Just because the event isn't taking place as scheduled doesn't mean we can't celebrate 70 years of iconic fashion.

Every year, the world&#39;s biggest celebrities, actors, and filmmakers gather together on the French Riviera&nbsp;for the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cannes-amfar-gala-juana-burga-2019">Cannes Film Festival</a>. The two-week festival is full of glitz and glam, high fashion, and, of course, incredible films.&nbsp;The event has existed officially since 1946, but unfortunately this year the festival as we know it cannot take&nbsp;place due to Covid-19.

We&#39;ll be missing the outrageous fashion looks on this year&#39;s red carpet, but in lieu&nbsp;of the glamorous premieres, we&#39;re taking&nbsp;a look back at some of the amazing fashion moments the event has seen in years past. We&#39;ve gathered some of the most iconic looks to grace the red carpet at Cannes from the 1950s to the 2010s&mdash;from Grace Kelly to Princess Diana to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/rihanna-fenty-decade-music-fashion">Rihanna</a>. From real royalty to the royals of the silver screen, scroll down for the chicest looks in Cannes red carpet history.

The 1950s

Brigitte Bardot, 1953

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Grace Kelly, 1955

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The one and only <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/politics-culture/9-commoners-who-married-into-royalty">Grace Kelly</a> attended the festival in 1955, where she ended up meeting her future husband, Rainier III, the Prince of Monaco.

Sophia Loren, 1955

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Brigitte Bardot, 1956

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Michèle Morgan, 1956

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Elizabeth Taylor, 1957

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Jayne Mansfield, 1958

Simone Signoret, 1959

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The 1960s

Jeanne Moreau, 1962

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Jeanne Moreau stunned the Cannes red carpet in 1962, where, two years prior, she&#39;d won&nbsp;best <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/actresses-over-50-awards-nominations">actress</a> for her role in&nbsp;Seven Days... Seven Nights.&nbsp;

Natalie Wood, 1962

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Catherine Deneuve, 1966

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Sophia Loren, 1966

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The 1970s

Jane Birkin, 1974

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Before the Birkin bag, Jane Birkin rocked <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/hermes-embraces-new-yorks-downtown">Herm&egrave;s</a>&nbsp;basket on the red carpet in 1974 which then, of course, catapulted the bag to fame.

Bianca Jagger, 1975

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The 1980s

Norma Aleandro and Cher, 1985

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These two icons stormed the red carpet in 1985, where they each won awards&nbsp;for best actress&mdash;Norma Aleandro for&nbsp;The Official Story,&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/90s-couples-forgotten-celebrity-nostalgia">Cher</a> for&nbsp;Mask.

Princess Diana, 1987

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Elizabeth Taylor, 1987

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The 1990s

Madonna and Jean-Paul Gaultier, 1991

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The ever-glowing <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/madonna-donatella-versace-tribute">]</a> stunned on the 1991 red carpet with&nbsp;Jean-Paul Gaultier in his 40s-inspired two-piece outfit.&nbsp;

Vanessa Paradis and Jeanne Moreau, 1995

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Sharon Stone, 1995

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Nicole Kidman, 1996

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Kate Moss and&nbsp;Johnny Depp, 1997

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<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kate-moss-cecilia-bonstrom-collaboration-2019">Kate Moss</a> sported&nbsp;this beautiful Narciso Rodriguez dress on the red carpet in 1997 with at-the-time boyfriend Johnny Depp.&nbsp;

Jennifer Lopez, 1998

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The 2000s

Bjork, 2000

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Maggie Cheung, 2000

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Monica Belucci, 2003

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The 2010s

Lupita Nyong&#39;o,&nbsp;2015

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Bella Hadid, 2017

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The youngest <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/supermodels-horse-girls-bella-hadid-kendall-jenner">Hadid</a> sister wore this elegant number by&nbsp;Alexandre Vauthier when she attended a screening of Ismael&#39;s Ghosts&nbsp;at the 2017 festival.

Rihanna,&nbsp;2017

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Rihanna stunned the&nbsp;red carpet in this chic white <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/dior-fall-2020-runway-show">Dior</a> look as she attended the&nbsp;Okja&nbsp;screening at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Liya Kebede, 2019

Cannes Film Festival: These are the Chicest Red Carpet Looks of All Time

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