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The Best Dressed Men at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 (so Far)

The cast of The French Dispatch got the red carpet off to a good start

Headshot of Nick PopeBy Nick Pope
cannes, france   july 12 timothée chalamet and adrien brody attend the the french dispatch screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by stephane cardinale   corbiscorbis via getty images
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The Festival de Cannes 2021 has arrived, and so too have the celebrities. All we can say is: what a relief. For the past year, the red carpet sideshow has largely taken place on Instagram feeds and over glitchy Zoom calls, which must have been stressful. How can actors be expected to focus on style when they’re also scrambling to find the most relatable, Rothko-less room in their mansions? It's a wonder they even managed to get dressed.

But now the A-listers are in their natural habitat, normality has (kind of? Ish?) resumed, and we’ve already had some refreshingly mad fits. Just look at Timothée Chalamet, who smashed it out of le parc in a silver Tom Ford suit, sunglasses and a crisp stand collar shirt for the debut of Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch. Meanwhile, his tuxedoed castmates opted for more classic and understated looks, although special mention has to go to Bill Murray’s Steve Zissou gogs. In these holiday-less times, watching people walk around the French Riviera in very nice suits will just have to do.

So take a look at our favourite outfits so far from the Cannes Film Festival 2021 below. We’ll be updating regularly over the course of the week.

1

Timothée Chalamet

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Wearing Tom Ford and Cartier

2

Tahar Rahim

cannes, france   july 12 tahar rahim attends the bac nord screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by stephane cardinale   corbiscorbis via getty images
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3

Kinglsey Ben-Adir

cannes, france   july 09kingsley ben adir   attends the benedetta screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 09, 2021 in cannes, france photo by mike marslandwireimage
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Wearing Brunello Cucinelli

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4

Adrien Brody

cannes, france   july 12 us actor adrien brody l and french music composer alexandre desplat r arrive for the screening of the film âthe french dispatch in competition at the 74th annual cannes film festival in cannes, france on july 12, 2021 photo by mustafa yalcinanadolu agency via getty images
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5

Timothée Chalamet

cannes, france   july 13 timothée chalamet attends the the french dispatch photocall during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 13, 2021 in cannes, france photo by daniele venturelliwireimage
Daniele Venturelli
6

Jimmy Jean-Louis

haitian actor jimmy jean louis waves as he arrives for the screening of the film the french dispatch at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 12, 2021 photo by valery hache  afp photo by valery hacheafp via getty images
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7

Wes Anderson

cannes, france   july 13 director wes anderson attends the "the french dispatch" photocall during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 13, 2021 in cannes, france photo by pascal le segretaingetty images
Pascal Le Segretain
8

Louis Garrel and Laetitia Casta

cannes, france   july 12 louis garrel and  laetitia casta  attend the bac nord screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by stephane cardinale   corbiscorbis via getty images
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9

Louis Garrel

french actor and director louis garrel poses during a photocall for the film la croisade at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 12, 2021 photo by christophe simon  afp photo by christophe simonafp via getty images
CHRISTOPHE SIMON
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10

Wes Anderson

us director wes anderson poses as he arrives for the screening of the film the french dispatch at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 12, 2021 photo by john macdougall  afp photo by john macdougallafp via getty images
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11

Adam Driver

cannes, france   july 06 adam driver attends the annette screening and opening ceremony during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 06, 2021 in cannes, france photo by daniele venturelliwireimage
Daniele Venturelli
12

Adam Driver

cannes, france   july 06 adam driver attends the "annette" photocall during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 06, 2021 in cannes, france photo by daniele venturelliwireimage
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Wearing a Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44

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13

Sean Penn

us actor and director sean penn arrives for the screening of the film flag day at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 10, 2021 photo by valery hache  afp photo by valery hacheafp via getty images
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Wearing Giorgio Armani

14

Sandor Funtek

french actor sandor funtek poses during a photocall for the film supremes at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 11, 2021 photo by christophe simon  afp photo by christophe simonafp via getty images
CHRISTOPHE SIMON
15

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

cannes, france   july 12 spike lee and tonya lewis lee attend the the french dispatch screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by stephane cardinale   corbiscorbis via getty images
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16

Benicio del Toro

cannes, france   july 12 benicio del toro attends the the french dispatch screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by dominique charriauwireimage
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Wearing Giorgio Armani

17

Jarvis Cocker

british musician jarvis cocker waves as he arrives for the screening of the film the french dispatch at the 74th edition of the cannes film festival in cannes, southern france, on july 12, 2021 photo by john macdougall  afp photo by john macdougallafp via getty images
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18

Timothée Chalamet and Bill Murray

cannes, france   july 12 timothée chalamet and bill murray attend the the french dispatch screening during the 74th annual cannes film festival on july 12, 2021 in cannes, france photo by stephane cardinale   corbiscorbis via getty images
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