Bella Hadid echoes Jane Birkin at Cannes

Bella Hadid used a May 20 Cannes Film Festival red-carpet appearance to reference one of Jane Birkin’s best-known late-1960s looks. Hadid arrived for the screening of “La Bataille De Gaulle: L’Âge De Fer,” where photographers captured her in an ivory Schiaparelli gown that several fashion outlets linked to a Birkin dress from 1969. Vanity Fair published its account on May 21, and other fashion coverage identified the look as a deliberate homage rather than a loose resemblance. Cannes’ official festival page confirms the film screened on May 20 in the 2026 lineup. ### Which Cannes event was Bella Hadid attending? The Festival de Cannes lists “La Bataille De Gaulle: L’Âge De Fer,” directed by Antonin Baudry, as a 2026 selection screening out of competition. The festival page describes the film as a 160-minute French production and includes photographs and video from the event. May 20 is the date attached to the red-carpet appearance in multiple reports. (festival-cannes.com) Coverage from W Magazine and Red Carpet Fashion Awards placed Hadid at that screening, and Cannes’ official page shows the film as part of the festival’s May 2026 program. ### What exactly was the Jane Birkin reference? Red Carpet Fashion Awards reported that Hadid’s white Schiaparelli gown referenced the plunging dress Birkin wore to the Union of the Artists Gala in Paris in 1969. (festival-cannes.com) The outlet pointed to the crochet effect, the deep neckline and the black embellishment at the center cutout as the clearest visual links. W Magazine also described the Cannes look as a recreation of a Birkin fashion moment, saying Hadid made the reference on the Cannes red carpet itself. That framing matches Vanity Fair’s characterization that the outfit paid homage to Birkin’s 1960s style. ### Who designed the dress Hadid wore? Schiaparelli was the label identified across the coverage. (redcarpet-fashionawards.com) Red Carpet Fashion Awards said the gown was a white crochet Schiaparelli designed by creative director Daniel Roseberry, while other reports described it as an ivory custom look. (wmagazine.com) The details repeated across reports were consistent: lace or crochet-style construction, a plunging neckline, and a black accent placed at the front of the dress. Those specifics are what tied the look most directly to Birkin’s earlier appearance. (redcarpet-fashionawards.com) ### Why did the comparison land so quickly? Jane Birkin remains a durable reference point in fashion coverage because her late-1960s and 1970s style is widely recognizable. In this case, the side-by-side comparison was easy for outlets to make because the silhouette and front detail were close enough to a specific archival look, not just to Birkin’s general image. That is an inference based on the repeated descriptions in the coverage. (redcarpet-fashionawards.com) Photographs and video from Cannes helped accelerate that comparison. The festival page for “La Bataille De Gaulle: L’Âge De Fer” includes event media, and fashion sites published image-heavy posts within a day of the screening. ### Where can readers verify the look and the event? Vanity Fair’s May 21 gallery is one place to see the look as it was reported. (redcarpet-fashionawards.com) Cannes’ official page for “La Bataille De Gaulle: L’Âge De Fer” also hosts event material tied to the screening, including photographs and video. The next dated milestone is June 10, when the film is scheduled for release under the English title “De Gaulle: Tilting Iron,” according to search results tied to the Cannes selection. (festival-cannes.com) (en.wikipedia.org)