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As the Cannes Film Festival<\/a> 2026 begins on Tuesday, May 12, and runs through Saturday, May 23, actors, directors, producers, and more descend on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet in support of the 21 films competing for the coveted Palme d\u2019Or, the annual international festival\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n With the Croisette, the region\u2019s picturesque stretch of beautiful beaches dotted with luxury hotels and high-end shopping, serving as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival fashion is unique in that it\u2019s to be admired on and off the red carpet. It\u2019s here at the Cannes Film Festival that stars have plenty of opportunities to showcase their style. Sure, you can expect starry, world-premiere screenings at the Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Lumi\u00e8re, but there are also press conferences, photo-calls, parties, and galas galore where attendees can make a fashion statement in something as simple as jeans and a T-shirt. Last year, Elle Fanning did just that when she appeared at a photo-call for Sentimental Value,<\/em> Joachim Trier\u2019s tragicomedy (which went on to win best international feature film at the Oscars 2026), wearing a T-shirt that declared it to be a \u201cJoachim Trier Summer.\u201d (A few months later, After the Hunt<\/em> director Luca Guadagnino would also use a photo-call\u2014albeit at the Venice Film Festival\u2014to send a message, turning up in a T-shirt that read, \u201cNo Dior No Dietrich.\u201d Not only was it a callback to the slogan that actor Marlene Dietrich used to demand that designer Christian Dior create her costumes for Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s 1950 film, Stage Fright,<\/em> it also gave a sneak peek at newly appointed Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson\u2019s direction for the fashion house.)<\/p>\n And because the Cannes Film Festival is where cinema, fame, money, fashion, and power all converge, you never know just who will be spotted at Cannes. Last year, Rihanna made a surprise appearance to support her partner A$AP Rocky, who was at the festival to promote his role in Spike Lee\u2019s Highest 2 Lowest.<\/em> Dressed in a cutout Ala\u00efa gown, Rihanna stole the show as the couple made their way to the film\u2019s premiere. Decades earlier, in 1987, it was royal couple<\/a> Princess Diana and Prince Charles who surprised onlookers as they stepped out for a screening of The Whales of August<\/em> by British director Lindsay Anderson, with Diana in an ice blue chiffon gown by Catherine Walker that would instantly cement its place in fashion history.<\/p>\n So who will be the ones to watch this year? With Demi Moore, Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, and Ruth Negga on the jury,<\/a> and Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson<\/a>, Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Taylor Russell, Renate Reinsve, Javier Bardem, Rami Malek, and Rebecca Hall all expected to attend, there will be lots of fashion to look forward to.<\/p>\n See all the best fashion, outfits, ensembles, and accessories from the Cannes Film Festival 2026 red carpet, photo-calls, and beyond below.<\/p>\n And for more from the Cannes Film Festival, see the lineup<\/a>, revisit the most unforgettable looks<\/a> in Cannes Film Festival history, and check out the films VF<\/em> staffers can\u2019t wait to see<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n