The Oscar winner curiously agrees with the Cannes Film Festival ban on red-carpet nudity, even though she created a stir last week by wearing a risqué dress to the Met Gala.

The "Monster's Ball" actor revealed exactly which part of her dress made her look ineligible for the red carpet.

Halle wasn't the only celebrity to be channelling Bold Minimalism in her red carpet look at Cannes. Other outfits represented a version of the trend, with bright, simple colours and sleek silhouettes abound – and a pop of something bolder or more conceptual.