Marion Cotillard: May's most fashionable

At the Cannes Film Festival, Marion Cotillard proved herself not only as a talented actress, but a versatile fashion plate, too.

BY Alice Newbold | 31 May 2013

Ready for her close-up at the premiere of 'The Immigrant' at the Cannes Film Festival Photo: Getty

With an arsenal of Dior gowns ready and waiting, there were few doubts that Marion Cotillard wouldn't dazzle on the Croisette at Cannes.

But where Cotillard has previously reigned as Dior darling - the brand's handbag model even starred as the enigmatic Lady Dior in the couture house's series of web documentaries - she's now not the only one in creative director Raf Simons' brood of elegant ladies feted by the label.
IN PICTURES: Marion Cotillard's stylish May
But rather than fight fellow Dior ambassador Jennifer Lawrence, Cannes' 'Gatsby princess' Carey Mulligan and jury member Nicole Kidman for the prize gowns, Cotillard made the red carpet her own versatile fashion show.
Where Lawrence and Mulligan wore Dior with centre-parted, low maintenance hair, Cotillard wore a statement beehive and plenty of bling to boot.
IN PICTURES: Cannes Film Festival 2013: red carpet style
And to prove that Dior isn't the only label vying to dress the French actress, Marion threw Antonio Berardi and Alexander McQueen into the mix.
The glamorous film festival saw the 37-year-old actress flirt with Berardi minidresses for daytime photo calls before vamping up the glamour in fairytale, floor-length Dior gowns at her film's premieres. NB: If there's one woman who knows how to work an appropriate Cannes dress schedule, Cotillard does.
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Lest we forget the curly quiff the fashion plate pulled out at the Met Ball at the start of May. Yes, it may have been a Dior dress again, but who wouldn't want to wear that pale pink number with graduated hemline and cheeky yellow underlay?

Marion Cotillard in Dior at the 2013 Met Ball

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Look to Marion Cotillard for oriental inspiration or go back to school with Diane Kruger in this week's style tutorial.

Choose one bright thing
Without a scarf, Jessica Alba would be wearing a black vest and dark denim jeans. But, with the help of a zany yellow, patterned scarf, her outfit comes to life. Make sure you have a killer accessory to jolt your dull day outfits out of dull territory

Make the tuxedo jacket your own
Tuxedos don't have to make you look like you're an outcast from a Nineties American prom. Take a leaf out of Brit Marling's Balenciaga book and lengthen the hemline of your jacket to curve neatly round your frame. A plunging neckline helps, too