Lights, camera, Croisette! From now until May 24, stars are filling the 2026 Cannes Film Festival red carpet in their French Riviera best. If you're looking for over-the-top trains and a dress code pushed to its limits, you've come to the right place.

For the 79th year running, the Cannes Film Festival is gathering A-listers from around the world to debut a new slate of projects in pursuit of the prestigious Palm D'Or, with a side of red carpet glamour. Best-dressed lists over the decades have included everyone from Princess Diana and Jane Birkin to Rihanna and Bella Hadid . Two days in to the 2026 installment, the circuit has already welcomed jurors Demi Moore and Ruth Negga; actors Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson ; and Formula 1 royalty Alexandra and Charles Leclerc .

Then and now, Cannes fashion leans into capital-O opulence: dresses by the likes of Dior , Gucci , Prada, and Miu Miu often come dripping with embellishments and paired to even more extravagant Bulgari or Chopard jewels.…