Jane Birkin paired her beaded dress with a basket. Madonna in a Jean-Paul Gaultier cone bra and a garter set. Kristen Stewart barefoot in Chanel chain mail. Spike Lee in a sunset-inspired suit.
The Cannes Film Festival, with its sheer preponderance of red carpets and boardwalk photo ops, its blockbusters and art house flicks, has given the world more indelible fashion moments than any other festival. In 2002, Sharon Stone made so many dramatic red carpet entrances as a member of the Cannes jury that she managed to revive her flagging career through the power of clothes alone.
Even before the start of this year’s festival, which officially takes place from May 14 through May 25 on the French Riviera, attendees began throwing down the fashion gauntlet.
Meryl Streep arrives on stage before receiving the Honorary Palme d’Or during the Opening Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024.
Meryl Streep hugs French actor Juliette Binoche before receiving the Honorary Palme d’Or during the Opening Ceremony at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. After Juliette introduced her, Meryl alternatively shook her head, fanned herself and danced while the crowd thunderously cheered.
Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off its 77th edition.
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