: L’âge de Fer Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock
The American actor Maika Monroe in a cross-back dress from Saint Laurent at the premiere of La Bataille de Gaulle: L’âge de Fer Photograph: Max Montingelli/SGP/Shutterstock
Another premiere, another moment for big pants. Here Marion Cotillard attends the Roma Elastica screening in a sheer spider web-like knitted dress by Chanel Photograph: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Bows are showing no signs of fatigue in fashion. Here Alexa Chung wears a pretty satin dress by Dior couture that is loosely tied with a black ribbon at The Man I Love premiere Photograph: Max Montingelli/SGP/Shutterstock
The designer Thom Browne is known for his love of sharp tailoring so this softer take as seen on Moore at The Man I Love premiere is unexpected. Even the bow is undone, something we never thought we’d be writing given Browne’s go-to is a neat three-move oriental knot. It just goes to show anything can happen at Cannes! Photograph: Soul Brother/Shutterstock
Bella Hadid’s Schiaparelli dress with its plunging neckline and brooch detailing is a tribute to Jane Birkin. The actor-singer wore a similar crocheted version in 1969. At the time, Birkin famously styled hers backwards to create a deep neckline that she fastened with a brooch Photograph: Daniele Cifalà/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Seaweed-like organza fringing, cyclamen floral embroidery and a looped cocoon shape sounds a bit bonkers on paper but Wilson’s Dior dress at the La Bataille de Gaulle: L’âge de Fer premiere is a new off-beat choice for the actor Photograph: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
She’s appeared on the catwalks of Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen and is known for her maximalist style. However, for the premiere of Rossy de Palma’s latest film Bitter Christmas written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, the actor went back to fashion basics in a simple little black dress and woven espadrilles Photograph: Sébastien Nogier/EPA
Jury member Juliette Binoche at Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas premiere wearing a tailored look from Celine. The oversized and undone bow detailing plus chunky shoes add a little edge Photograph: Daniele Cifalà/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The model Anja Rubik has worked with Saint Laurent for more than a decade so unsurprisingly, for the opening of Bitter Christmas, she wore one of its classic Le Smoking suits Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images
Zhao chose a navy Prada dress with contrasting black velvet pockets for the premiere of a Bitter Christmas. Cue ‘a dress – with pockets!’ hysteria Photograph: Aurore Marechal/Getty Images
Marvel star Sebastian Stan opts for a tonal oatmeal look for a photocall for his new film Fjord Photograph: Lionel Hahn/Getty Images
Dita Von Teese has made a 50s hourglass gown her red carpet signature. Here, a contrasting black velvet corset on her Tamara Ralph couture gown draws even more attention to her waist as she attends the premiere of a Bitter Christmas Photograph: Gisela Schober/Getty Images
The Night Manager star Diego Calva goes for sharp tailoring for the premiere of Her Private Hell. Calva clearly likes fashion and his suit’s oversized peaked lapels, plus the tiny brooch and square sunglasses, are very on trend Photograph: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images
The Worst Person in the World actor Reinsve wears not the worst red carpet look at the Fjord premiere. Her simple white racer back gown is by Louis Vuitton Photograph: Domine Jerome/ABACA/Shutterstock
Daisy Edgar-Jones climbs the steps of La Croisette at the Fjord screening wearing a Balenciaga gown featuring a matching sheer, embellished cape Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/AP
Charlotte Gainsbourg has bit of a nonchalant approach to the red carpet which is captured in both her textural clashing look from Saint Laurent (brocade! lace! fringing!) and her refusal to stop for photographers at the premiere of Fjord Photograph: Zabulon Laurent/Shutterstock
Léa Seydoux loves a wafty gown for the red carpet so this sleek suit from Louis Vuitton for the premiere of L’Inconnue is a bit of a vibe-shift for her Photograph: SGP/Shutterstock
Skarsgård’s grey double-breasted suit from Ami is smart but a purposefully messy tie stops it from feeling too formal as he attends the Fjord premiere Photograph: SGP/Johnny Dalla Libera/Shutterstock
Sharon Stone gives a nod to wisteria season in a hand-beaded ombre gown featuring the embroidered detailing of the flower. Sheer gloves, a cape and clutch complete her red carpet look at the Fjord premiere Photograph: SGP/Johnny Dalla Libera/Shutterstock
At a photocall for her new sci-fi film Hope, actor Taylor Russell gives a nod towards the genre with a futuristic inspired Schiaparelli dress made from laminated spiral satin that creates a tree bark effect Photograph: Scott A Garfitt/AP
Here’s Cate Blanchett tasselmaxxing in a fringed dress from Givenchy and matching fringed gloves at the premiere of Garance Photograph: Jean-Marc Haedrich/SIPA/Shutterstock
A red dress on a red carpet is a Hollywood classic. At the Garance screening Julianne Moore goes for an off-the-shoulder look from Bottega Veneta. Its scoop neckline is even more of an opportunity for her Messika necklace featuring 67 carats of diamonds to stand out Photograph: Daniele Cifalà/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The German actor Lars Eidinger wears a white tailored suit by Dior for the Moulin premiere but, instead of a shirt and tie, he wears a miniature ruff Photograph: David Fisher/Shutterstock
What to wear when your jewellery consists of a Chopard necklace featuring a 129 carat emerald cabochon? In Adriana Lima’s case the model keeps the rest of her outfit simple in a strapless long black dress Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage
Colman Domingo makes a case for the party at the front and party at the back shirt. His sheer and sequined purple shirt by Valentino also includes a shimmering cape detail that he was enjoying twirling around La Croisette in Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Hope actor Jung Ho-yeon wears an intricate beaded custom Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière dress for the film’s premiere. Its cowl neck is mirrored by a fluid train and the scoop back gives plenty of opportunity for the classic over-the-shoulder red carpet pose Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
The French actor Emmanuelle Béart wears a structured leather jacket from Balmain at a screening of Garance Photograph: Max Montingelli/SGP/Shutterstock
Feathers, lace, florals – it’s a combination that sounds overwhelming but in the hands of Matthieu Blazy at Chanel it just works. Here, the model Liu Wen, who is a regular on the French house’s catwalk, wears a dress from its autumn/winter 2026 collection for the Garance red carpet Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
Earlier this week Hadid described Cannes, a festival she has been attending for almost a decade as ‘her favourite week’. For her 2026 debut, she wears a simple column gown from Prada with a smattering of embellishment. The endorsement of the old-school Hollywood red-carpet shawl is unexpected but fun Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
Zebra print is gearing up to be a summer hit on the high street. Here, Carla Bruni makes the case for it on the red carpet, too, in a fluted gown from Roberto Cavalli at the Garance premiere Photograph: Alfonso Catalano/SGP/Shutterstock
For those looking for whimsy here’s the Spanish actor Paz Vega in a wafty white dress, giant bow and huge aviators at the Paper Tiger premiere Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
Blanchett goes back to red carpet basics in a classic long black dress by Louis Vuitton for the screening of the film Paper Tiger Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images
At first glance Moore looks as if she is embracing princess dressing at the premiere of crime drama Paper Tiger. But on closer inspection you’ll notice the dress’s ripped hem, skewed giant bow and raw edging. A nice subverting of glamour by the Paris brand Matières Fécales. Yes the name does translate as fecal matter. Fashion! Photograph: Zabulon Laurent/Shutterstock
French musician and producer Quentin Dupieux, also known as Mr. Oizo, gives dad trainers the thumbs up at the Full Phil premiere Photograph: SGP/Johnny Dalla Libera/Shutterstock
At the Full Phil premiere Kristen Stewart wears a crocheted dress by Chanel. Walking up the steps the actor hoisted up her dress to reveal a pair of high-top Chanel trainers – breaking the festival’s ‘no sneakers’ rule. Stewart has always been somewhat of a footwear rebel at Cannes. In 2018 she took off her heels to walk La Croisette barefoot in protest of its no-flats rule Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images
Sex Education star Emma Mackey wears a full-length white dress from Louis Vuitton featuring an inverted triangular cut-out at the premiere of Full Phil Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images
Rather than working with a stylist the director Zhao is choosing her own red carpet looks. This spiked Schiaparelli look shows she is not shying away from bolder looks Photograph: Zabulon Laurent/Shutterstock
The skirt suit has become synonymous with Chanel. Here, Stewart wears one from its latest couture collection that features a transparent tweed effect Photograph: Marco Barada/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Oversized silhouettes, a flash of flesh and a smattering of bold accessories is quickly becoming Odessa A’zion’s fashion formula. Here the Marty Supreme actor wears Dior at the premiere of Karma Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage
John Travolta reveals his new penchant for a floppy beret and pair of gold rimmed glasses is inspired by old Hollywood director dressing. Cosplay but make it fashion? Photograph: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images
Andie MacDowell keeps it simple with a slightly sheer long black gown and a sleek blow-dry at the screening of the film Karma Photograph: Chassery+Courdji/Shutterstock
As the face of Chanel No 5 since 2020, the French actor Cotillard naturally chose to wear the brand for the premiere of her new thriller Karma. Cotillard likes to mix it up on the red carpet and this dress in leather with raffia edging and double CC buckles ticks all the edgy boxes Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images
The internet is very much enjoying Calva’s mechanic-core overalls by Isabel Marant that he chose for the Club Kid photocall Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images