Cannes Film Festival, Mads Mekkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Harrison Ford
(From L) US actor Harrison Ford, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and US actor Boyd Holbrook arrive for the screening of the film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2023. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Dare I say it – the Cannes Film Festival delivers better style moments than any of its US counterparts. Sorry, but it’s true. Could be the fact that it’s held in France during the spring, the most temperate and delightful time to be on the continent.

Could also be that the movies shown are generally there for art’s sake and not so much the profiteering of major studios but we’ll say that part quietly.

Cannes Film Festival, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Armani, Alexander McQueen
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 20: Leonardo DiCaprio, Director Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro attend the “Killers Of The Flower Moon” red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

Whatever the reason, the actors and auteurs behind the films have been giving a masterclass in the both on and off duty style. From opening ceremony black tie moments to the more relaxed photo calls for individual films, observers should take note: the art of gentlemanly dressing isn’t dead. It’s just holidaying in the French Riviera.

From Mads Mikkeslen’s reveal as the new face of Zegna, complete with Vicuna overshirt, Ethan Hawke’s casual Saint Laurent (who provided some slick threads for the entire cast of Strange Way of Life including director Pedro Almodóvar) to Jude Law’s custom Brioni tuxedo, Cannes is providing us the sartorial sustenance we’ve been missing.

Check out some of our favourite menswear looks from Cannes Film Festival thus far below.

Jude Law in Brioni

Cannes Film Festival, Jude Law
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 21: Jude Law attends the “Firebrand (Le Jeu De La Reine)” red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)

Ethan Hawke in Saint Laurent

Cannes Film Festival, Ethan Hawke, Saint Laurent
American actor Ethan Hawke at Cannes Film Festival 2023. Strange Way Of Life Photocall. Cannes (France), May 17th, 2023 (Photo by Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Zhu Yilong In Wooyoungmi

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 19: Zhu Yilong attends the Chopard Trophy during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Carlton Beach on May 19, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Leonardo DiCaprio in Alexander McQueen, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro in Armani.

Cannes Film Festival, Leonardo DCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 20: Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorcese and Robert de Niro attend the “Killers Of The Flower Moon” red carpet at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

Manuel Rios in Saint Laurent

Cannes Film Festival, Manuel Rios
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Manuel Rios attends the “Monster” red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

Djebril Zonga

CANNES, FRANCE – (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Sam Riley

Sam Riley
CANNES, FRANCE –  (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

Pedro Almodóvar in Saint Laurent

CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 17: Director Pedro Almodóvar attends the “Strange Way Of Life” photocall at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)