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Vogue Arabia
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
The Best Off-Duty Moments From Cannes 2025
Skip to main content From Bella Hadid to Andie MacDowell, Cannes's off-duty moments paint just as vivid a portrait of the festival as any red carpet shot I love to see Bella Hadid pivot and pose on the steps of the Grand Théâtre Lumière in a gilded Schiaparelli necklace shaped like fanning bronchi, but it is the model's off-duty moments that have arguably had the greatest impact on fashion culture. Not because they're any less curated, of course, but because it's easier to see yourself reflected in a pair of jeans and a nice top, or a casual dress and trainers, than a red-carpet ballgown that has taken God-knows-how-many-hands to bring to life. While the idea of a celebrity being visible in public without the help of a professional stylist is, at this point, rare – it is not unusual. And yet Cannes is a strange place in the sense that there is never (ever) an organic off-duty moment. Guests will arrive in the south of France with Rimowas packed with pre-planned looks not just for their official engagements, but for whenever it is they leave their hotel rooms. It's a phenomenon that produces brilliant images – like that of Hadid licking ice cream from the banks of the Plage du Midi in a Hushidar Mortezaie dress patch-worked from keffiyeh fabric, or waving from the windows of the Hôtel Martinez in a lace-up Versace autumn/winter 2003 dress – which end up painting just as vivid a portrait of Cannes as any red carpet. Scroll to see the best 'off-duty' moments from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, here.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- BBC News
Bravery award nomination for off-duty Dorset PC
Bravery award nomination for off-duty PC PC Demar Rowe spoke to and restrained a man wielding an electric saw for 20 minutes Dorset Police Chief Constable Amanda Pearson said his action were "nothing short of remarkable". PC Demar Rowe was travelling to work on in Ferndown, Dorset, on 9 August 2023 when he stopped and used a decorating sheet to cover a man to distract him and wrestle the tool out of his hands. An off-duty police officer who single-handedly restrained a man wielding an electric saw has been nominated for a National Police Bravery Award. When PC Rowe first spotted the man he was agitated, walking in front of traffic and attempting to lie down in the middle of Golf Links Road. After PC Rowe pulled over and spoke to the man, he went back to his vehicle for the electric saw, which had a blade bigger than 1ft (30cm) long, switched it on, and swung it at PC Rowe before attempting to harm himself. PC Rowe got the decorating sheet from the back of the man's vehicle and used it to cover him, then grappled the saw from his hands and held him in a bear hug grip while another person called the police. In total, he was interacting with the man alone for about 20 minutes, Dorset Police said. "Even though he was off-duty, Demar put himself in harm's way to safeguard not only the individual involved, but other nearby members of public," said Ms Pearson. "I am so proud that he is a member of our force. He is an inspiration and epitomises the very best of policing."
