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by Mariana

Cannes had celebrities getting glamorous

The Cannes Film Festival is finally over, after almost two weeks of movies and red carpet glamour. Since we can't see most of the movies in competition at the festival yet, I thought we'd take a look at some of the red carpet highlights. Whether in Armani, Chanel, Versace or Lacroix, you need to look couture fabulous if you want to be at the biggest film festival in Europe. Some can pull it off. Others, well, not so much.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

I feel nothing I could say would do justice to Angelina: She's pregnant with twins and she still manages to walk down the red carpet looking absolutely beautiful. She attended the premieres of The Exchange and Kung Fu Panda, both movies she has roles in. And even though my immense amount of drool is distracting me, I can also see a very handsome Brad Pitt in a classy Tom Ford suit. Yep, they're a great couple. Their secret? Brad takes care of the kids while pregnant Angelina does Cannes in comfy Cole Haan shoes.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart

Yet another fabulous couple, Harrison Ford (so not looking 65) was in Cannes presenting Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull and he was accompanied by the elegant Calista Flockhart. I use the term "elegant" because her dress is indeed beautiful, but I wished there was more meat next to those bones. Calista, eat a cookie. Please. You're starting to look like Shane.

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek looked radiant in this Balenciaga dress. I mean, she just gave birth to her first child and here she is, wonderful. Makes you hate her a little, huh? But you can easily forget that feeling if you consider her new, uh, mama attributes, so to speak. Big, aren't they? Makes you think pregnancy isn't so bad after all. I'm kidding, mamas!

Natalie Portman

I do love Natalie Portman, but I'm not really feeling this dress. It looks, I don't know, baggy. Still, I can compliment her on her shoes, because they're from her own vegan collection from Té Casan. Vegan collection, how cool is that? I knew there was a reason I chose her as one of the sexiest vegetarians of 2008.

Star Jones

What on earth was Star Jones doing in Cannes, you ask, appalled. I have absolutely no idea. But she was ... quite colorful. Let's leave it at that.

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett attended the premiere of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull in a gray Armani gown and she was indeed sizzling. "I apologize to the entire Russian population in advance", joked Blanchett, when she explained her character's accent in the movie. Blanchett played Spalko, a Soviet villain, but that didn't go very well, according to Sarah.

Penélope Cruz and Goldie Hawn

Penélope was in Cannes for the premiere of her Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the latest Woody Allen movie. "I was worried about being very out there and very big in every scene," she confessed to the reporters. "But Woody [Allen] was always telling me; 'Believe me, I know people like this.'" Kissing scenes with Scarlett Johansson? Yep, people like that! Penélope looks gorgeous in white, as does Goldie Hawn. And allow me to say this: can you believe Goldie is 62?

Gillian Anderson and Eva Longoria

If Penélope and Goldie looked brilliant in white, Gillian Anderson and Eva Longoria, well, not so much. I love Gillian (redhead power), but maybe she shouldn't have left the house with a towel (or sheet) wrapped around her. Eva, on the other hand, is clearly wearing a gown, but that tulle (or whatever that is) is a no-no. This isn't your wedding, dear.

Let's hear it: what do you think about these Cannes fashion statements?

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  • Nelfy's picture

    glowing Angelina

    I have to say Angelina looked so good at Cannes, she looks really happy and glowing and she seems to have recovered from her mum's death - at least as much as you can recover from something like that. I loved all the dresses she wore and I just hope the paparrazi in France leave her alone.

    WOW, Salma Hayek looked great, I love the dress and I love her hairdo!! I too can't believe that harrison ford is actually 65, he looks way younger. but with calista flockhard at his side, and a child at home, I guess that makes him feel way younger too. I don't really like the colour of Cate Blanchett's dress, it looks odd to me, I think it doesn't really work with her skin tone. The same is true for Gillian, someone with red-blond hair and fair skin should probably not wear white. that just makes her look paler than she is. but you're right, not even sure wheter you can call that a dress!!

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    soulzy's picture

    Not a star?

    I noticed that in every one of your pictures, except the one of Star Jones, the photographers have their camera's aimed at the person - even though its their back.

    But for Star Jones, some of them have their cameras aimed away :-(

    Perhaps there was a video screen that was projecting her image in some other direction...

     

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    golden_bird's picture

    hmm

    I usually don't notice the photographers in the background, but you had me looking. First of all I don't get why they would take pictures of a persons back anyway...

    Unless it's Catherine Deneuve's tattood back (but I'm kinda biased there...) : http://i27.tinypic.com/wa23q0.jpg

    But maybe they just had someone actually turning in their direction... and I mean, she's not really Hollywood elite

    wow, that I'm even thinking about this *shrug*

     

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    netgirl1983's picture

    Finally!!

    SOmeone I can agree with! Usually it's the other way around and the shitty dressers get called the best, now the best actually gets called the best. 

     

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    smarti's picture

    WOW

     

    Angelina, what can i say? WOW! She's amazing!

    WOW

    golden_bird's picture

    Oh my

    Gillian's dress-thingy really looks like a bath towel.

    Maybe she was running late *rofl*

    (and don't get me wrong, I love Gillian, but the dress...)

     

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    fallonash's picture

    Gillian Anderson

    Gillian Anderson could wear a potato sack for all that it matters in terms of my appreciation of her. :P I'm fashion inept enough that anything that isn't glaringly offending (and to me, that's definitely Eva Longoria whatwith the fluff and the strange angles, but not at all Gillian, that's just plain and white to my eye) I rarely notice at all. She's gorgeous.

    Lovely ladies, the (almost entire) lot of them! Thanks for all the pics!


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