THERE’S a new dress code at Cannes Film Festival — and it’s PG-rated.
The annual bash, which opened yesterday and sees films’ finest flock to France to preview new movies, has told attendees to cover up.
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Visitors to the invitation-only event have been warned: “For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival.”
For a country renowned for being a leader in sexual liberation and a festival famed for pushing the boundaries in film, it’s an odd move.
However, times have changed.
Films have lost their oomph, with the brakes put on high-speed car chases, and sex scenes understandably swerved amid the #MeToo movement.
But the 12-day do is nothing without the glam women who draw the world’s gaze to it with their phenomenal frocks.
Think Cannes and Bella Hadid springs to mind — topless with a pair of gold-plated lungs hanging around her neck in that jaw-dropping dress in 2021.
It’s cemented in the minds of many, and in fashion history.
There have been countless other memorable moments.
Lupita Nyong’o wore a beautiful Dior gown in 2018 with a sheer bodice that would fail security now.
Naomi Campbell chose a striped number that revealed her undies last year.
Celebrated French star Isabelle Huppert wore a stunning black lace design with mesh inserts in 2023.
What would organisers tell her today? “Hold it, love. You can’t go out looking like that.”
Sacrebleu!
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Fashion is just another form of art and expression — something Cannes claims to acknowledge.
France is the home of style, so for it to ban stylish dresses that are meticulously created is a bit sad.
And what’s next — no nudes in the Louvre? Venus de Milo needs a dressing gown?
What difference does a little flash of flesh really make?
When Florence Pugh wore a pink, sheer Valentino dress at Paris Fashion Week in 2022 she was called vulgar, but hit back, asking: “How can my nipples offend you that much?”
Shouldn’t we be celebrating the confident women who take pride in their body and look amazing, as well as the artistry that goes into their fashion choices — not banning them?
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