At the Club Kid photocall in Cannes May 2026, Cara Delevingne wore Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann tailoring with a sheer black shirt – and the styling almost works.
Sharp tailoring. Slightly cautious energy.
At the Club Kid photocall during the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2026, Cara Delevingne stepped out in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann – a blue and white chalkstripe suit from the Fall 2026 collection that clearly aims for modern power dressing.
The suit is cleanly cut with a long, structured blazer that falls past the hips and straight-leg trousers that skim the floor without pooling. The vertical pinstripes elongate the frame, and the proportions are deliberate – strong shoulders, narrow waist, crisp lines throughout. Underneath, she layered a sheer black shirt over a white collared base, creating that transparent-on-tailoring tension the brand is leaning into.
Here is where I am torn.
The sheer layer adds edge, yes, but it also softens the authority of the suit just enough to make the look hover between statement and safety. It wants to feel subversive. It stops just short.
It reads classic, but it is actually calculated.
Her black pointed-toe leather pumps ground everything, and the slightly undone shag fringe gives the outfit a looser finish, which suits a daytime photocall rather than a red carpet. Standing against the clean festival backdrop, Cara Delevingne at the Cannes photocall looks composed, almost restrained.
And that restraint is the interesting part. For a film called Club Kid, competing this year at Cannes, you might expect something more anarchic, something less tailored and more chaotic. Instead, she chose control.
This is a strong suit. I just wish it pushed a little further.
If you were styling this, would you keep the sheer layer, or go full classic with a solid shirt underneath?
The tailoring holds it together – the risk is what feels half-finished.
For more standout tailoring moments this week, the mood across celebrity style at Cannes has leaned heavily into suits with attitude.
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