Just 24 hours before the Cannes Film Festival, attendees typically relax poolside at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, knowing they're prepared to face the cameras and the red carpet dress code. This year, regulars like Bella Hadid, Elsa Hosk, and Naomi Campbell might instead speed-dial their stylists and demand new gowns ASAP.
The annual film festival's organizers released an update to the dress code on Monday, May 12, which will bring its record of skin-baring naked dresses and carpet-covering trains to a screeching halt at the start of the 2025 edition on Tuesday, May 13. "For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the Red Carpet, as well as in any other area of the Festival," the Cannes Film Festival FAQ now reads. The rules go on to cite "a little black dress, a cocktail dress, a dark-colored pantsuit, and a dressy top with black pants" as fair game for the next day's slate of Grand Théâtre Lumière gala screenings. Anyone hoping to make the Cannes best-dressed list in a completely sheer piece like the Saint Laurent naked dress Hadid wore last year, however, will be "prohibited" from walking the carpet.
