With the likes of Helena Christensen, Alicia Vikander and Renate Reinsve taking to the carpet, Cannes Film Festival 2026 was, as always, a smorgasbord of the finest fashion. Scroll to see the best from this year's assortment
If you were disappointed by the lack of naked dressing at the Met Gala, A) behave, and B) look to the Cannes Film Festival, which – having been responsible for the literal birth of the bikini in the 1950s – added a sudden caveat to its dress code on the eve of last year’s event. “For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival,” the updated rules read. “Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theatre are not permitted.”
Whether any of that actually influenced what celebrities wore was debatable. (Remember the response to the old “high heels only” protocol?) It certainly did not stop Alexander Skarsgård, who managed to flout both directives in one fell swoop, arriving on the red carpet in thigh-high Saint Laurent boots that were – let’s face it – both indecent and highly effective at hindering the proper flow of traffic. Part of what made the actor’s look so compelling was that it ran in opposition to the very particular brand of glamour the Riviera is known for: black-tie ball gowns, diamonds accompanied by their own security detail, the siren force of Monica Bellucci in 1997.
All of which is to say, until 23 May, the eyes of the fashion industry will remain firmly trained on La Croisette, where jury member Demi Moore will be joined by the likes of Gillian Anderson, Bella Hadid, Scarlett Johansson, Renate Reinsve, Penélope Cruz, Cara Delevingne, Kristen Stewart, Léa Seydoux, Alicia Vikander, Ayo Edebiri and Isabelle Huppert on the red carpet. Scroll through the gallery below for all of these stars – and doubtless many more – arriving at the 2026 edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo: Samir Hussein
Demi Moore
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Ruth Wilson
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Tilda Swinton in Chanel
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Penélope Cruz in Chanel
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Lisa Rinna
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Eva Longoria
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Ruth Negga
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Ruth Negga in Loewe
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Irina Shayk
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Heidi Klum in Vivienne Westwood
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Demi Moore
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Alexa Chung in Dior
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Bella Hadid in Schiaparelli
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Vicky Krieps
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Helena Christensen
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Coco Rocha
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Dita Von Teese
Photo: Karwai Tang
Rossy de Palma
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Sharon Stone
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Juliette Binoche
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Anja Rubik
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Chloé Zhao
Photo: Karwai Tang
Léa Seydoux
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Milena Smit
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Ruth Negga
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Julianne Moore
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Taylor Russell in Christian Dior
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Demi Moore in Gucci
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Havana Rose Liu in Balenciaga
Photo: JB Lacroix
Im Yoon-ah
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Carla Bruni
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Liu Wen in Chanel
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Sharon Stone in Miss Sohee
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Carla Bruni
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Renate Reinsve
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Daisy Edgar-Jones
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Sophie Thatcher in Louis Vuitton
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Simone Ashley in Alexander McQueen
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Cate Blanchett in Louis Vuitton
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Chloé Zhao in Schiaparelli
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Adriana Lima in Nicholas Oakwell
Photo: Dominique Charriau
Cate Blanchett in Givenchy
Photo: Samir Hussein
Bella Hadid in Prada
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Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton
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Hoyeon Jung in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Marc Piasecki
Demi Moore in Matières Fécales
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Kristen Stewart in Chanel
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Emma Mackey in Louis Vuitton.
Photo: Marc Piasecki
Isabelle Huppert.
Photo: JB Lacroix
Marion Cotillard in Chanel.
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Riley Keough in Alaïa.
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Leïla Bekhti in vintage Alaïa.
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Barbara Palvin in Willy Chavarria.
Photo: JB Lacroix
Cara Delevingne in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann.
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Riley Keough in Conner Ives.
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Léa Seydoux in Louis Vuitton.
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Ruth Negga in vintage Ossie Clark.
Photo: JB Lacroix
Andie MacDowell.
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Romee Strijd.
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Isabelle Huppert.
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Aja Naomi King.
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Sara Sampaio in Miu Miu.
Photo: Gisela Schober/Getty Images
Ruth Negga in Ami.
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Demi Moore.
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Sandra Hüller in Chanel.
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Malgosia Bela in Tom Ford.
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Barbara Palvin in Miu Miu and Dylan Sprouse.
Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Riley Keough in Chanel.
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Hannah Einbinder.
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Seth Rogen.
Photo: Jacopo Raule
Heidi Klum.
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Samira Wiley.
Photo: JB Lacroix
Demi Moore in Gucci.
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Alia Bhatt in Danielle Frankel.
Photo: Dominique Charriau
Anna Mouglalis in Chanel.
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Charles Leclerc in Giorgio Armani and Alexandra Leclerc in Paolo Sebastian.
Photo: Marc Piasecki
Hannah Einbinder in Celine.
Photo: Gisela Schober/Getty Images
Gillian Anderson in Miu Miu.
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Ruth Negga in Saint Laurent and Chopard.
Photo: Dominique Charriau
Hannah Einbinder.
Photo: Dominique Charriau
Gillian Anderson in Miu Miu.
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Jane Fonda in Gucci.
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Ruth Negga in Dior.
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Demi Moore in Jacquemus and Chopard.
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Alia Bhatt.
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Alton Mason.
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Joan Collins
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Heidi Klum.
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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu in Saint Laurent.
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Chloé Zhao.
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Poppy Delevingne.
Photo: Aurore Marechal/Getty Images
Ikram Abdi Omar.
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
True Whitaker.
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Kelly Rutherford.
Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Louis Garrel.
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Jordana Brewster.
Photo: JB Lacroix
Meadow Walker in Celine.
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Demi Moore in Jacquemus.
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Leila Bekhti.
Originally published on British Vogue