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The Cannes Film Festival and its iconic red carpet are officially open for business. And aside from the shadow of President Donald Trump looming large over this year’s festivities, the buzziest story to emerge so far this week has been the fest’s new red carpet dress code.

On the eve of this year’s opening ceremony, a Cannes rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the festival updated its charter to ban full nudity and “voluminous outfits,” especially those with a large train, that “hinder the flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theater.” The fest spokesperson clarified that the dress code is not meant to regulate attire “per se,” but that it did get refreshed to reflect certain rules “that have long been in effect.”

While that may be true, enforcement has definitely been, well, questionable. A quick scan of the Getty archives reveals...

Glitz, glamour and oh-so-many gorgeous gowns! With Hollywood's hottest stars flocking to the south of France for the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festival, there were some major fashion risks and quite a few misses this week. While A-listers like Charlize Theron, Lupita N'Yongo and Emma Stone dazzled in their designer duds, other celebs, including Karlie Kloss and hair-raising actress Elena Lenina earned failing fashion grades for their faux pas. And though the "Mad Max: Fury Road" beauty looked like a golden goddess in her dreamy Christian Dior Couture gown, she had a surprising style slip-up earlier in the day in an ill-fitting Valentino mini.  Check out the clip above to see who toofab's Candice Brock, Brittany Kyles and Anna Kachikyan picked for the Best and Worst dressed stars at the Cannes Film Festival and take a closer look at all the red carpet ensembles below! Read more...

Elena Lenina takes the "go big or go home" mantra very seriously. And where better to "go big" than at Cannes? The Russian TV personality has been making the rounds at the annual French film festival this week, stealing the show wherever she goes in costume-y ensembles and physics-defying hairstyles that take "big" to new heights — sometimes literally. Exhibit A? Attending the Mad Max: Fury Road premiere on Thursday, May 14, Lenina somehow managed to outshine even the film's star, Charlize Theron, which is no small feat. She [...]...

The whirlwind beehive of eccentric Russian reality TV star Elena Lenina almost stole the spotlight from Charlize Theron on the red carpet at the 68th Cannes Film Festival yesterday (May 14).

Lenina has become famous for her eye-catching attire and similarly quirky hairstyles at the film festival since 2003, and the star didn't disappoint with her crimped traffic cone-style 'do at the Mad Max: Fury Road premiere.

So distracting was her giant hair that we almost failed to notice her pair of feathered wings and completely sheer dress with strategically placed white embellishments to protect her modesty.

We pity the poor attendee seated behind her during the screening though...

Meanwhile, Theron stunned in a canary yellow figure-hugging Dior as she was accompanied by other stars from the George Miller movie including Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz and Courtney Eaton.

But back to Lenina's spectacular hair - and here's our favourite Elena Lenina...

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The Cannes Film Festival is upon us, which means international movie stars and wannabe glamazons have flocked to the South of France ready to sweat in floor-length gowns. No, the fashion parade doesn’t stop after the Met Ball! And now it comes with a French twist.

Model Karlie Kloss rolled out some burgundy lace leftovers at the Cannes Grace of Monaco premiere, although it’s unclear whether or not these materials came from the Victoria’s Secret discard pile, or Taylor Swift‘s craft table. It’s also unclear why models are suddenly prominent festival attendees, but Kendall Jenner was in the house, too, so what does anyone really know anymore? (It’s all about Instagram and a proximity to the Smiths, apparently.) Never one to be upstaged by the presence of a Kardashian, Russian reality television star Elena Lenina showed festivalgoers who is really royalty...