The Cannes Film Festival has banned nudity this year "for decency reasons." Is it the dawn of a new fashion era?

Cannes is making it official: nudity and “excessively voluminous” clothing are not welcome on the red carpet of the Palais. After a demonstrator appeared topless on the Cannes red carpet in 2022 and Bianca Censori stretched the limits with her appearance with a transparent dress at the Grammys earlier this year,

The Cannes Film Festival has introduced strict dress code guidelines for the 2025 event, prohibiting outfits that promote nudity or are excessively voluminous. According to the festival organizers, the aim is to maintain "good old-fashioned decency".