Cannes D-6: How black tie can you be without black tie?
When the deadline approaches and the pressure mounts, this is the question that any lucky winner of the red carpet is entitled to ask. If the answer exists.
Black tie ! An overexposed Anglicism, composed of two words that could not be more generic, in barely two syllables, for an often overused concept. Responsible for a lot of cold sweats to men of style since 1949, and to the establishment of a rather strict Cannes protocol, it would seem that the triptych “ black tuxedo-shirt with white plastron-black bow tie ” is no longer in force except for evening screenings. And again, it would be a question of going to check. In the meantime, here are some inspirations spotted this season among designers, some of whose fantasies are in tune with the lack of ambient academicism, and the "sexiness" that reigns there. With a special dedication to Ewan McGregor, for having dared to wear the Scottish kilt in 2003, as traditional costumes are authorized.
