Halle Berry revealed that she was going to wear a Gaurav Gupta dress to the Cannes Film Festival opening gala on May 13, but had to switch her dress due to the festival's rule that prohibits dresses with a long train.

There's complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival's red-carpet ban of "naked" or "voluminous" dressing.

Halle Berry revealed during the Cannes jury press conference that she had to make a last minute fashion change due to the new rules the festival has issued about its starry red carpets. Just ahead of the 2025 festival getting underway,