spotlight on little hands on the red carpet

Elegance and extravagance parade on the red carpet. Behind the scenes, little hands are at work. On the Croisette, in a cozy suite, Elie Fernandez prepares the jewelry with which he will dress Eva Longoria, the face of his jewelry brand. Elie seeks to place his jewelry on as many stars as possible, for example on Eva Green, member of the jury. In the next room, “this is the real Cannes“: jewelry boxes to lose your mind.”We have a little over 700 pieces of jewelry coming in and going out“, he assures.

A few floors higher, Aurore Gautier arrives for her next appointment. She will do the makeup of the actress Émilie Dequenne. Aurore has less than an hour to sublimate it. Every year, she trains before the Cannes marathon. But no matter how much she runs, sometimes you need a motorbike taxi to get to the next meeting on time. In a villa on the heights of Cannes, a sewing workshop has taken up residence. With her team, Audrey Geschwind retouches the red carpet outfits. She makes Leïla Bekhti’s dress. Invisible actors but passionate about the magic of the festival.