The Cannes Film Festival is always the most glamorous fortnight of the year, as it sees all of the powerhouses in Hollywood unite on the French Riviera for premiere after premiere after premiere (with a yacht party thrown in in-between). We're now deep into the festival, and as expected, couture houses have created some of the most spectacular gowns for this historic red carpet.
This year, Elle Fanning is one of the jurors at the festival, meaning she has to attend all of the premieres on the schedule. She's one of those stars who always embraces the fun of the red carpet with her long-standing relationship with power stylist Samantha McMillen. For her first premiere on the schedule, Fanning wore a blush gown by Gucci with a dramatic cape and a purple floral embellishment at the waist.
For the premiere of Les Miserables, she wore a Valentino Haute Couture pink floral gown with delicate daisies in her hair, looking just like a fairytale princess. However, her best look to date has to be the magical custom Dior look created with Maria Grazia Chiuri, which reimagined the New Look with a black tulle skirt, a white beautiful blouse and a black wide-brimmed hat.
Another person who has caught our eye, in particular, is Bollywood star Deepika Padukone. If you don't recognise her name, that's probably because she's not huge in Hollywood, but she is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. While we've only seen two of her knockout looks so far, we're already hoping for plenty more.
So far, we've seen her in the most incredible frothy lime-green Giambattista Valli gown, which she paired with a satin pink headscarf by Emily London. Before this, she wore a completely different but equally as amazing black-and-white dress by Peter Dundas. The '80s-style puffed-up white gown with a huge black bow was Lady Gaga–levels attention-grabbing.
We're also keeping a close eye on the arrivals hall at Nice Airport this week, as celebrities arrive in the Riviera prepared to be photographed, meaning this has become as much a fashion parade as the photo calls on the Croisette and the major premieres. Keep scrolling to see all the best red carpet looks from the Cannes Film Festival so far.
Best Dressed at the Cannes Film Festival
WHO: Dakota Fanning
WEAR: Armani
WHO: Dakota Fanning
WEAR: Armani
WHO: Winnie Harlow
WEAR: Jean Paul Gaultier
WHO: Winnie Harlow
WEAR: Jean Paul Gaultier
WHO: Winnie Harlow
WEAR: Jean Paul Gaultier
WHO: Margot Robbie
WEAR: Chanel Couture
WHO: Margot Robbie
WEAR: Chanel Couture
WHO: Leomie Anderson
WHO: Leomie Anderson
WHO: Leomie Anderson
WHO: Michelle Rodriguez
WEAR: Rami Kadi Couture
WHO: Deepika Padukone
WHO: Deepika Padukone
WHO: Deepika Padukone
WHO: Deepika Padukone
WHO: Bella Hadid
WEAR: Roberto Cavalli
WHO: Zhang Ziyi
WEAR: Givenchy
WHO: Madison Headrick
WEAR: Ashi Studio Spring 2019 Haute Couture
WHO: Helen Mirren
WEAR: Elie Saab
WHO: Isabelle Huppert
WEAR: Armani Privé
WHO: Hailey Clauson
WEAR: Ralph & Russo
WHO: Julianne Moore
WEAR: Givenchy
WHO: Julianne Moore
WEAR: Givenchy
WHO: Shailene Woodley
WHO: Bella Hadid
WEAR: Christian Dior Couture
WHO: Bella Hadid
WEAR: Christian Dior Couture
WHO: Bella Hadid
WEAR: Christian Dior Couture
WHO: Elle Fanning
WEAR: Valentino Haute Couture
WHO: Elle Fanning
WEAR: Valentino Haute Couture
WHO: Carla Bruni
WHO: Carla Bruni
WHO: Julianne Moore
WEAR: Louis Vuitton
WHO: Tina Kunakey
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WHO: Tina Kunakey
WHO: Sririta Jensen
WHO: Nadège Beausson-Diagne
WHO: Elle Fanning
WEAR: Gucci; Chopard
WHO: Selena Gomez
WEAR: Louis Vuitton top and skirt; Bulgari High Jewelry Cinemagia necklace and Cinemagia ring with High Jewelry earrings
WHO: Selena Gomez, Chloë Sevigny and Adam Driver
WHO: Angele
WEAR: Chanel
WHO: Julianne Moore
WEAR: Christian Dior
WHO: Tilda Swinton
WHO: Virginie Ledoyen
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