Olivia Culpo brought the cutout trend to the 76th Cannes Film Festival red carpet [1]. At the May 23 premiere of "Asteroid City," Culpo sparkled in a Miss Sohee gown featuring a prominent, plunging chest cutout. Aside from the dramatic diamond shape, the rest of the bodice was fairly minimal, replete with long midnight navy velvet sleeves, a high neckline, and a border of silver and blue crystals sprinkled where her periwinkle skirt began. The gown then blossomed into a mermaid shape of bright pleats that expanded around the model and swept the floor behind her. "There's no better feeling than taking off a skin-tight dress," Culpo said in an Instagram Story [2] at the end of the night. "Freedom!"
Styled by Micaela Erlanger [3], Culpo completed her cutout couture with jewelry from Bulgari, letting her new engagement ring [4] from fiancé Christian McCaffery [5] shine against her dress. She pulled her hair back into a sleek chignon to keep the focus on the gown, matching the rest of her glam to the color palette of her outfit with smokey purple eye makeup by Sir John [6].
Standing out on the red carpet seemed almost effortless for Culpo, but since getting engaged, she's said that designing a wedding dress has proven to be much more difficult than selecting an event-worthy gown. "It's hard because with the dress, I have so many ideas — so many things I'm really excited about," she told E! News [7] earlier this month. "I want to show Christian, but he's like, 'No, I can't see. Don't show me because it needs to be a surprise!'"
Read on to see how Culpo stunned at Cannes from all angles, as we await the reveal of further wedding planning details.