Hollywood star Halle Berry announced on Tuesday that she would not wear the dress that she originally chosen for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. The reason for this is the new dress code for the red carpet.

The American actress, who is part of the jury this year, who decides on the allocation of the Golden Palm, said she would probably have violated the new regulations with her choice of clothing. These prohibit, among other things, excessively voluminous robes and to revealing outfits on the red carpet

“I had an incredible dress of [dem Designer] Guppa, which I wanted to wear tonight, but I can’t put it on because the train is too big, “said the Oscar winner at a press conference.” Of course I will stick to the rules. So I had to make a change at the last minute, “she confessed. The star supported the organizer: inside the festival for the measures against excessive provocative outfits with new written rules. “The part with nudity is probably a good rule,” she said.

The organizers: Inside Cannes surprised on Monday by recording and publishing their dress code for the first time in writing.

“It is not about ‘regulating’ what people wear, but about” prohibiting the full nudity on the red carpet, in accordance with French law “, a spokesman told AFP.

On the red carpet of Cannes there was a parade of daring and revealing looks over the years, such as the model Bella Hadid 2021 caused a sensation with a sculptural creation of Schiaparelli with a deep cleavage on social media. Transparent dresses that reveal significantly more than they hide have recently developed into a phenomenon on the red carpet.

The wife of rapper Kanye West, the architect Bianca Censori, caused a scandal at the Grammys in February because she was wearing a dress with which you could practically see her whole body.

After years of disputes and controversy, Cannes has also clarified his rules for footwear, since many accused the festival to force women to wear high heels. Several stars opposed the tacit rule by wearing flat shoes or even barefoot, including Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert.

The rule is now clearly defined. The festival has ordered that “elegant shoes or sandals with or without sales” are allowed, a change that the president of this year’s jury, the French Oscar winner Juliette Binoche, described and joked as “a very good idea” that she speaks from “experience”.

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