Did you think we were done reporting on red carpets for the year? Think again! We successfully made it through the Hollywood award season spanning January to March, and we still have the upcoming Met Gala to cover on the first Monday in May. After that, next up on the agenda is the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival running from May 13 to 24.
I wanted to take this opportunity to revisit my all-time favorite Cannes red carpet looks. Naturally, this includes historical photos from the '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s and icons such as Princess Diana, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Loren. More recently, Bella Hadid, Viola Davis, Priyanka Chopra, and Lupita Nyong'o are among those who topped my list of the event's most memorable fashion moments. Scroll down to see all the photos.
Schiaparelli's sculptural brass necklace was made to look like the pulmonary veins of human lungs. Hadid completed the 2021 look with a sleek black gown also made by Schiaparelli.
Sophia Loren dressed like Hollywood royalty for the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Madonna partied it up for the premiere of her film In Bed With Madonna during the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
This iconic image of Princess Diana in 1987 is Getty Images' most downloaded Cannes Film Festival photo of all time.
Hepburn got dolled up for the festival in 1960, wearing opera-length white gloves and an embellished gown.
Chopra's 2019 Cannes Film Festival bridal-worthy dress by Georges Hobeika is forever etched into my brain. She completed the look with a necklace and earrings by Chopard, the official partner of the festival.
Kelly looked every bit the princess wearing a fur stole at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Who could forget Nyong'o's 2015 twirl seen 'round the world?
Frolicking on the beach never looked so chic. Brigitte Bardot enjoyed the South of France sunshine back in 1956.
Davis cemented her Cannes queen status with this Alexander McQueen dress in 2022.
In 2019, Elle Fanning looked like a '50s fashion icon wearing an outfit by Dior.
Jane Birkin brought her signature basket bag to Cannes in 1974.
Jennifer Lawrence memorably ditched heels in favor of flip-flops on the red carpet in 2023.
Anne Hathaway looked like the Princess of Genovia at the 2022 festival, wearing an Armani Privé dress and Bulgari jewelry.
A best-of list wouldn't be complete without Marilyn Monroe, pictured here in Cannes in 1955.
Lori Harvey's sunshine-yellow Alexandre Vauthier dress and Messika jewelry from 2022 completely stole the show.
