May 29, 2023

Sustainability on the purple carpet at Cannes has been inspired for a few years, with Cate Blanchett telling THR on opening evening in 2018, “From couture to T-shirts, landfills are stuffed with clothes which have been unnecessarily discarded. Significantly in at the moment’s local weather, it appears willful and ridiculous that such stunning clothes usually are not cherished and reworn for a lifetime.” Forward of this yr’s fest, THR appears again on 5 inexperienced appears that slayed.

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé

The champion of repeat dressing started her eco-conscious tour in 2018 by rewearing her 2014 Golden Globes Armani Privé black lace robe at Cannes.

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé

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Elizabeth McGovern in Gucci

The Downton Abbey star proved an early contender within the Inexperienced Carpet Problem, which Eco-Age founder Livia Firth launched in 2010. McGovern attended the 2012 premiere of the restored As soon as Upon a Time in America in a white ruffle halter robe fabricated from upcycled wool, specifically created by Gucci.

Elizabeth McGovern in Gucci

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Kristen Stewart in Chanel

Stylist Tara Swennen usually combs the Chanel archives to outfit her consumer Stewart, a face of the Parisian home, whereas selling reuse. “We made it right into a mini, a really Joan of Arc-inspired silver piece” says Swennen, of forgoing the lengthy skirt of a Fall 2013 Haute Couture ensemble for a subversively refreshed look in 2018. “Kristen and I assumed it felt genuine to her.”

Kristen Stewart in Chanel

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Thandiwe Newton in Vivienne Westwood

Celebrating her 2018 history-making flip in Solo: a Star Wars Story, Thandiwe Newton despatched an eco-conscious and social justice message by means of her customized Vivienne Westwood robe, created from GOTS (World Natural Textile Customary)-certified peau de soie and embellished with upcycled Swarovski crystals. “Thandie had the sensible thought to make a costume coated in a print with pictures of iconic Black Star Wars characters!” her stylist Erin Walsh posted on Instagram.

Thandiwe Newton in Vivienne Westwood

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Bella Hadid in Gucci

Final yr, outdated turned new once more when the supermodel wore the white Gucci robe from Tom Ford’s famend (and Mario Testino-shot) Fall 1996 assortment. “I don’t suppose that costume would have had the affect it did, if it wasn’t a classic piece,” says Neil Leonard, founding father of the ‘90s Tom Ford archive, Lab2022, the place stylist Regulation Roach sourced the robe. “He picked the proper time to reintroduce that costume to a complete new era.”

Bella Hadid in Gucci

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A model of this story first appeared within the Might 10 subject of The Hollywood Reporter journal. Click on right here to subscribe.