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The Independent
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Why Cannes Film Festival has banned nudity and ‘naked-look' fashion
The Cannes Film Festival has officially banned nudity on its red carpet and other festival areas. This clarification comes in response to the recent trend of sheer and "nude" dresses. While never officially permitted, the festival explicitly stated the no-nudity rule in its charter. The festival aims to maintain decorum and comply with French law. Cannes also discourages large outfits that could obstruct the flow of guests.
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Racy display leads to red carpet nudity ban
We've had to censor Bella Hadid's see-through outfit from last year's festival... Picture: Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic So what happens if people rock up in racy outfits like Bella's this year? Will they be tazered by security? Picture:Heidi Klum's 2023 gown was a feat of engineering. Picture: CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP It takes a lot of confidence to pull off under-cleavage. Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Rose Bertram gets cheeky in 2022. Picture: VittorioHalle Berry arrives in Cannes ahead of this year's festival. Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Jury President, Juliette Binoche attend the 2025 Jury Dinner ahead of the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty We wonder if the new nudity ban is a result of Kanye and Bianca Censori's full-frontal stunt at the Grammys in February. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP The X-rated display had red carpet watchers wondering if anyone would try and top it - perhaps Cannes organisers thought it best to issue a pre-emptive ban. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Telegraph
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Cannes to ban see-through dresses in red carpet nudity crackdown
Cannes Film Festival has banned nudity on the red carpet over a celebrity craze for 'the naked dress'. Organisers of the festival on the French Riviera have threatened to refuse entry to VIP guests who do not cover up. Nudity rules have been added to the dress code for the glamorous event, which begins on Tuesday and will be attended by a host of Hollywood stars. Festival organisers said the move had been made in the interests of 'decency' following the increasing use of red carpets to show off risqué 'naked dresses', which typically show off the wearer more than the couture. Halle Berry wore a sheer gown at the Met Gala in New York this month that revealed her body between sequinned black panelling, while Bella Hadid, the model, went braless in a sheer brown dress in 2024. World-famous stars of their calibre often grace the Cannes red carpet in front of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, where the highest-profile films premiere. Cannes stated in a festival document: 'For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival.' The rules add: 'The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.' This prohibition was not stated in previous years, and has been included in a 'festival-goers' charter' outlining expected behaviour. Red carpets are shown on TV by companies including France's national broadcaster, France Télévisions, although it is not known whether the risk of airing nudity played a role in deciding on the ban. The dress code for red carpet events before Théâtre Lumière screenings requires dinner jackets and long dresses. A 'little black dress' is also permitted, or a 'cocktail dress, a dark-coloured pant suit, a dressy top with black pants; elegant shoes and sandals with or without a heel'. In addition to banning nudity, Cannes has also prohibited 'voluminous dresses' with large trains. This is for practical reasons, as billowing gowns 'hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating'. It is not yet clear whether Cannes bosses will waive the nudity regulations for the A-list guests attending the festival and helping to promote their latest films. The festival has a recent history of flouting its own rules, particularly when VIPs are involved. In 2021, Cannes banned personal contact as part of its Covid guidelines, including 'la bise', the customary French peck on each cheek. However, on the first red carpet of the event, Pierre Lescure, the festival president at the time, greeted guests including Carla Bruni and Jessica Chastain with the customary 'bisous'. Masks were also made obligatory at Cannes, and standing and mingling over cocktails was banned in the Riviera resort, but guests were spotted without face coverings and many parties continued as they had before. The festival has also set out a number of stringent environmental targets. But in 2022, Tom Cruise, famed for playing a daring fighter pilot, took flak from French Green politicians for taking to the skies above Cannes. The Top Gun star arrived at the festival by helicopter, despite rules that celebrities should be ferried to the red carpet by electric cars. Cruise's landing was followed by a jet fly-past in his honour. Thierry Frémaux, the festival director, has promised audiences 'a raft of big stars' this year, and Cruise is expected to be in attendance once again to premiere the latest Mission Impossible.
