Luxurious Couture, Ready-to-Wear & Wedding Dresses | Tony Ward Couture

Cannes has its rhythm. Flashbulbs, spotlights, and that one slow-motion turn on the Montée des Marches that gets replayed the next morning.

For Tony Ward Fashion House, it’s a tradition, but never routine. This year at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, the House took the red carpet and the Riviera by storm…one look at a time.

Because the Cannes red carpet isn’t just about glam. It’s a calendar date we’ve been stitching towards for months. Gowns start on paper, then pass through the hands of the magical hands at our Ateliers in Beirut, before circling the globe for fittings, adjustments, and tweaks that no one will ever see, but actually feel in every photo.

Let’s start with the Cannes opening night. Paola Turani stepped out in full sparkle, styled by Francesca Farina in a Tony Ward Couture gown from the Twilight Reverie collection: structure meeting fantasy in a blazer-inspired silhouette layered with crystals and 3D embroidery.

At the Red Sea Women in Cinema Gala, icon and friend of the brand Yousra made an unforgettable entrance in a Tony Ward Couture gown from the Fall Winter 2024/25 collection. Velvet layers, feather trims, and embroidered tulle moved with gravity and grace — the kind of look that doesn’t walk into a room, it fills it. Yasmine Sabri continued the Middle Eastern takeover in a Tony Ward made-to-measure Couture piece. The silhouette: Clean. The details: Explosive.

Heidi Klum, a Cannes favorite, made headlines once again in a Tony Ward Couture gown styled by Mikiel; also proving, yet again, that some dresses are made for the flash. Meanwhile, newcomer Lara Cosima Von Donnersmarck made her Cannes debut in a whisper-soft silhouette by the house, styled by Julien Vassel, stepping onto the carpet looking effortlessly chic!

Saudi TV presenter Nada Baeshen brought softness with edge, courtesy of stylist Ibrahim Fakhreddine, in a look that caught the wind just right. And Huda Al Fahad proved that minimal doesn’t mean quiet, styled by Musaed Alsaqer in a look that owned the stairs without needing to shout.

Then came Karolina Kurkova at the Chopard Universe Dinner in a Tony Ward Fall Winter 2024/25 Couture look. Fully beaded in a degrade of black to silver 3D crystal work, the look didn’t need a caption. It was a statement. It had presence.

On the men’s side, Chinese actor Gong Jun suited up in sleek tailoring from The Art of Ease, because red carpet style isn’t just about dresses. Same goes for Black M, whose tonal embroidered blazer and sculpted silhouette redefined understated drama.

Eva Gutowski and Olav Stubberud doubled the spotlight. She wore a ‘modified’ Couture look from Nymphs Rebirth, her sage green gown blooming with 3D silk organza flowers; he followed suit—literally—in a sharp Look from the new menswear capsule ‘The Art Of Ease’.

Last but not least, Afiya Bennett showed up in a cut-out crepe gown traced with silver embroidery, Maram Zbaeda in ombré silver-blue Ready-to-Wear and Daniela Cosio in sapphire silk charmeuse… more moments that made the carpet feel like home.

For Tony Ward, Cannes is never about the numbers. It’s about the right energy. The perfect light. The dress that flows at the exact moment when the camera clicks. And the staircase that reminds us—again—why we do this.

Red carpet season might be over but we are currently preparing for more. See you on the next step.