Cannes 2025: Iconic Dresses by Aishwarya Rai and Deepika Padukone Banned Under New Dress Code

May 15, 2025 Komal Das

The Cannes Film Festival celebrates global cinema and connects filmmakers, but the 2025 edition introduces a strict dress code

[{"selector":"#anim-dfea025c-7954-4363-9ee8-2e94b2d50605","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-96958600-3670-42a8-87c5-9efccc77d378","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-242d8578-37f1-4915-ba9d-05207ed89219","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a24688b0-b800-4fbf-a81f-2e739b0a85ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1064cc61-8995-458d-abc6-90daa562feb3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-983d04b0-9a79-42f9-9e33-37781d2c75c3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2dab592-2104-41ce-b9ae-1b6fc91031e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27ffc549-a1c7-40c0-b438-079da40a66c5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The new rules ban nudity and excessively voluminous gowns, including large trains that obstruct movement, to maintain decorum and ease logistics

[{"selector":"#anim-cda80c57-2594-4d72-8284-cede56a5d38f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-951a0b1b-7166-4a93-a426-70c5e87b669c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0d5112f-d0ad-4e12-932a-76f08ceca5a8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91eea56f-431d-4e75-b008-ba32a3829363","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-304af4ac-55ab-422d-a60f-117ee0a7716c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38012354-e8c7-4898-885e-6faf831bc4ba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb32a096-ed91-4e54-bc46-209c09fc8270","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0cc09649-3fc2-49e0-833a-7f4352f35bac","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Deepika Padukone’s 2018 bold fuchsia Ashi Studio gown with oversized sleeves would be banned under the 2025 dress code due to its volume

[{"selector":"#anim-de89772b-f395-4747-9d25-84c369f3b26b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-401501d1-c03d-43bb-b560-684f5d13f687","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8bf0285-8fdd-40bc-b35c-b14be14da617","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93b1ad1a-7642-4e78-bb8b-3dfce5701a7b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7767d742-53c0-43d3-bb17-0d5246ca875f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d13743ba-36ec-4c6d-98b2-606d277a7957","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44f79340-5aa4-4505-8b39-9973e56ae650","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-613402f8-e369-4b4a-a5e5-6fee11ad547c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s 2017 powder blue Michael Cinco ball gown, with its dramatic silhouette and floor-length design, wouldn’t comply either

[{"selector":"#anim-fa14304b-5b7f-4e14-9757-603c0e3f821d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-3925a99b-edee-48fc-b0ac-611eeac4ab2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1b6dce2-17d4-46e6-8c66-a8cf3996b2f8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0821964-c80f-4e8f-b47e-b50435bc0611","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-981d65d3-d4f8-49a1-b74b-1469435496bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af2c7a59-48a9-47c8-93ce-94ebb87b1ab8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-235f8da3-aca7-405e-81ae-10a079728fdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f9a6e1a-3a86-4238-bdd0-99d7be21b673","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Her 2024 custom Falguni Shane Peacock gown, featuring a large train and voluminous sleeves, also breaks the new rules

[{"selector":"#anim-1afcd3bb-843d-4fd7-92f0-18f684d9bf06","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8c0935c-91ee-4ed2-a92e-308bbe3907d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3c28908-26ad-442a-a2d7-386bb737a192","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b52a650c-004b-4156-9d33-e18ebfd39200","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d5ffda7-43b4-40d2-8a52-b9485dcc6c6b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a5291be-07e6-4330-bbdc-49261717f9f4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e11c2f4f-3dd9-485a-84c6-225b5f4af5f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-884504f8-2fb0-48bf-ab1f-88c0facc4e03","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Nancy Tyagi stunned in a self-designed blush pink gown weighing over 20 kg, made from 1,000 meters of fabric—too voluminous for 2025 rules

[{"selector":"#anim-bd1b077a-c68b-4399-bf3f-4ec1911fe0bd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-13bc4a4b-7563-4ae3-898d-003d411464fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b60b3d7c-fa49-4131-b6b9-6fedd383db61","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-668cf5a3-c53c-4dc8-9c93-4abc9e23a0ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ccf76cc-b3f9-4446-9979-24c38a786c54","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5aca798c-b7aa-4a24-b6f3-c6729d5cd7f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3cb4aecd-1b3f-40dc-8394-16c20a1464f3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1eb6b15a-1559-4b73-b1e8-f7f31f5ca172","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Kendall Jenner’s 2018 sheer Schiaparelli gown with visible underwear and plunging neckline would be banned for nudity under the new code

[{"selector":"#anim-2a849cb8-4512-47a6-bb30-7f79f37c3bd4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1800,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-3752131c-8219-4df7-9369-814aaa93d9bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac61c54e-db96-441e-95d2-70813c2a3fa4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e46a531e-ded0-467e-ab0f-43b9665ec60d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a39d90b5-d47c-436d-801d-f807cd624711","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9957a048-a323-424a-978b-9237521ad569","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-105.06667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5340915d-3968-4981-93fc-c925190ebe5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dee16393-4039-4223-b510-66739c2808de","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Read More Tommy Genesis Sparks Outrage with “True Blue” Video “ISRAEL DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS.” – Trump’s All‑Caps Ultimatum 8 Ancient Indigenous Tribes You Should Know About Israel–Iran “12‑Day War”: Who Really Won?