“Cannes Film Festival 2025: The top celebrity red carpet moments you need to see. Fashion icons, designers, and dazzling dresses await.”
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is well underway, and the red carpet is once again a global runway for high fashion, daring and ostentatious statements, and unapologetic glamour. With supermodels, royalty, living legends of Hollywood and newcomers, the celebrity presence at the Croisette was a remarkable and overwhelming display of couture ingenuity and individual style.
Top 10 Best-Dressed Celebrities at Cannes 2025
1. Bella Hadid – Minimalist Saint Laurent Elegance
Bella Hadid wowed onlookers in a simple, classy original by Saint Laurent, a fitted black gown that, according to some, lacked the excitement of accessories to accompany it as a show-stopper.
2. Eva Longoria – Metallic Glamour by Tamara Ralph
Eva Longoria shined in a metallic panel gown by Tamara Ralph, with jewelry that worked to elevate her on the red carpet in all of its glory.
3. Irina Shayk – Runaway Bride Chic
Supermodel Irina Shayk made a complete fashion statement wearing a chartreuse chiffon dress, with white sneakers, perfectly channeling a modern-day “Runaway Bride” chic that made work of blending traditional elegance with casual style.
4. Princesses Maria Carolina & Maria Chiara – Royal Monochrome Magic
Italian Princesses Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, dressed in matching black and white gowns, together created a heroic and royal princess vibe by wearing coordinated but distinguishable couture and awe-inspiring diamond accessories against a stunning backdrop of red roses, resembling regal, time-honored elegance.
5. Halle Berry – Monochrome Sophistication
Halle Berry, herself, was leading the pack of celebrities choosing a monochromatic look in her striking black and white fashion statement, signalling the growing trend on the red carpet.
6. Heidi Klum – Scarlet Outrage
Earlier in the month we saw Heidi Klum arrive in a voluminous scarlet gown from Saiid Kobeisy, turning heads by wearing something that is larger than the dress code which had been set by the festival thus making the biggest of statements.
7. Wan Qian – Pastel Accents
Chinese actress Wan Qian arrived in a pastel yellow voluminous gown turning heads with her dramatic red carpet look and making the biggest statements with her dresses.
8. Urvashi Rautela – Multicolour Spectacle
Indian actress Urvashi Rautela shined bright in a multicolor voluminous, off-shoulder gown, a unique addition of a one of a kind 4.6 lakh crystal parrot that made traditional glamorous attire fun.
9. Alessandra Ambrosio – Monochrome Muse
Model Alessandra Ambrosio embraced the mo
monochrome trend with her excellent interpretation that both showed off her statuesque figure and where she stands as a fashion trailblazer.
10. Fontana – Twinkling Turquoise Features
Fontana’s sparkling shoulders were heightened
d by her Nicolas Jebran creation clinging to her every curve with turquoise stones taking red carpet fashion pictures to beautiful places.
Fashion Trends at Cannes 2025
Monochrome Magic
One of the biggest focal points this year is monochrome outfits. Stars like Halle Berry, Alessandra Ambrosio, and the Italian princesses focused on the stylistic beauty of black and white and brought an element of classic beauty to the festival.
Bold Color Statements
From Heidi Klum’s emergency red gown to Wan Qian’s pastel yellow dress, colour is very much the mood of festival fashion on the carpet this year. Colour injected life and excitement into the festival fashion.
Accessory Highlights
Wonderful accessories brought a lively flair to a great deal of outfits. Urvashi Rautela’s crystal parrot, and the princesses diamond accessories, were illustrations of how accessories can become a signature look.
Global Representation
Cannes 2025 offered many different threads of talent from around the world. From Indian actress Urvashi Rautela to Chinese star Wan Qian, the red carpet provided an opportunity to celebrate differing fashions and cultural expressions, illustrating the festival as a truly international affair.
Visual Highlights
To capture the stunning fashion from Cannes 2025, here are some snapshots to celebrate:
Bella Hadid in Saint Laurent: A black gown attire that oozed a minimalist aesthetic.
Eva Longoria in Tamara Ralph: A metallic panel dress that scintillated under the lights
Irina Shayk’s Runaway Bride: Chartreuse chiffon dress and white sneakers.
Princesses Maria Carolina & Maria Chiara: Coordinated black and white gowns paired with royal accessories.
Heidi Klum’s Scarlet Gown: A red gown with poofy volume that made a serious statement.
It is safe to say that the 2025 Cannes Film Festival was a fashion extravaganza, and that fashion at Cannes is expressed in both classic elegance and bold creativity. This year’s red carpet is a beautiful reflection of not only the old classics but the future of fashion globally, through monochrome colors and vibrant colors.
More to come from Cannes, we look forward to seeing who else will dazzle us with their focus on the fashion world and new fashion trends from Cannes 2025, showcasing timeless styles continuing into the future.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Cannes Film Festival?
Cannes Film Festival is one of the biggest film festivals around the world, takes place each year in Cannes, France, every May to celebrate films internationally and brings together filmmakers, actors and actresses, and all fashion icons from countries across the globe.
2. When was the 2025 Cannes Film Festival?
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival was May 13 – May 24 2025, featuring an array of films, event happenings and red carpet appearances.
3. Who was best dressed at Cannes 2025?
While fashion can be subjective, some of the standout best dressed celebrities were Bella Hadid, Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Princess Maria Chiara, due to those who expressed themselves elegantly, boldly, and showed trendsetter attire.
4. What were the top fashion trends at Cannes 2025?
Dominant fashion trends this year included:
Monochromatic outifts (black & white)
Voluminous gowns even with restrictions
Bright colours, & metallics
Statement accessories including jeweled embellishments and themed accessories
5. Did any celebrities explicitly break the dress code at Cannes 2025?
Yes, a few of the celebrities, like Heidi Klum and Irina Shak, made bold statements that easily read as a violation of the dogeared upon the ban on nudity, and oversized gowns that Cannes purportedly endorsed. Hopefully that opened some fashion discussions.
6. Who were the favorite designers on the red carpet?
The most favored designers at Cannes 2025 included:
Saint Laurent (worn by Bella Hadid)
Tamara Ralph (Eva Longoria)
Nicolas Jebran (Fontana)
Saiid Kobeisy (Heidi Klum)
7. How is celebrity fashion at Cannes compared to other red carpet events?
Cannes red carpet looks are typically more full of couture-level drama, and high-fashion experimentation with an added international nuance that is focused on more strictly mainstream looks of the likes of the Oscars and Golden Globes.
