Bella Hadid Is Owning Cannes 2026 Look by Look

Nobody does Cannes quite like Bella Hadid. And nine years in, she’s still finding new ways to make the Croisette feel like her personal runway.

The 29-year-old supermodel and Ôrebella perfume founder touched down at Nice Airport on May 15 in what has already become one of the festival’s most-talked-about airport looks: a silver-blue sleeveless zip-up top and matching capri pants from Prada’s spring 1999 collection, accented with the brand’s signature red Sport label. She finished the look with a vintage black leather Prada tote stuffed with a thick binder and corded headphones, a gold watch, thin bangles, and a pair of metallic silver Puma Speedcat sneakers — a slim racing-shoe silhouette that was relaunched in 2024 and has since become a full-blown celebrity obsession. Her angular silver-framed sunglasses did the rest.

It’s the kind of outfit that looks effortless and is anything but. Stylist Mimi Cuttrell paired the nearly 30-year-old set with the Speedcats deliberately — the tomato-red Prada Sport trim echoing the sneakers’ black-and-silver detailing. As Prada Beauty’s first-ever global beauty ambassador, and fresh off modeling four looks in Miuccia Prada’s Fall 2026 show, Hadid has access to the archives that most people can only dream about. She also wore custom Prada to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party earlier this year, so clearly the relationship runs deep.

For anyone who wants in on the look: her exact Puma Speedcats retail for $100 and were briefly available on ASOS for $80. Don’t hold your breath on stock lasting.

A Vintage Wardrobe Built for the French Riviera

Once settled in, Hadid leaned fully into what Vogue aptly called a “fun and free-spirited” archival wardrobe — the kind of fashion deep-cut curation that has become her signature at this festival.

Spotted leaving the legendary Cap-Eden-Roc hotel in Antibes before boarding a private boat to the festival, she was wearing a pink gingham crop top and low-waisted co-ord set from Chantal Thomass spring 1988 — a sweet two-piece she paired with Chopard Happy Hearts bracelets, a Shay Pavé diamond pinky ring, retro white oval sunglasses, and pale pink pointy pumps sourced from The Vintage Marché. She was dancing on the jetty with a friend, smile wide, looking every bit like she’d been summering on the Riviera her entire life.

Later, departing the boat for lunch with her mother, Yolanda Hadid, she changed into a dusty rose Alaïa spring 2003 halter dress — a keyhole-neckline piece with a close-fit bodice that falls into a drop waist and a wispy, butterfly-wing hemline. The dress was sourced by Cuttrell from Paris-based vintage seller Emerieu, whose founder Mathilde Gaudier had a feeling it was destined for Bella specifically.

“We regularly source vintage Alaïa pieces because few designers understood the female form the way Azzedine Alaïa did,” Gaudier said. “When this spring 2003 dress came to us, we had a feeling Bella would be its perfect match — and it seems Bella’s styling team felt exactly the same way.” (Gaudier also revealed she’s bought the same dress in multiple colorways, including a sumptuous emerald green.) Hadid styled it with a vintage Prada cream crochet tote from The Vintage Marché, tortoiseshell sunglasses, and snakeskin Manolo Blahnik pumps from Shop Élléments.

On another outing, she stepped out from her hotel in white bell-bottom pants and a sheer white camisole edged in lace with a green and red floral print, a matching scarf knotted at her neck, oversized sunglasses, a green purse, and stacked gold bangles. She also made a point of stopping by a Chopard billboard she stars in — because of course she did.

The Red Carpet Moment Everyone Was Waiting For

On Saturday night, Hadid stepped onto the Palais des Festivals steps for the premiere of Jeanne Herry’s Garance, and she delivered exactly what the Croisette expects from her.

The gown: a strapless pale gray satin column dress, its ruched neckline covered in matching beads, the skirt trailing behind her in a sweeping fabric train. Over it, she wore a matching wrap that fell off her shoulders and cropped at the waist — elegant without being fussy. Her hair was swept into an updo, and she wore a white gold Chopard jewelry set featuring earrings and several diamond rings. White pointed-toe pumps completed the look. Brother Anwar Hadid was by her side for the screening.

It’s the kind of red carpet moment that photographs in slow motion in your head — understated in color, completely commanding in presence.

Nine Years and Counting

Shortly after arriving in Cannes, Hadid posted an Instagram throwback celebrating her history with the festival. “Nine years of my favorite week,” she captioned a slideshow of past looks — including a fiery red one-shoulder gown with ruched waist detailing, side cutouts, and an ultra-high slit that resurfaced as a reminder of just how long she’s been setting this festival’s fashion agenda.

The history is genuinely staggering. There have been Chanel fall 1986 ball gowns and the gilded Schiaparelli lung corset of 2021 — still one of the most-discussed red carpet looks of the decade. The barely-there Saint Laurent dress from last year, which arrived just hours after the festival announced a new dress code banning nudity and voluminous trains. (Hadid wore it anyway, with a slit up to there, and the internet lost its mind.) Jean Paul Gaultier corsets. Roberto Cavalli thigh slits. A vintage Gianni Versace mini on the Croisette. Licking ice cream in a Hushidar Mortezaie dress patchworked from keffiyeh fabric on the Plage du Midi.

As Vogue put it, she “occupies a more symbolic role in the cultural imagination of Cannes than the actors and filmmakers the festival ostensibly honors.” That might sound hyperbolic until you actually look at the archive — and then it just sounds accurate.

Between red carpet appearances, she’s also been spotted on a yacht near Cannes, diving off the boat in a tiny pink bikini while friends looked on. This is Bella Hadid’s Cannes, and the rest of us are just watching.

The 2026 festival has been a particularly fashion-forward edition, with Dua Lipa, Sandra Hüller, and a jury that includes Demi Moore and Ruth Negga all adding to the Croisette’s style energy. But with several more days still to go, the only real question is what Hadid pulls out next.