This yr, the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its seventy fifth anniversary. It is one of probably the most glamorous occasions on the earth with a purple carpet that has been graced by many a mode icon over the a long time, from Brigitte Bardot to Princess Diana.
In entrance of a sea of cameras, fashion tendencies have been solid and fashion historical past made on the Cannes purple carpet – equivalent to when in 1991 Madonna walked within the now-renowned Jean Paul Gaultier cone bra, setting off the underwear as outerwear search for years to return – and wardrobe malfunctions are immortalized. In 1997, whereas attending the pageant’s screening of sci-fi cult traditional “The Fifth Element,” lead actress Milla Jovovich was reportedly sewn again into her beaded loincloth whereas nonetheless on the purple carpet. Nothing is just too large, just like the weird biscuit tray gown of 2013, or too daring, like Eva Herzigova’s risque lace robe in 2008, for Cannes.
The spirit of the extravaganza has carried via to the current day, and there was no scarcity of show-stopping fashion moments. From Dame Helen Mirren debuting a bubblegum-pink pixie crop in 2019 to Bella Hadid’s sculptural necklace and couture ball robe by Schiaparelli in 2021, scroll for a definitive look again on the pageant’s most memorable fashion moments.
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Top picture: Czech mannequin Eva Herzigova on the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in 2008.