The Cannes Film Festival’s Strict New Fashion Rule Means We Will See a Lot Less of Celebrities

• The 2025 Cannes Film Festival starts tomorrow and the festival organizers recently announced one big change to the red carpet dress code.

• The organizers are no longer allowing any sort of nudity nor can attendees wear “voluminous” gowns.

• According to The Hollywood Reporter, this new rule was not set to “regulate attire.”

As the biggest movie stars arrive in Cannes, France for the annual Cannes Film Festival, some might be shocked to receive this year’s official charter, which was recently sent out. The charter, which reminds guests of the festival rules and provides helpful information for navigating the festival, had a new update to the dress code.

“For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival. Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theater are not permitted,” the charter reads ahead of the festival, which is set to start tomorrow. “The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.”

Throughout the years, many celebrities have worn ensembles that bore some skin, but it seems like those days are over. The representative for the festival, however, told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement that they are not doing this to police anyone’s clothes.

Rather, they said the charter was updated to reflect “certain rules that have long been in effect.” They continued and said that the update was “not to regulate attire per se but to prohibit full nudity on the carpet,” to respect the “institutional framework of the festival as well as French law,” THR writes.

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