The 63rd Cannes Film Festival:
The Glamour of Cannes
by Ian Larraga
The Glamour of Cannes
by Ian Larraga
The annual Cannes Film Festival is the most prestigious Film Festival in the world. With eleven days worth of glamorous movie premiers, parties and award ceremonies, nothing else in the world compares. Even the Oscars in the U.S. can only be a weekend long at the most. The Cannes Film Festival is also a major event for the international fashion industry as stars walk the red carpet multiple times during the week and major European fashion houses along with top luxury jewelry and accessory companies, are lined up to show their best creations on the biggest stars.
For the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, major stars such as Kate Beckinsale, Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, and Jennifer Lopez wore a number of fabulous gowns and cocktail dresses by Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Emilio Pucci, and Naeem Khan as well as exquisite jewelry and accessories provided by Cartier, de Grisigono, Swarovski, and Montblanc to name a few.
Cannes has grown more glamorous as the years go by. The circus like, "anything goes" atmosphere of the 60's and 70's has given way to the ultra polished and ultra luxe look of today. If anything, Cannes embodies the spirit of a classic James Bond film with gentlemen leisurely wearing tuxes and sipping martinis while the femme fatales parade in the most lavish of evening gowns. Of course, Cannes is at the heart of the French Riviera after all, it can't help but be glamorous.
For the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, major stars such as Kate Beckinsale, Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, and Jennifer Lopez wore a number of fabulous gowns and cocktail dresses by Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Emilio Pucci, and Naeem Khan as well as exquisite jewelry and accessories provided by Cartier, de Grisigono, Swarovski, and Montblanc to name a few.
Cannes has grown more glamorous as the years go by. The circus like, "anything goes" atmosphere of the 60's and 70's has given way to the ultra polished and ultra luxe look of today. If anything, Cannes embodies the spirit of a classic James Bond film with gentlemen leisurely wearing tuxes and sipping martinis while the femme fatales parade in the most lavish of evening gowns. Of course, Cannes is at the heart of the French Riviera after all, it can't help but be glamorous.
Eva Longoria Parker wears an Emilio Pucci gown and de Grisogono jewelry at the Opening Night Premiere of "Robin Hood" Photo credit: Dominique Charriau/WireImage for de Grisogono.
Photos courtesy of: Getty Images for Gucci, de Grisogono, and Givenchy© 2010 All Rights Reserved
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WireImage for Gucci, de Grisogono, and Emilio Pucci © 2010 All Rights Reserved
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Salma Hayek wears Gucci to the Palme d'Or Awards
Photo Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Gucci
Photo Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Gucci
Eva Longoria Parker wears a Naeem Khan gown with de Grisogono jewelry. Photo credit: Dominique Jacovides/Getty Images for de Grisogono.
Naomi Campbell goes flapper at the de Grisogono party. Photo credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for de Grisogono
Riccardo Tisci and Malgosia Bela attend the amFAR Cinema Against AIDS gala. Malgosia wears Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci. Photo Credit: Getty Images for Givenchy
Kate Beckinsale wears Gucci to the "Il Gattopardo" premiere. Photo Credit: Venturelli/WireImage for Gucci
Salma Hayek wears Gucci at the Opening Night Premiere of "Robin Hood". Photo credit: Tony Barson/WireImage for Gucci.
Cheryl Cole attends and performs at the de Grisogono party. Photo credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for de Grisogono
Mary J. Blige wears Gucci to the amFAR Cinema Against AIDS party. Photo Credit: Tony Barson/WireImage for Gucci.
Tori Praver wears Emilio Pucci at the Biutiful Premiere. Photo credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage for Emilio Pucci
Naomi Watts (center) wears Gucci to the premiere of "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger". Photo Credit: Tony Barson/WireImage for Gucci
Camilla Belle wears Gucci to the amFAR Cinema Against AIDS gala. Photo Credit: Tony Barson/WireImage for Gucci.
Model Eva Herzigova wears Emilio Pucci at the Chopard 150th Anniversary Party. Photo credit: Geroge Pimentel/FilmMagic for Emilio Pucci