CANNES, France — The Cannes Movie Pageant seems to have drawn a crimson line for the crimson carpet.
Organizers unveiled a brand new gown code Monday, with guidelines prohibiting nudity in addition to oversize robes and trains.
“For decency causes, nudity is prohibited on the crimson carpet, in addition to in another areas of the competition,” the competition wrote. The discover appeared on the web site Sunday.
“Voluminous outfits, particularly these with a big practice, that hinder the correct stream of visitors of visitors and complicate seating within the theater usually are not permitted. The competition welcoming groups will probably be obligated to ban crimson carpet entry to anybody not respecting these guidelines,” the assertion learn.
This comes a 12 months after safety personnel had an on-camera altercation with Dominican actress Massiel Taveras as a guard urged her to maneuver down the carpet shortly at “The Depend of Monte Christo” premiere. Taveras was carrying a robe with a practice that was a number of ft lengthy and printed with the face of Jesus Christ that took over a lot of the crimson carpet.
Massiel Taveras together with her lengthy practice at “The Depend of Monte Cristo” premiere in 2024.
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Bella Hadid has championed nude appears to be like on the Cannes crimson carpet, together with a Schiaparelli scoop gown with a gold and rhinestone lung-shaped necklace rather than a high in 2021, and a body-hugging sheer gown from Saint Laurent final 12 months.
Fashions Natasha Poly, Irina Shayk and Heidi Klum have additionally worn barely there sheer or bandage-style appears to be like, and mannequin Leila Depina donned a series gown over thong underwear in 2023.
Natasha Poly attends the “Emilia Perez” premiere in 2024.
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The movie competition’s new rule comes a decade after “flatgate,” when a bunch of girls had been turned away from the premiere of Cate Blanchett’s “Carol” as a result of they weren’t carrying excessive heels. Three years later, Kristen Stewart famously eliminated her heels on the crimson carpet and went barefoot up the steps.
“There’s positively a definite gown code, proper?” Stewart mentioned on the time. “Folks get very upset if you happen to don’t put on heels or no matter. I really feel like you possibly can’t ask folks that any extra — it’s a given. For those who’re not asking guys to put on heels and a gown, you can not ask me both.”
The gown code has since been up to date to permit for studios: it now reads “elegant sneakers and sandals with or with out a heel (no sneakers).” The foundations additionally ask for night apparel, however add {that a} “little black gown” is adequate.
The competition additionally banned selfies on the crimson carpet in 2017, which has precipitated appreciable interference by safety guards who don’t enable non-celebrities to linger on the crimson carpet.
