Cannes Film Festival 2021, best and worst dressed: Bella Hadid, Timothée Chalamet and Tilda Swinton all wowed ... Jessica Chastain, not so much

Jul 19 , 2021

Carla Bruni, Timothée Chalamet, Elena Lenina and Bella Hadid at the opening ceremony of the 74th Cannes film festival. Photos: Reuters, AP, EPA-EFE

Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet struck a delightful contrast promoting The French Dispatch, while all eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez

We were less than impressed with Abigail Breslin’s green number and Jessica Chastain’s lipstick – and what were Elena Lenina’s OTT hairdos all about?

Firmly established as Europe’s premiere celebration of cinema, the Cannes Film Festival welcomed back a stellar line-up of movie stars, all donning dazzling fashion on the coastal red carpet. The 74th annual event – staged in the French Riviera from July 6 to 17 and postponed from its original May schedule – shone brightly with heavyweight names from Isabelle Huppert to Diana Kruger, director Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet.

The occasion also saw fashionable crowds from around the world joining in the style extravaganza. Also posing on the red carpet were supermodels Bella Hadid and Georgina Rodriguez – superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend – as well as new faces like James Turlington, aka supermodel Christy Turlington’s nephew.

As the festival closes its curtains, here’s STYLE’s round-up of the biggest fashion hits and misses from the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

The hits

Actor Isabelle Huppert arrives for the screening of Tout s’est Bien Passe (Everything Went Fine) on July 7. Photo: Reuters

Women in black! For the premiere of Everything Went Fine, French actress Isabelle Huppert stepped out with the utmost style and coolness, outfitted in a Balenciaga black polo neck long dress in black spandex.

Amy Jackson arrives for the screening of The Story of My Wife during the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival, on July 14, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Actress Amy Jackson looked stunning in the off-shoulder burgundy gown from the studios of Atelier Zuhra.

Diane Kruger arrives for the screening Everything Went Fine on July 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Diane Kruger looked elegant in custom Giorgio Armani Privé couture, pairing a vest and a tulle skirt, both embellished with silver micro crystals.