<p>As the 2026 Cannes Film Festival sets sail,&nbsp;<em>L'OFFICIEL</em> celebrates more than 80 years of iconic fashion.</p>

<p>Every year, the world's biggest celebrities, actors, and filmmakers gather together on the French Riviera&nbsp;for the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/red-carpet-look-star-cannes-festival-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannes Film Festival</a>. The two-week festival is full of glitz and glam, high fashion, and, of course, incredible films. The event has existed officially since 1946 as a celebration of some of the best films the coming year has to offer.</p>
<p>But that's simply not all...</p>
<p>While the festival honors cinematic genius, over the last seven decades, the red carpet has seen no shortage of glamorous fashion moments from some of the biggest celebrities around the world. As the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/2023-cannes-film-festival-lineup-films-movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2026 Cannes Film Festival</a> is well underway, <em>L'OFFICIEL</em> takes a look back at some of the amazing fashion moments the event has seen in years past. We've gathered some of the most iconic looks to grace the red carpet at Cannes from the 1950s to the 2020s&mdash;from <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/grace-kelly-style-inspiration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grace Kelly</a> to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/princess-diana-style" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess Diana</a> to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-best-met-gala-looks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rihanna</a>. From real royalty to the royals of the silver screen, scroll down for the chicest looks in Cannes red carpet history.</p>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Brigitte Bardot, 1953</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Grace Kelly, 1955</h2>

Grace Kelly, 1955, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Sophia Loren, 1955</h2>

Sophia Loren, 1955, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Brigitte Bardot, 1956</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Michèle Morgan, 1956</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Taylor, 1957</h2>

Elizabeth Taylor, 1957, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Simone Signoret, 1959</h2>

Simone Signoret, 1959, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Jeanne Moreau, 1962</h2>

Jeanne Moreau, 1962, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Catherine Deneuve, 1966</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Sophia Loren, 1966</h2>

Sophia Loren, 1966, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Jane Birkin, 1974</h2>

Jane Birkin, 1974, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Bianca Jagger, 1975</h2>

<p style="text-align: center;">The 1980s</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Norma Aleandro and Cher, 1985</p>

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Princess Diana, 1987</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Taylor, 1987</h2>

Elizabeth Taylor, 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<p style="text-align: center;">The 1990s</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Madonna and Jean-Paul Gaultier, 1991</p>

Madonna and Jean-Paul Gaultier 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Vanessa Paradis and Jeanne Moreau, 1995</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Sharon Stone, 1995</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Nicole Kidman, 1996</h2>

Nicole Kidman, 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Kate Moss and&nbsp;Johnny Depp, 1997</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Jennifer Lopez, 1998</h2>

Jennifer Lopez, 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

Bjork, 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Maggie Cheung, 2000</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Monica Belucci, 2003</h2>

Monica Belucci, 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Lupita Nyong'o, 2015</h2>

Lupita Nyong, Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Bella Hadid, 2017</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Rihanna,&nbsp;2017</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Liya<em> </em>Kebede, 2019</h2>

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Bella Hadid, 2021</h2>

Bella Hadid in Schiaparelli.

<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>Ikram Abdi, 2023</span></h2>

Ikram Abdi, 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images.

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Natalie Portman, 2025</h2>

The Chicest Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Looks of All Time

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