Cannes film festival: the best red carpet looks so far – in pictures

Who needs a wind machine? Naomi Campbell (and her Valentino gown) with Mohammed Al Turki at the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere.

Dua Lipa hard-launched her new fringe and her new boyfriend, the French director Romain Gavras at the Omar la Fraise (The King of Algiers) premiere. The pop star wore a black one-shouldered column gown by Celine, its unequal cut-outs mirroring her new haircut.

Fan Bingbing practically prowled the red carpet in a gown featuring a tiger motif from the Chinese designer Christopher Bu.

At the opening ceremony and screening of Jeanne du Barry, Elle Fanning set the style bar in a bespoke gown from Alexander McQueen. Each bead was hand-sewn in what she described as her ‘dress of dreams’ .

Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Charles Melton looked on as Todd Haynes’ May December received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere. Haynes and Melton went for contrasting black and white suiting while Moore wore an emerald green gown from Louis Vuitton and Portman chose another sparkly option from Dior, this time inspired by the Junon dress from the house’s 1949 collection.

Helen Mirren took #mermaidcore to the next level with ocean blue hair and periwinkle gown by Del Core.

Did Jennifer Lawrence get a last-minute red carpet pedi? At the Anatomie d’une Chute premiere, the actress was spotted with a pair of black flip-flops underneath her billowing red scarlet Christian Dior couture gown.

Naomi Ackie’s gown from Valentino played with the idea of a simple white shirt-dress.

Sticking with her old is cool mantra, Cate Blanchett’s Louis Vuitton gown at the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere was made from deadstock materials found in the atelier.

For a seriously glamorous date night with her husband, the actor Julius Tennon, Viola Davis topped off her custom Valentino white one-shouldered dress with an ostrich feathered cape.

At the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere, Isabelle Huppert’s feet caused an is she/isn’t she barefoot moment. With a moulded toe design, her Anatomic heels from Balenciaga are meant to resemble a naked human foot. She upped the naked-esque mood with a sheer lace dress from the brand and wrap-around shades.

Gigi Hadid borrowed the idea for her latest Cannes look from her sister, Bella. The model reimagined the millennial pink vintage corset gown from Jean Paul Gaultier that Bella first wore in 2018. Greige is much more 2023. Fitted at the waist with layered hip detailing, the original first appeared on the Gaultier haute couture runway in 2006.

The Spanish actor Manu Ríos makes a case for ‘he-vage’ in Saint Laurent at the Strange Way of Life premiere.

The Spanish actor and Strange Way of Life star Jason Fernández wore a silky pussybow blouse with flared trousers. Qué chulo, said the internet.

At a photocall for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford was the poster child for #dadcore in dark jeans and a windowpane printed button-down shirt.

Marion Cotillard wore a look fresh off the Chanel runway. Her pink cardi, ombre shorts and light-up boots first appeared in its resort show, which took place in LA earlier this month.

Uma Thurman added some extra drama to her Dior gown with a floor-sweeping maroon cape and a beaded choker from Chopard. Well, when in Cannes …

Indiana Jones preferred white. but at the Dial of Destiny premiere, Phoebe Waller-Bridge chose black gloves to match her silky Schiaparelli gown. In a 2-for-1 deal, she later removed the mermaid fishtail, turning the dress into a simple slip.

Natalie Portman’s Dior gown first appeared on the runway in 2017. It’s since been worn by the American singer Julia Michaels and Chinese model Angelababy, but for Portman’s take at The Zone of Interest premiere she ditched the black straps it originally came with.

Tux, house coat, disco bag and umbrella: the US playwright Jeremy O Harris was prepped for all occasions and seasons at the screening of Killers of the Flower Moon.

Influencer Rahi Chadda channelled Harry Styles in a striking crimson embellished and ruffle-trimmed coat from the Parisian brand Homolog at the Monster premiere.

In head-to-toe Balenciaga, the model Alton Mason showed how to strike a pose on the Croisette.

With its foil-esque detailing, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s gown could double up as a chic emergency runner’s blanket.

Both Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford went for red carpet classics at the premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Flockhart wore a LBD (long black dress) with velvet detailing, while Ford went for a simple tux with oversized dicky bow.

Not all family nights out are equal. For the screening of Jeanne du Barry, Catherine Zeta-Jones and daughter Carys Zeta Douglas wore floor-sweeping gowns by Elie Saab. Meanwhile, Michael Douglas stuck to his favoured silhouette of a single-breasted jacket and tapered trousers.