Cannes 2014: the best and worst dressed stars – in pictures

Lara Stone's hot-pink gown is proof that what sounds bad on paper doesn't always work out badly in IRL. It's the eyelashes that make it.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg, casual (well, ish) Louis Vuitton and Cannes is a triangle of Frenchie fashion perfection. Any yellow trouser naysayers can move along.

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Evidence that Alessandra Ambrosio is looking to trade "Victoria's Secret model" for "Disney princess" at the top of her CV.

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A biker jacket reprised as a red-carpet gown – why has no one done that before Toni Marshall (picture with Jean Paul Gaultier)? Because it's a disaster, that's why.

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Marion Cotillard does the whole smug-pigeon-at-the-end-of-the-pier look. Weirdly, it works.

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Is anyone else bored with Cate Blanchett (though she does look amazing in this Givenchy dress, it has to be said)?

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Here's Sharon Stone and her shoelace cleavage. She doesn't need us to tell her that's she's forgotton her pants, does she?

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Sofia Coppola argues the case for mid-calf, calm dresses at posh events. We're convinced.

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Aymeline Valade does the whole Jared-Leto-in-Saint-Laurent thing. And looks fabulous.

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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and a whole load of monochrome, spiky V shapes. Nah.

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