How the world's most prestigious film festival transformed into a convergence point for fashion houses, contemporary artists, and collectors, and what it reveals about luxury's evolving relationship with cultural capital.
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Cannes Film Festival 2026: Where Cinema Meets High Fashion and Why the Red Carpet Has Become Art's Most Expensive Runway
The Valentino atelier completed the gown three days before Cannes opened. Forty meters of silk organza, 18,000 hand-applied crystals, and 600 hours of embroidery created what Pierpaolo Piccioli called "a moving sculpture." When the actress emerged from her limousine at the Palais des Festivals, fas… -
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