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The best-dressed celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival 2025

12 winning red carpet looks — spotted on Emma Stone, Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson and more.

12 winning red carpet looks — spotted on Emma Stone, Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson and more

3 people pose for a photo on the red carpet.
Mitchell Akat Maruko Raan, Paul Mescal and Dakota Johnson, left to right, attend the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. (Getty Images)

It's reliably one of the biggest events for style (and film!) each year, and the 2025 Cannes Film Festival once again delivered standout red carpet looks — from floor-sweeping gowns to more conceptual, fashion-forward ensembles. 

With appearances from A-listers like Emma Stone and Jodie Foster, plus a bevy of supermodels — including Heidi Klum, Karolína Kurková and Canadian Coco Rocha — this year's red carpet was one for the books.

Rihanna and her husband, rapper A$AP Rocky, even shared a sweet moment together under an "umbrella, -ella, -ella" at the premiere of Highest 2 Lowest.   

Here are 12 of the year's top Cannes Film Festival looks.  

Dakota Johnson

A woman poses on the red carpet in a strapless pink gown.
Dakota Johnson in a Gucci dress at the Highest 2 Lowest premiere. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The American actor wore Gucci multiple times at Cannes, including to the premiere of Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest. Stylist Kate Young paired her strapless, sequin-embroidered fringe gown with a beautiful pair of shoulder-grazing drop earrings by Boucheron. 

Diane Kruger

Side-by-side front and back view of a woman posing for a photo on the red carpet wearing a white lace dress with long black gloves.
Diane Kruger wore Dolce & Gabbana to the premiere of La Femme La Plus Riche Du Monde. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Diane Kruger had multiple winning looks at Cannes this year, but a highlight was this Dolce & Gabbana ensemble featuring a sheer scarf and full-length gloves. Her jewelry  — including a back necklace — is by FRED Paris. 

Alton Mason

A man poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing a black tux with white shirt.
Alton Mason in a Balmain tuxedo at Cannes. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Mason, an actor and model, made the slightly-too-ubiquitous-at-Cannes black tuxedo work for him on the Highest 2 Lowest red carpet. The roomier fit of his Balmain tux complemented the unbuttoned dress shirt, while a star-shaped brooch by Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen added a perfectly on-trend touch.

Paul Mescal

A man poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing a black tux with a black shirt.
Paul Mescal at the premiere of The History Of Sound in a Gucci ensemble. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Mescal, who stars in The History Of Sound, attended the premiere of the movie in an all-black Gucci look paired with Cartier jewelry. Once again, it's the perfectly relaxed fit of the monochrome suiting that elevates it from standard to stylish. 

Isabelle Huppert

A woman poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing a blue denim top and skirt.
Isabelle Huppert wears a denim look by Balenciaga at the Highest 2 Lowest premiere. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

French actor Isabelle Huppert looked effortlessly cool at the Highest 2 Lowest premiere in a denim Balenciaga ensemble, styled with a jewelry piece by Elsa Jin Studio — worn as a brooch.

Emma Stone

A woman in a white gown poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Emma Stone wearing Louis Vuitton on the red carpet for Eddington. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

The Eddington star was the definition of elegance in a white gown with a sculptural statement collar and sparkly earrings, both by Louis Vuitton.

Rawdah Mohamed

A woman wearing a pink gown poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Rawdah Mohamed at the premiere for Die My Love in a dress by Rizman Ruzaini. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Model Rawdah Mohamed  — who also made our Cannes best-dressed list last year  — wore two gorgeous looks at the festival, including this pale pink drop-waist gown custom made for her by Malaysian fashion label Rizman Ruzaini, and a sculptural, cream-coloured ensemble by Cheney Chan. 

Barbara Palvin

A woman in a pink gown poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Barbara Palvin donned a Balenciaga gown for the Die My Love premiere. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Pink satin can sometimes read as overly saccharine on the red carpet, but this off-the-shoulder Balenciaga gown beautifully ushers Palvin into what she calls her "princess era." 

Mitchell Akat Maruko Raan

A woman poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing a cheetah-print bodysuit with a leopard head on the bodice.
Mitchell Akat Maruko Raan in a Harvey Cenit ensemble. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Model Mitchell Akat Maruko Raan might have won the Cannes red carpet in this striking cheetah-print look by designer Harvey Cenit. 

Irina Shayk

A woman wearing a black gown and gloves poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Irina Shayk on the red carpet for Dossier 137 in an Elie Saab gown. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

For the Dossier 137 premiere, the model wore a stunning custom Elie Saab gown paired with fine jewelry by Marli New York. Her wet-look hair and bold red lips complemented the drama of the feathered gown well. 

Heidi Klum

A woman in a pink gown with a long train poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Heidi Klum on the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. (Laurent Hou/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

At the festival's opening ceremony, model Heidi Klum stole the show in a strapless pink Elie Saab gown adorned with delicate organza petals.  

Jodie Foster

A woman in a white gown poses for a photo on the red carpet.
Jodie Foster on the Vie Privée red carpet in a Loewe dress. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

The actor shone in a custom Loewe gown at the Vie Privée premiere, paired with Boucheron jewelry, styled by Samantha McMillen. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Truc Nguyen is a Toronto-based writer, editor and stylist. Follow her at @trucnguyen.

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