The 2026 Cannes Film Festival has taken over the French Riviera with a packed schedule of premieres, photocalls, galas, and closing events that turned the Croisette into one of the year’s biggest fashion stages. As the festival ran from May 12 through May 23, a long list of actors, directors, models, and social figures arrived in looks ranging from couture gowns and tailored suiting to archival pieces and high jewelry, creating a steady stream of headline-making red carpet moments.
The festival’s opening ceremony set the tone with appearances from Demi Moore, Jane Fonda, Ruth Negga, Chloé Zhao, Maika Monroe, Stellan Skarsgård, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Heidi Klum, Joan Collins, Kelly Rutherford, and others. Throughout the event, major fashion houses including Gucci, Dior, Chanel, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Loewe, and Celine were prominently represented, often paired with jewelry from Chopard, Pomellato, Boucheron, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., and Pasquale Bruni.
A major focus of the festival was the film lineup, which brought even more stars to the carpet. Titles such as Paper Tiger, Fjord, La Bataille De Gaulle: L’Âge De Fer, Her Private Hell, Garance, Hope, Full Phil, Karma, and Amarga Navidad generated repeated appearances from actors including Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Sebastian Stan, Eva Longoria, Rami Malek, Halsey, Charlie Melton, Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Ava? no — sorry, corrected: many of these names appeared across the festival’s premieres and photocalls, reinforcing Cannes’ role as both a film market and a fashion spectacle.
Among the standout looks were Demi Moore in Jacquemus, Gucci, Balenciaga, and Chopard pieces across different events; Ruth Negga in Dior haute couture, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and Loewe; Chloé Zhao in Gabriela Hearst, Bottega Veneta, Schiaparelli, and Prada; and Penélope Cruz in Chanel and Georges Chakra. Other notable appearances included Bella Hadid in Schiaparelli and vintage Elie Saab, Tilda Swinton in Chanel, Isabelle Huppert in Loewe, Dior, Gucci, and Balenciaga, and Scarlett Johansson’s presence linked to the Paper Tiger rollout, even before the film’s major carpet moments.
The amfAR Gala and the Chopard Miracle Gala also delivered especially glamorous fashion, with Heidi Klum, Bella Hadid, Adriana Lima, Carla Bruni, Sofia Carson, Lizzo, Eva Herzigová, and Dita von Teese among the attendees. The Kering Women in Motion Awards added another major fashion chapter, drawing Demi Moore, Salma Hayek, Julianne Moore, Colman Domingo, Harris Dickinson, Jeremy Pope, and others in polished luxury looks.
From opening night to the closing ceremony, Cannes 2026 was defined by a mix of star power, designer statements, and high-profile jewelry, with each day adding new red carpet images to one of fashion’s most closely watched events.
