Day 1 of Cannes 2025, and celebs are already snubbing the new dress code

The very opening day of the 78th Cannes Film Festival saw several attendees flouting the newly announced dress code, which prohibited them from embracing naked dressing and turning up in voluminous ensembles.
The Day 1 red carpet of the international film festival was replete with the excessive sartorial drama it is known for. Celebrities like Heidi Klum and Chinese actor Wan QianHui unabashedly ditched the new rules as they posed on the prestigious red carpet at the French Riviera in flamboyant outfits.
Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival opening, its organising committee announced a few new dress code guidelines for ‘decency’ purposes.
“For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the Festival. Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theatre are not permitted,” the updated guidelines read.
The new dress code affected many, including American actress and model Halle Berry, who had to change her outfit at the last minute because of the new rules.
"I had an amazing dress by Gupta (presumably Gaurav Gupta) to wear tonight, and I cannot wear it because the train's too big," Berry, who is a festival jury member this year, said at a news conference.
However, not many cared about the rules. Heidi Klum was one among them. She turned up wearing a maximalist floral Elie Saab gown that was in direct violation of the festival's new dress code.
The ethereal ensemble featured a long train. Chinese actor and influencer Wan QianHui also ignored the new dress code. She wore an all-white strapless gown with a billowing, cloudlike and tiered voluminous skirt. Actress Eva Longoria too turned up clad in a strapless metallic gown with a long black train.