The Hollywood A-list is leading a rebellion against the tyranny of high-heeled shoes, as Julia Roberts, seen here with George Clooney, Kristin Stewart and Susan Sarandon flouted Cannes Film Festival convention.
The actresses all went barefoot or in flat shoes for photo calls and film premieres.
Roberts, who made her
first appearance in Cannes this year for her film Money Monster, posed for photographs in bare feet wearing an off-the-shoulder black gown. She appeared to have taken off her shoes midway down the red carpet, after arriving in heels.
Last year Cannes suffered huge controversy over an apparent policy dictating women must wear high heels on the red carpet.
Festival organisers denied such a policy existed, but female cinema-goers, including an amputee, reported how they had been turned away from film screenings after security deemed their flat footwear unacceptable.
