The New Class of International Style Ruling the Cannes Red Carpets Inline
Photo: Rex Features1/9Soko, France, in Chloé
With two projects at Cannes, actress, singer-songwriter Soko has been making the rounds in a variety of embellished dresses that mesh well with her offbeat persona. Though she’s right at home in youthful pieces from Gucci and Chloé, Soko has used her festival appearances to debut a more refined style looking every inch the starlet in lacy Giambattista Valli.
Photo: Rex Features2/9Min-Hee Kim, South Korea, in Chanel
As the star of The Handmaiden, director Chan-Wook Park’s latest, Min-Hee Kim is at the center of one of the festival’s most talked-about entries. Often front row during London Fashion Week, Kim has brought a fashion-forward sensibility to her red carpet choices, donning Gucci to the film’s premiere.
Photo: Rex Features3/9Araya Hargate, Thailand, in Jean Paul Gaultier
Known for bringing the drama on Thai soaps, Araya Hargate’s red carpet looks are appropriately flamboyant. Print, color, and statement bling—heart-shaped Chopard diamonds, anyone?—are Hargate’s signatures, and she’s spent her time at Cannes representing L’Oréal in a series of revealing looks from Atelier Versace, Elie Saab, and Gaultier.
Photo: Rex Features4/9Aishwarya Rai, India, in Rami Kadi
A Cannes O.G., if you will, Rai—often dubbed “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World”—has a knack for taking the Cannes red carpet by storm with her unerring commitment to extravagant gowns. Already, the Bollywood heavyweight has become a viral sensation at this year’s festival, taking to the From the Land of the Moon red carpet last week with a bold, modern lavender lip that offset the classic appeal of her Rami Kadi off-the-shoulder embroidered number. Risks like these may be debatable, but Rai turned her lip color into an international talking point.
Photo: Rex Features5/9Céline Sallette, France, in Dior
A César nominee with a taste for challenging roles, Céline Sallette has been equally fearless in her Cannes wardrobe selections. A member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard prizes, Sallette arrives at press conferences in head-to-toe Céline, slinky Anthony Vaccarello, and Raf Simons–era Dior.
Photo: Getty Images6/9Bingbings Li, China, in Stéphane Rolland
As one of China’s most popular actresses, Bingbings Li has been bringing glamour to the Cannes red carpet for nearly a decade. A couture client with a love of romantic designs, Li is always the first to turn up in a sweeping train or jeweled accessory.
Photo: Getty Images7/9Golshifteh Farahani, Iran, in Azzedine Alaïa
Photo: Maria Laura Antonelli / AGF/REX/Shutterstock8/9Mili Eshet, Israel, in Inbal Dror
The subject matter of her film, Beyond the Mountains and Hills, is somber, but Israeli ingenue Mili Eshet is one of the cutest newcomers on the Cannes red carpet. Sporting Israeli designers like Inbal Dror and Lihi Hod, Eshet brings a touch of Tel Aviv fashion to Cannes.
Photo: Getty Images9/9Ruth Negga, Ethiopia, in Suno
Already gaining Oscar buzz for her stirring portrayal in Loving, the Ethiopian-Irish star has begun pulling out the leading lady style for her Cannes appearances, from the Suno metallic pleated dress she wore for her photo call to the darkly romantic eyelet gown she wore on the red carpet for the movie’s official premiere. Dramatic and moody, this feels like just the beginning of dazzling and chic turns for Cannes’s latest fast favorite.
