The Best Red Carpet Looks at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

The 78th Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off Tuesday afternoon in the south of France. Per usual, with it came a red carpet that does not disappoint. With the iconic steps of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès once again transformed into a runway of cinematic glamour, celebrities and international film stars like Bella Hadid, Halle Berry, and more brought their fashion A-game to the French Riviera.

The women of the red carpet embraced elegance over shock factor this year, as the Cannes Film Festival enforced a strict ban on sheer and naked dresses. (We can only wonder what horrors and shocks this caused stylists, being that the dress code update came 24 hours before the festival began.) The result of the ban? A lineup of refined, sophisticated gowns that channeled old Hollywood glamour with a modern twist. For example, Irina Shayk, who is no stranger to the sheer look, appeared on the first day of Cannes 2025 wearing an Armani Privé gown with a voluminous skirt.

Some had to change their planned looks, like Halle Berry, and others still managed to get by with a risqué moment, like Hadid. The model wore a sleek and sexy Saint Laurent gown while revealing a hair transformation.

As more stars prepare to hit the Cannes red carpet in the days ahead, we can only expect the fashion to get bolder—rules or not. Alongside the women pushing boundaries in skin-baring silhouettes, the men are making statements of their own, with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio leaning into sharp, classic suiting.

Keep scrolling to see the best red carpet looks from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival so far. Check back for daily updates.