Braless Charli XCX makes the most of being off the red carpet in a sheer dress after new film festival nudity rules – as she joins glam Salma Hayek, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Daisy Edgar-Jones at Cannes party

Charli XCX, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Salma Hayek were amongst a list of stars who attended the Cannes Kering Women in Motion dinner on Sunday night.

The 78th annual film festival began earlier this week, with the event seeing celebrities from across the globe attend the premieres of the hottest films of the year.

And away from the red carpet, things heated up as A-list were out in full force for an evening of celebrations at the presidential dinner.

Singer Charli, 32, went completely braless in a sheer dress as she got glammed up for the occasion in the see-through number. 

Despite the no nudity rules recently taking effect at the film festival, Charli took the opportunity to show off her stunning figure in the purple gown at the dinner.

Her dress featured a feathered train which attached onto her racy outfit. 

Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 38, wore a gorgeous strapless black gown and gave a smouldering stare in her cat eye sunglasses.

She oozed glamour in the floor-sweeping gown, which showed off her incredibly toned physique.

Meanwhile, Salma Hayek, 58, wowed in a sequinned and feathered dress, and she looked amazing ahead of the dinner.

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, 26, debuted an orange velvet and sequinned midi dress, which she paired with classic strappy black heels.

Over recent years, Cannes has arguably won more attention for the outfits worn by its celebrity guests than the roster of feature films being screened on the Croisette.

But new nudity rules, devised for ‘the sake of decency,’ have been implemented at this year’s festival.

According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for ‘naked dresses’ – namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal – on the red carpet.

‘For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,’ states a Cannes festival document. 

‘The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.’

The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter – released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour.

Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed two-week schedule in Cannes.

It’s understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline grabbing ensembles.

Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, ‘with or without a heel’, will also be permitted.

While the decision to implement a more stringent policy will be a first, it is not known if French TV broadcasters, wary of airing nudity, played a role in its enforcement.

Major red carpet events, including the Cannes Film Festival, are aired in France by France Télévisions

Recently attracting more models and influencers than actors and filmmakers, the annual ceremony has seen an increase in risque red carpet fashion statements.

In 2021, American supermodel Bella Hadid bared her cleavage in a plunging black gown while attending a screening of Tre Piani (Three Floors).

She pulled a similar stunt three years later, with guests at the 2024 gala left speechless after she attended the premiere of Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice completely braless beneath a sheer brown evening dress.