Did Björk Wear the Strangest Look at Cannes 2025?

We’ve seen plenty of eye-popping looks at the 78th Cannes Film Festival—but nobody does it like Björk. The Icelandic artist was on the Croisette to receive an award this year, and true to her avant-garde aesthetic, she showed up in an outfit that ticked all the right boxes.

For her latest traffic-stopping design, the singer turned to the German label Aziz—also recently seen on Lady Gaga. The entirely hand-crafted ensemble featured a tulle top with voluminous shoulder pads and a long lace skirt adorned with floral embroidery. The veil’s motifs were echoed in the headpiece that wrapped the singer’s face. The centerpiece of her look was undoubtedly the corset, fastened at the back with silver buckles. Made as a one-off, it was crafted from sustainably tanned leather. The designer’s aim was to create a silhouette inspired by nature’s organic forms, fusing sculptural structure with the delicacy of translucent materials.

Bkörk appeared in Cannes on Thursday for two reasons. First, she attended Cineum Cannes as part of the tenth annual Positive Cinema Week, organized in conjunction with the film festival. She was honored there with a Humann Prize, an award for “visionary leaders who use their voice and influence to bring about meaningful change.” Last year, at its first edition, the award went to actress Golshifteh Farahani and director Camille Etienne.

The awards ceremony was followed by a screening of Cornucopia, a filmed concert that the artist recorded during a visit to Lisbon as part of her tour. Released in May, Björk says that films like this are “a friendly matriarchal construction, welcome in today’s climate,” as she wrote on Instagram. “I spent last decade working with 360-degree sound and visual software in virtual reality and animation,” she added, describing the film. “My intention was to bring what we had created for 21st-century VR into a 19th-century theatre – taking it from the headset to the stage.”