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The Cannes Film Festival has officially banned "voluminous outfits" and nudity on the red carpet. Ahead of the start of the 2025 edition, the festival has issued an updated red carpet dress code that effectively bans full nudity and, quote, "voluminous" ensembles. According to the festival on its official charter, nudity is now officially prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival, for decency reasons.

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00:00The Cannes Film Festival has officially banned voluminous outfits and nudity on the red carpet.

00:05Ahead of the start of the 2025 edition, the festival has issued an updated red carpet dress

00:10code that effectively bans full nudity and quote voluminous ensembles. According to the festival

00:15on its official charter, nudity is now officially prohibited on the red carpet as well as in any

00:20other area of the festival for decency reasons. And voluminous outfits, in particular those with

00:25a large train that hinder the proper flow of traffic of people and complicate seating in the

00:29theater are not permitted. The festival's charter states, the festival welcoming teams will be

00:33obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules. The Hollywood reporter

00:38reached out to the Cannes press office for additional comment and a festival rep confirms that the

00:43charter was just updated to reflect quote certain rules that have long been in effect. According to

00:47the Cannes rep, the goal of the update is quote not to regulate a tire per se but to prohibit full

00:52nudity on the red carpet in accordance with the institutional framework of the festival as well

00:57French law. Many stars have worn sheer dresses at Cannes in recent years, but in 2022 a topless woman

01:02was escorted off the red carpet after she removed her dress in a pro-Ukraine protest. It's not

01:07immediately clear if there was one specific instance that led officials to update the charter.

01:11The update to the Cannes rules begs two questions. How strictly will the dress code be enforced and

01:16will A-list stars and or models be booted for flouting the rules? The 2025 Cannes Film Festival runs

01:21May 13th to May 24th. For more on this story, go to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.

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