CANNES, France, Could 13 (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Movie Competition’s up to date costume code and needed to swap her outfit selection final minute, she informed journalists on Tuesday.
Below the foundations, opens new tab, nudity is just not allowed on the purple carpet, and “voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train,” that block the best way for different visitors and complicate theatre seating are additionally now not permitted.
Organizers stated they may deny purple carpet entry to those that don’t respect the foundations.
“I had an amazing dress by Gupta to wear tonight, and I cannot wear it because the train’s too big,” Berry, who’s a pageant jury member this 12 months, stated at a information convention.
“I had to make a pivot. But the nudity part I do think is probably also a good rule,” added the U.S. star who gained an Oscar for the 2001 movie “Monster’s Ball.”
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In recent times, visitors and celebrities on the purple carpet have been pushing the boundaries of the pageant’s costume code with large trains, sheer attire and nipple-baring outfits.
Kanye West and his spouse, Bianca Censori, prompted a stir, opens new tab on the Grammy Awards purple carpet in February when Censori dropped an outsized coat to disclose a sheer costume with nothing beneath.
As well as, the code now explicitly permits for elegant footwear and not using a heel on the purple carpet, a transfer welcomed by jury president Juliette Binoche. “On the heel side, I think it’s a very good idea, by experience,” stated the French movie star on Tuesday.
Reporting by Miranda Murray, Francesca Halliwell and Rollo Ross; Modifying by Alexandra Hudson
