Greg Tarzan Davis, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Halle Berry on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival 2025
This year marks the 78th Cannes International Film Festival. But just days before the red-carpet opening ceremony, the stars were informed of the new and much stricter dress code for this year’s festival attire. Such restrictions included banning sheer dresses and large trains.
However, of course some opted to draw outside the lines and adapt their original designs to fit the new rules like Julia Garner’s black sheer dress. Whilst others like Heidi Klum’s eye-catching pink floral gown that featured a rather endless train owned the Cannes red carpet and carved space for herself. But with such last-minute restrictions placed on celebrities, their stylists can only do so much to prepare for the red-carpet ceremony. Here are ten best looks from day one of Cannes 2025.
10. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Halle Berry
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Halle Berry wearing a Celia Kritharioti Couture strapless gown with a puffy high-low skirt design from the Spring 2025 collection. The actress paired the bold gown with Aquazzura stilettos at the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiere.
9. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Julia Garner
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Julia Garner wearing a black sheer sequin floor-length Gucci gown with a subtle train and jewellery by Pasquale Bruni for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
8. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett wearing a Burberry gown with fringe and ruched chiffon from the Fall 2025 collection. She paired the floor-length gown with an aptly suited popcorn clutch bag by Judith Leiber for the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiere.
7. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Rahi Chadda
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Rahi Chadda wearing a black S.S. Daley suit with delicate details at the pockets and velvet touches on the lapels for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
6. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Wan QianHui
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Wan QianHui wearing an elaborate Wang Feng Couture FW25 cream-coloured gown for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
5. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Heidi Klum
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Heidi Klum wearing Elie Saab Haute Couture in a pink organza floral illusion gown with a side split and long train for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
4. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Alessandra Ambrosio
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Alessandra Ambrosio wearing a strapless teal gown from Zuhair Murad Couture. And accessorizes with a tanzanite necklace from Pomellato’s latest High Jewellery collection for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
3. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Greg Tarzan Davis
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Greg Tarzan Davis wearing a suit from Dior Men’s Winter 2025 collection at the Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning premiere.
2. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Irina Shayk
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Irina Shayk wearing a black vintage Yves Saint Laurent gown in a high-low style at the Cannes red carpet opening ceremony.
1. Cannes Red Carpet Look: Aïssa Maïga
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Aïssa Maïga wearing a strapless black sparkly floor-length gown for the ‘Partir Un Jour’ (Leave One Day) premiere.
Who do you think shined on the red carpet at the Cannes 2025 Film Festival Opening Ceremony? Let us know your favourite looks from day one on the red carpet in the comments below.