Cannes 2023: Risqué leather, feathers galore and was Jennifer Lawrence wearing thongs?

Jennifer Lawrence, who tripped at the 2013 Oscars, was steady in her thongs at the Anatomie D'une Chute red carpet. Photo: Getty

For more than 70 years on the Promenade de la Croisette at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, icons of fashion and film have graced the red carpet wearing spectacular gowns and accessories, including the late Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte Bardot.

It’s a spectacle on par with the Oscars and the Met Gala for extravagance, elegance and style, and there has always been a strict red-carpet rule concerning one’s choice of footwear.