Halle Berry in Cannes: She had to change her dress at the last minute

This stripe dress was definitely not your first choice! Halle Berry (58) had to think about a plan B for their wardrobe for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival in Cannes in Cannes at short notice. For the gala on Tuesday, the Hollywood actress appeared in a black and white striped Neckholder dress, which was high and showed little skin. She had to change the outfit at the last minute.

she originally selected another dress before the festival organizers tightened the dress code. Only a few days before the start of the film festival, the tightened dress code for the famous celebrity event in France became known: “For reasons of decency, nudity on the red carpet and in all other areas of the festival have been prohibited,” has been said since the beginning of the week. If you do not stick to the regulation, you will be denied access to the red carpet.

In addition, too much fabric on the Red Carpet has been undesirable since this year. Voluminous dresses, especially those “with a large train” are prohibited. This hinders the “proper flow of traffic of the guests” and the seating of the theater makes it difficult.

“I had a beautiful dress from Guppa that I can’t wear this evening because the train is too long,” reveals Berry to the US medium on the sidelines of the opening gala. In addition, she said that she has no problem with the ban on nudity: it is probably a good rule, according to the actress, who is also part of the competitive jury this year.

The new clothing rules are interpreted in many media reports in response to the trend towards Naked Dress. In recent years, more and more stars with transparent clothes have been shown on the red carpets of the world that do not leave much of the imagination.

Last year the hype about the Naked Dress did not stop at Cannes. Among other things, Bella Hadid (28) visited the festival in a transparent touch of nothing that allowed intimate insights, especially in the chest area. Model colleague Irina Shayk (39) strained the traditionally strict dress code in Cannes in 2023 by only wearing two crossed leather strips on the chest and otherwise leaving the upper body free.

The film festival has clear rules in terms of the dress code of the gala performances in the Grand Théâtre Lumière in the evening. This requires evening wear (long dress, tuxedo). Alternatively, guests can also wear “a small black”, a cocktail dress, a dark trouser suit, an elegant top with black trousers, a black or navy blade suit with a fly or dark tie. The strict shoe gel was loosened – instead of high heels, only elegant shoes and sandals with or without paragraph are required. However, sneakers are still explicitly prohibited.