Sthe Cannes red carpet, Monica Bellucci she was never simply a guest, but an aesthetic reference. An idea of femininity, not only Mediterranean, which has evolved over time without losing charm and intensity. From the 1997 to 2019Bellucci was actress, host, jury member and godmother of Cannes Film Festival. Her looks have always managed to speak for her, telling her essence with colours, volumes and details: delicate, elusive and sensual. Here are some of the best outfits shown off by Monica Bellucci on the Croisette red carpet.
1997, the floral debut by Dolce & Gabbana
In 1997 Monica Bellucci appears for the first time in Cannes with a very light designer floral dress Dolce & Gabbana. The birth of the Italian diva influenced by aesthetics Dolce Vita. There the silhouette is slim, the lingerie is barely there and the diamond necklace adds a precious touch. The photos are epic, his gaze is magnetic and his look is one of the most popular of the following years.
Monica Belluci at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. (Photo by Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
2000, the sensual wisteria
Three years later, Bellucci chooses again Dolce & Gabbana with a wisteria dress with structured bustier and fluid slip. Transparency becomes more conscious, constructed, and contrasting lingerie becomes part of the design. It’s one more mature, calibrated sensualityalready fully in control of her aesthetic language.
2002, a mermaid on the red carpet
At the height of its international rise, the year of Irreversible Of Gaspar NoéMonica Bellucci arrives at Cannes photocall with a floral mermaid dress also by Dolce & Gabbana. The thin straps and the painted floral motif transform the look into a painting. It’s romance meets cinema.
Monica Bellucci during the photocall for ‘Irreversible’ at the Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Anthony Harvey – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
2003, blue drapes
When it becomes the first Italian woman to open the Cannes Film FestivalBellucci wears a draped blue dress which sculpts the silhouette without excess. No necklace, just long earrings and a collected hairstyle. It is the perfect synthesis between rigor and sensuality
2006 maxi necklace by Cartier and Vincent Cassel
In 2006 Monica Bellucci experienced one of the most central editions of her career on the red carpet: she was on the jury and crossed the Croisette several times with different looks, always impeccable. At her side is her husband Vincent Cassel. Among the most iconic appearances of that year, a look stands out that will almost become one of his stylistic signatures: long flowing skirt and cotton shirt with rolled up sleeves. The processed harvest and the Cartier maxi necklace they add structure and light. An essential ensemble in a perfect balance between informality and refinement.
2009, the sculptural red
At the premiere of Don’t turn around Of Marina de VanMonica Bellucci chooses a deep red dress which immediately catches the eye. The sliding straps and the sculptural neckline create a sensual and sophisticated silhouette. A little to Jessica Rabbit.
Monica Bellucci at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. (Photo by SC Pool – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
2017, Chanel gold for the 70th anniversary of Cannes
In 2017 the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 70 years and Monica Bellucci chooses to pay homage to the occasion with one of her brightest appearances. For the evening, the actress wears a golden mermaid dress with long sleeves signed Chanel. The hair is left loose and worn naturally, in contrast with the power of the dress: a studied balance between intensity and simplicity, which conveys an image of mature and perfectly conscious elegance.
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