India, May 13 -- Like clockwork, every May the seaside quaint-scape of Cannes metamorphoses into a cocoon of glamour for easily one of the foremost keynote events in the global calendar, celebrating of course films - but also fashion, and with the same intensity.

The Cannes red carpet has for decades now, represented a heady mixture of these two interpretations of art. But cinema purists for much of this formidable time span, have held the red carpet guilty of allowing fashion more space than necessary, so much so that it perceptively seems to have overtaken the core vision of the Festival de Cannes - celebrating cinematic excellence.

With a brand new set of rather restrictive red carpet dress code rules having been shared by the organi...