Halle Berry Wears Old Hollywood-Inspired Ensemble at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Halle Berry was dripping in diamonds and rubies at the another 2025 Cannes Film Festival event.

The actress is a festival jury member this year and arrived at the Chopard Universe Gala Evening in an Old Hollywood-inspired look on Monday, May 19.

There, she appeared in a deep burgundy satin gown that featured a strapless and bustier corset bodice. The gown’s skirt included a deep center slit, and an elaborate architectural detail that sat atop her hip. 

The Old Hollywood ensemble was enhanced by her wavy, sophisticated bob, her dark burgundy eyeshadow look and matte nude lipstick.

The actress, 58, accessorized with matching burgundy pointed-toe pumps, diamond and ruby rings and detailed chandelier earrings. 

The day before at the 2025 Kering Women In Motion Awards and Cannes Film Festival Presidential Dinner, she sparkled in a crystal column gown. The Oscar winner donned a semi-sheer gown that was embellished with an intricate circle design created by crystals. The gown was custom Gucci, per Women’s Wear Daily.

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That same day, she attended The Phoenician Scheme red carpet in a Chanel suit. Both the wide-leg pants and a coordinated long-sleeve jacket included pastel floral patterns and black detailing. 

The actress confessed to WWD that planning her looks for the festival is “a bit overwhelming.”

“It is the biggest world stage, and so there is a sense of ‘We have to get this right. We have to find things befitting of this moment and what this festival means to the world,’” she said. 

“So it’s something that we’ve taken really seriously, and I’ve had a lot of fun doing it and wanting to make sure, because it is Cannes, that it stays chic and elevated and elegant. That’s what Cannes at least represents to me,” Berry said.

But at the start of the festival at the Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning  premiere on Wednesday, May 14, she may have overstepped the festival’s new red carpet protocol. 

Ahead of the festival, the dress code was updated to prohibit “voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theater.” Nudity was also banned, per an official FAQ website for the event, which stated that “welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.”

Still, Berry commanded the carpet in a black and pink Celia Kritharioti confection featuring a bulbous high-low skirt and a decent-size train at the back.

However, prior to the festival’s kickoff on May 13, Berry told Variety that she had an “amazing dress by [Gaurav] Gupta” that she had to put aside from the opening ceremony because it had “too big of a train.”

“I’m not going to break the rules. The nudity part is also probably a good rule,” she added.