A look back at the best dressed women at this year's Cannes.

Cannes wasn't as glitzy but was still glamorous, said fashion experts.

SHOWS: CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 13-23, 2009)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

1. (MONTAGE OF BEST DRESSED WOMEN ON PALAIS RED CARPET) RACHEL WEISZ

2. BACK VIEW OF MONICA BELLUCI (ON LEFT) AND SOPHIE MARCEAU

3. BELLUCI AND MARCEAU TURNING HEADS

4. VARIOUS OF PENELOPE CRUZ

5. ANGELINA JOLIE

6. VARIOUS OF AISHWARYA RAI

7. ZIYI ZHANG

8. DITA VON TEESE

9. SHARON STONE

CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 22, 209)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

10. YACHT AT EDEN ROC

11. REFLECTION OF YACHTS AND CLAUDIA SCHIEFFER IN SUNGLASSES / COUPLE TALKING TO SCHIEFFER

12. CLOSE OF NECKLACE / FRENCH VOGUE EDITOR CARINE ROTHFIELD SPEAKING TO WOMAN

13. CLOSE OF GOLD WATCH

14. (SOUNDBITE)(English) FRENCH VOGUE EDITOR CARINE ROTHFIELD, SAYING:

"You know everyone said Cannes was going to be sad this year but it's not. There's a lot of energy and it's a great red carpet."

15. CAMERA CREWS / MICHELLE YEOH, CLAUDIA SCHIEFFER, KERRY WASHINGTON

16. (SOUNDBITE)(English) FASHION DESIGNER KENNETH COLE, SAYING:

"It's not as in your face maybe as it's been over the years. There's a little more respect of the times and what's going on out in the world But people here are still feeling good about what they do and the industry goes on and no industry prospers today as it did in the past."

CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 22, 2009) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

17. EVA HERZIGOVA

18. DITA VON TEESE

19. FASHION DESIGNERS DOMENICO DOLCE AND STEFANO GABBANA

20. (SOUNDBITE)(English) FASHION DESIGNERS DOMENICO DOLCE AND STEFANO GABBANA, SAYING:

"No Cannes is glamorous. Cannes is Cannes like Venice, like St. Tropez like all the fabulous places."

CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 13-24, 2009) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

21. MARIAH CAREY

22. VARIOUS OF BELLUCI AND MARCEAU

23. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURGH

24. SHU QI, ASIA ARGENTO, AND ISABELLE HUPERT FROM JURY

25. ROBIN WRIGHT-PENN

26. ANNA MOUGLALIS

STORY: Fashion didn't have the ultra-glamour of previous years in Cannes but designers, fashion editors and celebrities defended the understatement.

Among some of the best dressed women at the film festival were Rachel Weisz, who appeared in a green strapless number with split thigh, Sophie Marceau and Monica Belluci arriving on red carpet in in red dresses, Penelope Cruz in lavender Armani Prive, and Coco Chanel actress Anna Mouglalis in an emerald green dress.

"You know everyone said Cannes was going to be sad this year but it's not. There's a lot of energy and it's a great red carpet," French Vogue editor Carine Rothfield told Reuters Television.

"It's not as in your face maybe as it's been over the years. There's a little more respect of the times and what's going on out in the world But people here are still feeling good about what they do and the industry goes on and no industry prospers today as it did in the past," said fashion designer Kenneth Cole.

Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana had a smaller party this year, only inviting 400 guests as opposed to last year's 1500. But they said Cannes lost none of its character.

"No Cannes is glamorous. Cannes is Cannes like Venice, like St. Tropez like all the fabulous places."

Many of the more popular styles to dominate the main red carpet were strapless, off-the-shoulder, or asymmetrical