Cannes Film Festival has banned nudity on the red carpet over a celebrity craze for “the naked dress”.

Organisers of the festival on the French Riviera have threatened to refuse entry to VIP guests who do not cover up.

Nudity rules have been added to the dress code for the glamorous event, which begins on Tuesday and will be attended by a host of Hollywood stars.

Festival organisers said the move had been made in the interests of “decency” following the increasing use of red carpets to show off risqué “naked dresses”, which typically show off the wearer more than the couture.

Halle Berry wore a sheer gown at the Met Gala in New York this month that revealed her body between sequinned black panelling, while Bella Hadid, the model, went braless in a sheer brown dress in 2024.

World-famous stars of their calibre often grace the Cannes red carpet in front of the Grand Théâtre Lumière, where the highest-profile films premiere.