A rep tells THR that festival’s official charter was just updated to reflect “certain rules that have long been in effect” and the aim is “not to regulate attire per se but to prohibit full nudity on the carpet.

Since it had a major redesign in 1984, when it took inspiration from the Academy Awards in Hollywood, the Cannes film festival has been synonymous with its famous red carpet, a 60-meter stretch of fabric that covers the 24 steps leading up to the Palais.

One of the biggest celebrity styling trends has been prohibited from the event’s dress code for “decency reasons.”