I am so IRRITATED by Cannes suddenly deciding it wants to be less Cannes. Variety reports that Halle Berry had a gorgeous Gaurav Gupta confection to wear to the opening ceremony, but decided to switch it out because she didn’t want to break the new rules about “excessively voluminous clothing.” In addition to “nudity is prohibited,” those new rules state: “Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theatre are not permitted.” I’m guessing Halle shifted things up for the week to give her time to plug the hole, rather than sourcing a whole new dress at the last second, but what a bummer to be promised a Gupta and then end up with a Jacquemus tent. Since she’s dressing the part, I hope she pulls out a yellow flag and gives herself a 15-yard penalty.
And yet Heidi Klum, for one, was more than willing to break the rules here and does not seem to have been punished for it. I suspect Cannes will soon insist they ONLY meant “flow of traffic” in theaters and not on the red carpet, but it can be read as both — and whose job is it, anyway, to determine whether anyone’s train sufficiently compresses for the actual screening? (Theory: Heidi was like, “Chill, dudes, I don’t even want to see this movie, I’m Audi in ten.”) Maybe now Halle will try getting away with the Gupta later in the week — if anyone can, SURELY it’s one of the jury members, whom they really cannot throw out without causing a scandal?!?!? Do it, Halle! That, or wear this for 10 days and go around flagging everyone.
