Balenciaga took centre stage yesterday evening at the Cannes Film Festival.
A total of 12 celebrities and industry figures choose to wear the house for the 2025 Kering Women in Motion Awards and Cannes Film Festival Presidential Dinner, which took place at the Place de la Castre. Actress Nicole Kidman attended the event in LOOK 51 from Balenciaga’s 52nd Couture collection, wearing a high neck gown crafted in red guipure lace, complemented by red spandex Knife 110 mm pumps.
Kering chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault wore a custom Balenciaga tuxedo. The ensemble featured a made-to-measure single breasted two-button jacket in black lightweight fine wool, with a black satin peak lapel, paired with matching straight leg trousers and a white popeline shirt. He completed the look with a black satin Balenciaga Couture bow tie and cummerbund, and black glazed leather Rim Derbies.
CEO François-Henri Pinault and Salma Heyak
Several celebrities wore pieces from Balenciaga’s Winter 25 and Summer 25 collections.
Mark Eydelshteyn was seen in a made-to-measure version of LOOK 3 from the Winter 25 collection, including a standard tailored jacket and trousers in dark navy fine wool pinstripe, a baby blue cotton poplin shirt, a bordeaux and navy dots jacquard silk tie, and black carrera lux calfskin Monsieur Derbies.
Mark Eydelshteyn
Patrick Schwarzenegger also opted for a Winter 25 look, choosing a made-to-measure version of LOOK 1. His outfit included a black escorial tailoring wool jacket, black stretch twill trousers, a white cotton poplin shirt, a black silk tie, and black carrera lux calfskin Monsieur Derbies.
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Charlotte Le Bon wore LOOK 2 from the Winter 25 collection, pairing a black escorial wool tailored jacket and black stretch twill trousers with a black soft jersey V-neck bodysuit and black suede Balenciaga Puma Speedcat trainers.
Charlotte Le Bon
Naomie Ackie appeared in a long-sleeved swimwear maxi dress made of black light matte swim jersey, paired with black patent calfskin Knife 110 mm pumps.
Naomie Ackie
Milena Smit wore a custom version of LOOK 65 from Winter 25: a red swim jersey open back dress paired with black calfskin Knife 110 mm pumps.
Milena Smit
Tessa Thompson wore LOOK 55 from Summer 25, consisting of a 3D printed top in black spandex and a back-draped black velvet skirt, with matching black spandex Knife pumps.
Tessa Thompson
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore a custom version of LOOK 8 from Summer 25: a black milano jersey bustier dress with lace-up back, paired with black satin Knife pumps.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Helena Christensen wore a black velvet fitted gown with black satin Knife Bow 80 mm sandals.
Helena Christensen
Coralie Fargeat appeared in black barathea tailored trousers with a black soft jersey V-neck bodysuit and black patent Knife 110 mm pumps.
Coralie Fargeat
Iris Knobloch wore a turquoise polyester embroidered off-shoulder gown, a custom version of LOOK 3 from Winter 24.
Iris Knobloch
