Bella Hadid made a grand entrance at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival yesterday, turning heads not only with a fresh, honey-toned hairstyle done by Jacob Schwartz but also with her slinky black Saint Laurent dress and dazzling emerald green Chopard jewelry that immediately sparked conversation.
Later that evening, the fête continued at a glamorous Chopard party, where Hadid arrived in a swift and stylish outfit change that paid unmistakable homage to Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn. The look, a timeless and sophisticated ensemble, was plucked straight from Jacquemus' Spring/Summer 2025 runway.
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The square-neck drop-waist dress, paired with a statement-making Chopard diamond necklace and matching earrings, alongside a pair of Les Lunettes Ovalo sunglasses, felt like a modern reimagining of Hepburn's iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's Givenchy dress and Tiffany & Co. jewels. This polished transformation stood in striking contrast to the more relaxed, all-white attire she was seen sporting earlier at the Hôtel Martinez, and offered a decidedly more refined departure from her signature vintage cowgirl aesthetic.
Schwartz, a hair color trend ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional, has been Hadid’s longtime colorist, even coloring her hair for last year’s Cannes appearance. Unlike those warm, chocolatey locks she displayed with her YSL naked dress (the one that wouldn’t fly by today’s dress code), this year’s “Supermodel Blonde” was very fitting for the seaside town in the French Riviera. Its soft-focus, multidimensional color, and lived-in feel were achieved by blending both warm and cool tones with fine highlights and multiple layers of lowlights to create depth and contrast. “To really lock in the dimension,” says Schwartz. “I repeated the lowlights a second time—this helped reinforce the dark blonde effect that still feels soft and natural.”
The star-studded opening ceremony also drew the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Garner, and Quentin Tarantino, marking the beginning of the cinematic celebration. The festival commenced with the premiere of Amélie Bonnin’s Partir Un Jour (Leave One Day), debut feature that received an enthusiastic reception with a five-minute standing ovation.
