The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is well underway with movie previews and parades of eclectic fashion spewing on the red carpet. From Selena Gomez to Anya Taylor-Joy , stars are flocking to the French Riveria and bringing their best designer wear with them too. Those invited to the premieres and press conferences flash smiles for the cameras in exquisite garb that follows the opulent aesthetic.
Amid the dazzling diamond chokers and sophisticated gowns, actors don odes to their characters, their predecessors, and even their parents with unique accessories added to their ensembles. On 18 May, Margaret Qualley seemed to pay homage to her mother, Andie MacDowell , with a headpiece she wore to the Kinds of Kindness press conference – at least fans think so. The 29-year-old Maid actress wore a wide ivory sun hat with a long-stemmed broach pinning the front rim up.
In addition to their obvious resemblance, viewers thought Qualley looked strikingly similar to her mom when she starred in the 1994 film, Four Weddings and a Funeral . At one point in the movie, MacDowell wears a navy blue wide-brimmed sun hat with an enlarged bow wrapping the top. Though the two accessories weren’t the same in colour or shape, they’re in the same style category, which some thought Qualley purposefully picked.
One X, formerly known as Twitter, user posted a side-by-side comparison of Qualley at Cannes wearing her hat and MacDowell in the film. The caption read: “Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell, .
