Did Cate Blanchett Make a Pro-Palestinian Fashion Statement at Cannes?

The actress didn't say it, but some netizens think she did. Not to mention a gloomy week for small fashion brands and wedding dresses for avant-garde brides.

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, followers of Events known as fashion shows – the Oscars, the Met Gala, Eurovision – have seen them become venues for sartorial and political statements on the conflict.

The Cannes Film Festival in France has not been immune to this trend. Several participants used the red carpet on the Croisette to show their support for Israelis or Palestinians during the film festival, some wearing scarves saying "bring them home", referring to Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, and others carrying red pins calling for a “come home.” ceasefire in Gaza.

Off the carpet, model Bella Hadid ate an ice cream near the beach in Cannes wearing a dress made from the fabric used for keffiyehs, scarves long considered a symbol of Palestinian solidarity and identity.

But these obvious demonstrations did not generate as much buzz as the dress worn actress Cate Blanchett Monday at the premiere. from "The Apprentice," a docudrama about the early life of former President Donald J. Trump.

At first glance, the dress - a piece of that by designer Haider Ackermann—from Jean Paul Gaultier's spring 2023 couture collection—looked like a simple black dress worn with a pearl necklace running the length of Ms. Blanchett's bare shoulders.

But as she started to walk the carpet, flashes of other colors appeared: the back of the dress was such a pale pink that it looked white, and the dress had a green interior lining emerald that Mrs. Blanchett revealed several times by lifting her train. The dress has been significantly altered since its runway appearance, where it had a knee-length hem, lime green back, and lavender lining.

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