Dhaka, May 13 -- The Cannes Film Festival has officially updated its dress code to ban full nudity and "excessively voluminous" outfits on the red carpet, aligning its policies with French law and longstanding festival protocol.

The announcement comes after past red carpet incidents, including a topless protestor in 2022 and Bianca Censori's transparent dress at the Grammys earlier this year, according to Variety.

The festival clarified that the move is part of an effort to reinforce rules already in place.

"This year, the Cannes Film Festival has made explicit in its charter certain rules that have long been in effect. The aim is not to regulate attire per se, but to prohibit full nudity on the red carpet, in accordance with the insti...