On the red carpet of Cannes Film Festival, there is an unwritten rule that the female attendees must wear high heels. In fact, back in 2015, a group of women, who chose to wear flat shoes, were denied access to a movie premiere at Cannes Film Festival. Despite the protest against this unspoken high heel rules, the high heels are still part of the dressing code for the red carpet style at Cannes film festival. So when Kristen Stewart took off her high heels on the red carpet and went for bare feet, she made the headline everywhere.
As a serving jury member in 2018, Kristen Stewart showed up at the premiere of movie “Blackkklansman”, wearing a silver couture dress of Chanel. In the embroidery detailed mini dress covered with crystals, the Twilight star looked fabulous. For a polished touch, her glamorous red carpet style was grounded with a pair of black pumps featuring 5 inch high heels and pointy toe.
Looked fatigued by her busy schedule, Kristen Stewart decided to take off her high heels and went for bare feet before going up the stairway at the red carpet. Kristen Stewart had protested against the red carpet high heel rules previously when talking to reporter in 2017. Now by action, the voice is heard loud and clear. Even though high heels are typical choice when it comes to red carpet shoes, many celebrities have sported different options to skip the pain for comfort. Whether they are flat sandals by Uma Thurman, ballet flats by Alexa Chung or sneakers by Millie Bobby Brown, the red carpet style stars have proved that they can look as amazing with their comfortable shoe choices. So even for the festival fancy event like Cannes film festival, it’s the time to drop the high heel rules and move on.