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The Best Royal Moments in Cannes Film Festival History

Grace Kelly’s 1955 visit helped start a royal Cannes tradition that now includes Monaco’s family and modern red carpet appearances.

  • The Cannes Film Festival transforms the French Riviera into a hub for serious film business and high-stakes red-carpet fashion, drawing celebrities and dignitaries worldwide.
  • Since its first edition in 1946, the festival has established itself as one of the world's most prestigious cinema gatherings, blending old-school Hollywood glamour with modern red-carpet theater.
  • Colman Domingo continued his "best dressed man alive" campaign in a custom purple Valentino look, while Harris Dickinson opted for a clean brown Balenciaga suit and Miles Teller impressed in a pea-soup green Zegna knit set.
  • Other looks drew mixed reactions: Quentin Dupieux's rumpled "très French-dad look" split opinion, Steven Soderbergh paired a stone-gray suit with Adidas Sambas, and Jordan Firstman's slogan tees provided chaotic contrast to formal wear.
  • The festival's royal legacy remains strong, dating to 1955 when Grace Kelly first met Prince Rainier of Monaco. Prince Albert later told Paris Match, "If my mother, Grace Kelly, had not been invited to the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, I would not be signing these few lines today.
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The Best & Worst Dressed Men at Cannes Film Festival

Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Before we even get into who cleaned up and who got cooked, we have to start with John Travolta’s hat. The 72-year-old legend showed up at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in full director mode, rocking berets like he was trying to do his best impression of the French New Wave. It made sense though: Travolta was at Cannes with his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, and GQ noted that he paired one iv…

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Town & Country broke the news on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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