Cannes Film Festival has updated its strict dress code to prohibit naked looks and more ahead of the event's start on May 13.

If the new Cannes Film Festival dress code intended to turn the focus away from stars' fashion entirely, the earliest entries on 2025's best-dressed list prove it backfired. 24 hours before Cannes regulars like Bella Hadid and Eva Longoria descended onto the red carpet,

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Film Festival's updated dress code and had to switch her outfit choice last minute, she told journalists on Tuesday (May 13). The updated rules prohibit nudity and "voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train." Olivia Zollino reports.