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Cannes denies red carpet high-heel rule
Published Wed, May 20, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Cannes, France
CANNES Film Festival organisers denied a report on Tuesday that they were enforcing a strict high-heel rule for women on the event's legendary red carpet after a storm of protest on social media.
In what was meant to be a good year for women at cinema's top showcase, British trade magazine Screen Daily said that "a handful of women in their 50s were turned away" by Cannes ushers from a Sunday night gala screening.
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