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May 29, 2012

The Fashion Stars of Cannes: A Roundup

By Charlotte Cowles

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One of the many great things about Cannes (besides yacht parties, of course) is the randomness of all the red-carpet attendees. It almost seems like any celebrity who feels like going can just book themselves a ticket and start showing up to things. Of course, there’s always a bevy of stars with actual movies to promote (Kristen Stewart, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst, and Tilda Swinton, to name a few), but then there’s all the folks who just come to wear fancy clothes, go to parties, and fanny about for the cameras (Irina Shayk, Lana Del Rey, and both halves of Kimye, for example). All this makes for a highly entertaining red-carpet melee, with random Russian models rubbing shoulders with Brad Pitt and Tara Reid popping up all over the place.

Now that Cannes has finally ended, we’ve gone back through some of the festival’s best-dressed and/or most commonly photographed women in an attempt to make sense of it all. Click through our slideshow to understand more about who these people are, what they wore, and why they were in Cannes to begin with.*

* This slideshow has been updated to show more of what these folks were busily promoting.

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Fan Bingbing Who: Actress Why she was there: To wear Valentino, Elie Saab, and Christopher Bu gowns, of course.
Milla Jovovich Who: Model/actress Why she was there: To play auctioneer at the 2012 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala in Cannes.
Diane Kruger Who: Actress Why she was there: She's part of the official competition jury for 2012, which hands out the prestigious Palme d... Diane Kruger Who: Actress Why she was there: She's part of the official competition jury for 2012, which hands out the prestigious Palme d'Or award. This explains why she went to every single movie. 
Gulnara Karimova Who: Disgraced fashion designer; daughter of Uzbekistan's alleged dictator Islam Karimov. Why she was there: Because there... Gulnara Karimova Who: Disgraced fashion designer; daughter of Uzbekistan's alleged dictator Islam Karimov. Why she was there: Because there weren't any protesters?
Jessica Chastain Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote her new films, Lawless and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Tilda Swinton Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote her new movie, Moonrise Kingdom.
Eva Longoria Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote L'Oreal, which helped sponsor the amfAR gala, and to host a cocktail party with Denise R... Eva Longoria Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote L'Oreal, which helped sponsor the amfAR gala, and to host a cocktail party with Denise Rich, sponsored by Total Management and MandA Events.
Freida Pinto Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote her new movie, Desert Dancer.
Karolina Kurkova Who: Model Why she was there: To speak at the 2012 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala.
Hofit Golan Who: Hard to tell; she appears to be a model, socialite, and TV presenter from Israel. Why she was there: To wear dresses no one els... Hofit Golan Who: Hard to tell; she appears to be a model, socialite, and TV presenter from Israel. Why she was there: To wear dresses no one else would touch.
Irina Shayk Who: Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Why she was there: To look hot.
Kirsten Dunst Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote her new movie, On the Road.
Kylie Minogue Who: Singer Why she was there: To promote her new movie, Holy Motors, and to perform at the 2012 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala.
Nicole Kidman Who: Actress Why she was there: To promote her new movies, The Paperboy and Hemingway & Gellhorn.
Natasha Poly Who: Model Why she was there: To vamp it up all over the place.
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