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| Cannes Film Festival defends 'reminding' women at red-carpet events to wear heels | Cannes Film Festival defends 'reminding' women at red-carpet events to wear heels |
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| The Cannes Film Festival's organisers have defended turning women away from red-carpet film screenings if they weren't wearing high heels. | The Cannes Film Festival's organisers have defended turning women away from red-carpet film screenings if they weren't wearing high heels. |
| In a statement following reports of an online backlash against the festival's controversial dress code, a spokesperson told The Independent that the policy had been in place "throughout the years". | In a statement following reports of an online backlash against the festival's controversial dress code, a spokesperson told The Independent that the policy had been in place "throughout the years". |
| Some women took to Twitter to say that they had been forced to "argue their way in" to events, even if they were not wearing heels for medical reasons. Others, according to Screen magazine, were turned away altogether. | Some women took to Twitter to say that they had been forced to "argue their way in" to events, even if they were not wearing heels for medical reasons. Others, according to Screen magazine, were turned away altogether. |
| #Cannes2015 Not Highlight - Both our head of sales and junior turned away at Carol premiere for lack of sass in shoes @muirkate | #Cannes2015 Not Highlight - Both our head of sales and junior turned away at Carol premiere for lack of sass in shoes @muirkate |
| @Yishabelle @Screendaily I almost got turned away for wearing fine leather oxfords, wasn't in heels bc of ankle problems. Argued way in. | @Yishabelle @Screendaily I almost got turned away for wearing fine leather oxfords, wasn't in heels bc of ankle problems. Argued way in. |
| A spokesperson for Cannes said: "Regarding the dress code for the red carpet screenings, rules have not changed throughout the years. | A spokesperson for Cannes said: "Regarding the dress code for the red carpet screenings, rules have not changed throughout the years. |
| "There is no specific mention about the height of the women’s heels as well as for men’s. Thus, in order to make sure that this rule is respected, the Festival’s hosts and hostesses were reminded of it." | "There is no specific mention about the height of the women’s heels as well as for men’s. Thus, in order to make sure that this rule is respected, the Festival’s hosts and hostesses were reminded of it." |
| Earlier, social media users complained that the festival's red-carpet traditions were "outdated", while others said they were "seething". The phrase #cannesheels trended for a short while on Twitter. | Earlier, social media users complained that the festival's red-carpet traditions were "outdated", while others said they were "seething". The phrase #cannesheels trended for a short while on Twitter. |
| Vicci Ho, a Cannes regular and former festival programmer, wrote on Twitter that she was "almost turned away" for wearing leather flats, despite doing so because she was suffering ankle problems. She later wrote on the site that the enforcement of the dress code had been "ridiculous this year". | |
| No selfies on the red-carpet okay… but this… "All women are obligatory to wear high-heels to red-carpet screenings" http://t.co/EzwdR4h28S | No selfies on the red-carpet okay… but this… "All women are obligatory to wear high-heels to red-carpet screenings" http://t.co/EzwdR4h28S |
| Cannes is such an outdated embarrassing piece if shit festival tho. booing, high heels, yachts SOUNDS EXHAUSTING | Cannes is such an outdated embarrassing piece if shit festival tho. booing, high heels, yachts SOUNDS EXHAUSTING |
| I am seething that @Festival_Cannes ban women from the red carpet if they're not wearing high heels! I wish the 'stars' would react | I am seething that @Festival_Cannes ban women from the red carpet if they're not wearing high heels! I wish the 'stars' would react |
| That last RT: dress code for Cannes red carpet turns back women not wearing high heels. | That last RT: dress code for Cannes red carpet turns back women not wearing high heels. |
| Cannes keeping it classy #2 MT @muirkate: Women turned back from red carpet #Cannes2015 for NOT wearing high heels. pic.twitter.com/5chrey30lU | Cannes keeping it classy #2 MT @muirkate: Women turned back from red carpet #Cannes2015 for NOT wearing high heels. pic.twitter.com/5chrey30lU |
| Why I don't go to Cannes RT Women denied Palais entry for wearing flats http://t.co/AEzcE425Nb | Why I don't go to Cannes RT Women denied Palais entry for wearing flats http://t.co/AEzcE425Nb |
| According to Screen, a number of women in their 50s were denied access to the showing of Todd Haynes’ entry Carol on Sunday night. | According to Screen, a number of women in their 50s were denied access to the showing of Todd Haynes’ entry Carol on Sunday night. |
| It claimed the women were wearing rhinestone flats at the time – and said that the subject matter of the film itself – a lesbian romance starring Cate Blanchett about fighting against societal norms – added to the outrage of those turned away. | It claimed the women were wearing rhinestone flats at the time – and said that the subject matter of the film itself – a lesbian romance starring Cate Blanchett about fighting against societal norms – added to the outrage of those turned away. |
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