Regina King in custom Schiaparelli

This is custom, and you can certainly tell; it fits her like the proverbial glove. It's GLAM.

Regina King in custom Schiaparelli

As a point of notice, at first, I thought that her skirt was striped; I think her entire gown is black, and the wrap is just lined in white. Either way, she looks CHIC.

Maria Bakalova in Armani Prive

This is very restrained and low-key for her; she looks lovely, though. This is one of those gowns that basically anyone can wear and look elegant in; I can envision it just as successfully on, say, Helen Mirren.

Darren Criss (in Balmain) and Mia Swier

I truly appreciate that he never phones it in; they look like they're in Cannes because they're in the middle of a vacation spent gambling in the south of France, which is where I wish I was right now!

Farhana Bodi in Gemy Maalouf

This is very elegant and unimpeachable.

Amy Jackson in Ali Karoui

This is quite dishy.

Anita Pozzo in Yanina Couture

This is VERY Cannes-y.

Candice Huffine in Christian Siriano

It is a testament to her modeling skills that she looks this good in a dress which is essentially designed to look like a column skirt pulled up over a swimsuit. (She's leaned into that vibe with hair and makeup, which I think was smart.)

Helena Gatsby in Alberta Ferretti

This is a teeny bit sheer, but it's pretty and also we're in Cannes. Isn't everything a tiny bit sheer?

Ellen Von Unwerth in Georgine

This outfit is a PARTY.

Felice Noordhoff in Burberry

This actually is also a party, just a slightly quieter one. (Because I know people will bring this up: This is top-to-toe the runway look, hence the nipple. Personally, this doesn't bug me that much on a model in Cannes as much as it would on like a CW star at upfronts. I also think this dress is VERY cool and I'm not totally sure if you can use a nipple cover without it looking weird? I'm interested to hear otherwise though.)

Fien Kloos in Jennifer Claire

One of my other fave things about Cannes is when models show up and they're like, "YES I HAVE SOME TAN LINES LET ME LIVE IT'S JULY IN FRANCE WE ALL ALMOST DIED."

Michell Roxana in Rami Kadi

This is very Cannes-y, like what you'd put on a secondary character in a soap opera set in Cannes.

Kat Graham in Nicolas Jebran

Kat Graham, I love you very much and I am concerned about whether or not your bodice is up to the task it's been assigned upon this night!

Mahlagha Jaberi in Yousef Al Jasmi

Speaking of underpinnings, I do have to think there was a solution here that was not just a beige strapless bra? (I just typed "a beige strapless Brad," and yes, Pitt would also not be a good solution here.)

Nina Senicar in Ines Atelier

This is MOSTLY not sequins, but it counts. And while I am generally someone who rages against reinventing the wheel -- or the dress -- I think this one is pretty cool!

Hofit Golan in Ziad Nakad

This is dreamy and also she looks like an evil ice queen in a Frozen rip-off. Somehow I mean that as a compliment?

Barbara Meier in Ziad Nakad

And this is honestly very cool, in a 1960s Vision of the Future kind of way.

Ines Rau in Le Court Maison

Enjoyably Barbie-y.

Lara Leito in Zuhair Murad

Ooooh, big finish!

The Annual Cannes amFAR Gala Had SO MANY SEQUINS. (And Metallics!)

And Regina King has arrived!