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In Pictures: Which red carpet moments had the best MV at Cannes Film Festival?

It has been almost a week since the wrapping up of this year’s Cannes Film Festival where, as always, well-dressed celebrities, attendees and film stars had captivated the attention of the masses with their red carpet attire. But which ones came out on top in the game of total media value (TMV)? What is media value? First and foremost, the...

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Gap to sell viral shirtdress worn by Anne Hathaway on the red carpet

American retailer Gap has announced that a version of the custom viral white shirtdress worn by Anne Hathaway on the red carpet in Rome will be available for pre-order from May 28. The custom dress was designed by Gap’s creative director Zac Posen and worn by the actress at a Bulgari event in Italy on May 20. The deconstructed dress reimagines...

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Adorned backs and archival threads: Core trends at Cannes Film Festival

The red carpet on the famed steps of the Palais des Festivals has been rolled up for the year following the conclusion of this year’s Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The event itself, which held its finale at a Closing Ceremony, took place from May 14 to 25, giving designers and stars alike ample opportunity to flaunt their most grandiose...

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Why the Cannes Film Festival is the epitome of red carpet fashion

Dripping in the world’s most beautiful diamonds, model and entrepreneur Bella Hadid posed for photographers as she walked the red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival event this week. A guest of Chopard, the Swiss haute jeweller and watchmaker, Ms. Hadid, like so many actresses, celebrities, muses, models, and those on fashion’s periphery, all...

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Cannes 2024 Festival: An opportunity for fashion brands to stand out from the crowd

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened. For brands, the event provides an opportunity to shine on the red carpet, while also getting exposure through positioning. Dior, Saint Laurent and Saiid Kobeisy are just some of the names gracing the occasion this year. For the opening ceremony, Dior made its mark by...

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Unconventional constructions and a plethora of debuts: Highlights from the Met Gala’s Garden of Time

Anticipation for fashion’s biggest annual event had already begun over the weekend, when the usual marquee was erected over the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, adorned with the words ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’, the title of the exhibition associated with this year’s Met Gala. While the exhibition is to explore the notions...

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Showbiz elite descend on Manhattan for Met Gala

The entertainment world hits the red carpet Monday for the annual Met Gala, New York's party of the year that hosts a parade of superstars donning their most extravagant looks. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth will join Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour to host the so-called Oscars of the East Coast, which is a mammoth...

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Dystopian opulence or a literal garden: Met Gala 2024 predictions

‘The Garden of Time’ is this year’s Met Gala dress code, a reference to a short story of the same name, in which author J. G. Ballard explores the endless cycle of destruction and creation made by humanity. The novel follows the life of Count Axel and his wife who reside in a decadent villa surrounded by a blossoming garden. Once cut, each...

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What stars wore to the Vanity Fair Oscars Party

While many Hollywood stars await the Oscars with great anticipation, namely to see who will snag one of the evening's prestigious awards, it is the fashion crowd that find a particular thrill in the evening's exclusive after parties, where dress codes are far less stringent and allow for more exploration in the wardrobe area. And none other...

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96th Academy Awards: Hair-raising straps, flared tailoring and definitive peplums ruled the red carpet

The 96th Academy Awards rounded out what was an unusually lengthy and jam-packed awards season last night, with Hollywood elite once again congregrated to celebrate the past year’s leading productions, this time at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The evening itself was filled with excitement and emotion, with everything from Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’...

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Thigh-high slits to bold bustiers: Everything worn on the Brit Awards red carpet

The Brit Awards 2024, one of the biggest nights for the UK music industry, took place at the weekend, gathering both international and local stars for what was to be a history-making evening. Ahead of the show, however, attendees paced the red carpet sporting looks that offered a distinctly more contemporary flair to awards season, starkly...

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From Cerulean to Couture: The best fashion moments from the 2024 SAG Awards

The momentum of awards season persists with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, more commonly known as the SAG Awards. Over the weekend the event, now in its 30th year, honoured outstanding achievements in both television and film and marked the return of the event since the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike in November. Nominations at the SAG awards...