No nudity please, we're Cannes! Film festival bans 'nude' red carpet dresses

A file picture shows Elle Fanning attending the Cannes Film Festival last year. Organisers of the event have now issued a ban on nudity on the red carpet. Photo: AFP

The Cannes Film Festival  (which kicks off May 13) red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly controlled red carpet in the world. Now, the festival has added a new stipulation: no nudity.

While nudity was never previously endorsed at the festival, Cannes updated its dress policy on the eve of its 78th edition to read that "nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival”.