This year’s Chopard Miracle Gala arrived with a full circus theme; guests were welcomed into a literal big top by clowns, jugglers, and mimes. At the same time, Caroline Scheufele presented 79 couture looks alongside 79 high jewelry creations, marking the festival’s 79th edition. Performers from the Swiss Circus Knie appeared at unexpected moments throughout the evening, and Dita Von Teese and Sophie Ellis-Bextor followed with performances that kept the energy exactly where a jewellery house throwing a circus-themed party in the south of France should keep it. It was, by any measure, the most theatrical night of Cannes 2026, and the fashion matched every bit of it.
Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid arrived at the Chopard Miracle Gala as a golden goddess, turning heads in a gold gown pulled from the Elie Saab archives, while her mother, Yolanda, was resplendent in red beside her. As Chopard’s brand ambassador, Hadid also wore a necklace in 18-karat white gold set with 33.73 carats of white diamonds, a piece from the house’s Red Carpet Collection that had debuted just days earlier on the Hotel Martinez rooftop. The combination of the archival gown and the diamond necklace was one of the most complete looks of the entire festival.
Demi Moore
Demi Moore wore a crystal-covered Tamara Ralph couture gown from the Spring 2026 collection to the gala, finished with Chopard jewelry and an ostrich-feather shawl. It was her most dramatic Cannes look yet, and in a festival where she has appeared in Jacquemus, Gucci, and a custom purple crocodile-print gown, that is saying something.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez arrived in a sparkling strapless black mini-dress paired with classic black pumps, elevated with a suite of Chopard jewels, clean, sharp, and impossible to ignore in a room full of floor-length gowns. Sometimes the shortest dress in the room is the most considered one.
The Evening in Full
The Chopard Miracle Gala has always been Cannes’ most extravagant off-carpet fashion moment, the night when the jewellery takes centre stage alongside the clothes. The 2026 edition, with its circus theme and three-hour spectacle of couture and performance, delivered exactly that. Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele said from the stage: “I think what we have seen here tonight very much fits the definition of miracles.” Hard to argue.
