Yes, the whitewashed suites with their blue carpets and chaise longues are luxurious. But one comes right here to see and be seen, so the centre of the beau monde in Cannes is Chopard’s roof terrace, searching onto the Mediterranean, the Festival and the crowds exterior.
Here, there may be an open bar serving Perrier Jouët and piscine cocktails, consumer suites for jewellery appointments, and a everlasting glam squad the place the vibe is crackling. Ingeniously, the group has been imported from London, the place massive hair and make-up are far more acceptable than in France. Of course, Cannes is the exception, and so I settle in on the first afternoon for an updo by Neville’s Anna Bell and bronzed goddess make-up from Sapnam Gurung. A billowing pink ruffled Aje gown loaned from ByRotation goes on and a big diamanté Miu Miu necklace from The Hirst Collection (each It woman’s favorite)… you have to at the least attempt to play these diamond divas at their very own recreation.
Tonight, Caroline Scheufele – co-president and inventive director of Chopard – debuts her 2025 Red Carpet Collection on the rooftop. It is buzzing with DJs, administrators, actors and Lord Byron, Scheufele’s King Charles Cavalier (the choker she is sporting round her neck additionally features Byron). And the assortment? Perfect for a Riviera sundown: we see sky excessive, extremely slim fashions in gentle as air robes encrusted in large emeralds, diamonds and sapphires – every catching the pale gentle of the moon. It is jet set drama in movement.
