The Cannes Movie Pageant 2024 purple carpet is formally underway, and, as all the time, celebrities like Greta Gerwig and Meryl Streep have packed their competition best.
The competition attendees are usually a mixture of American and worldwide celebrities and filmmakers, in addition to fashions—the Croisette has change into one of the esteemed catwalks in all of France lately, a spot for designers to showcase couture which will have in any other case been tucked away within the archives.
In 2023, a number of of our favorite red carpet looks of the year have been plucked from the Cannes purple carpet, together with Elsa Hosk’s deconstructed Viktor & Rolf couture robe and Elle Fanning’s beautiful silver Paco Rabanne gown that includes tinsel-like paillettes.
The competition, reasonably infamously, additionally has a strict gown code, which has been the topic of scrutiny since 2015, when it was reported that some ladies have been turned away from a screening for not carrying heels. A number of actors, together with Julia Roberts and Kristen Stewart, have eliminated their heels on the purple carpet in protest.
As of 2024, the official Cannes Film Festival dress code reads:
“To attend the Gala screenings, a dinner jacket (tuxedo) with a bow tie or evening dress is required. In the absence of this, you may wear a cocktail dress, a dark trouser suit, a dressy top with black trousers, a black dress, a black or midnight blue suit with a bow tie… Elegant shoes, with or without heels, are required. Trainers are forbidden.”
The Cannes purple carpet ranks simply behind the Met Gala and simply forward of the Oscars when it comes to the caliber of fashion that visitors are anticipated to look at. This is the time for couture. This is the event for over-the-top glam. And when you’re Jennifer Lawrence, this may be the time for thong sandals (if you may get away with them).
Beneath, see all one of the best seems from the Cannes Movie Pageant 2024 purple carpet.