Cannes Film Festival 2026: Best Dressed Men
Saturday, May 23, marked the end of the 12-day 79th annual Cannes Film Festival. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook served as jury president for the main competition, with Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu winning the coveted Palme d’Or for the second time with his drama film Fjord. Three honorary Palm d’Ors were awarded this year to director Peter Jackson, actor John Travolta, and Singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Almost two weeks of red carpets and movie photo calls yield plenty of celebrity fashion choices to admire. The Festival has a strict black-tie dress code for its red-carpet events, leading to some pretty samey men’s ensembles. However, some men have pushed the envelope, creating interesting, dynamic, and modern black-tie looks. Below, we have selected a few standout outfits.
Colman Domingo
Euphoria and Michael actor Colman Domingo is well known for his fashion-forward looks. At the Garance premiere on May 17, he chose a purple silk shirt by Valentino featuring sheer sleeves and a beaded overlay, which transformed into an inbuilt cape at the back. He paired it with a matching coloured cummerbund, pinstriped trousers, and a diamond-encrusted brooch in place of a tie.
Rami Malek
At the Kering Women In Motion Awards, Nuremberg actor Rami Malek chose a sleek black velvet suit with a matching black shirt and no tie. The jacket featured contrasting satin peak lapels, which matched the satin trim on the trousers’ pocket openings.
John Travolta
Hollywood icon John Travolta, famous for films like Grease and Pulp Fiction, was premiering his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, at Cannes on May 15. He walked the red carpet in a navy single-breasted suit, styled with a white shirt and tie, a navy cardigan, and a jauntily angled white beret.
Miles Teller
Top Gun: Maverick and The Gorge actor attended the photocall for his film Paper Tiger in a casual, tonal Zegner look: green-brown straight-cut trousers, a tucked-in, lightweight, three-quarter-sleeved, collared, U-necked jumper, and brown loafers.
Adam Driver
Adam Driver, of Star Wars Kylo Ren fame, attended the premiere of his new film, Paper Tiger, in a traditional black tuxedo with satin shawl lapels, skinny tapering trousers, a white dress shirt with metal stud buttons, and a black bow tie.
And a Few More…
Steven Soderbergh
Stellan Skarsgard
Michael Fassbender
Woody Harrelson
Seth Rogen
What was your favourite look?
Which celebrity outfit did you like best? Do you prefer when male celebrities stick strictly to the back-tie dress code, or do you like it when they have fun with their looks? Would you wear any of the pieces?
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