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Bella Hadid was all at sea on Thursday as she took advantage of a rare break between red carpet events at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
The American supermodel has caused quite a stir upon La Promenade de la Croisette since arriving in the French resort town, notably during Tuesday’s screening of La Bataille De Gaulle.
But the Birkin inspired gown that turned so many heads as she crossed the red carpet that evening was traded for a striking swimsuit as she cruised the French Riviera.
Hadid, 29, showed off her lithe physique while admiring the view from the top deck of a luxury yacht during a relaxing afternoon in the south of France.
With spring temperatures soaring, the model rounded off her look with a pair of heavily tinted sunglasses while gazing out at the sweeping Cannes coastline.
She appeared to be enjoying a break away from the spotlight after dominating the red carpet this year’s festival – despite having little or nothing to do with any of the film’s being screened in-competition.
Bella Hadid was all at sea on Thursday as she took advantage of a rare break between red carpet events at the 79th Cannes Film Festival
On Tuesday, the Texan model paid tribute to legendary Anglo-French singer and actress singer Jane Birkin in a custom-made ivory lace gown from Schiaparelli.
Fans of Birkin, who famously inspired the Hermes bag and died in 2023 aged 76, may have spotted its uncanny similarity to one worn by Birkin at the same festival six decades earlier.
In 1969, aged 22, Birkin appeared on the red carpet with musician boyfriend Serge Gainsbourg in a white crochet dress, by Pucci, that went on to become one of her most iconic looks.
Where Birkin’s was cut in a loose and flowing kaftan style in keeping with the laid-back ‘hippy’ ethos of the 60s, Hadid’s hugged her body like a second skin.
The American supermodel has caused quite a stir upon La Promenade de la Croisette since arriving in the French resort town
Hadid showed off her lithe physique while admiring the view from the top deck of a luxury yacht during a relaxing afternoon in the south of France
She appeared to be enjoying a break away from the spotlight after dominating the red carpet this year’s festival – despite having little or nothing to do with any of the film’s being screened
