John Travolta’s cream beret and dyed beard at the Cannes Film Festival immediately sparked comparisons to Jack Harlow on social media.
John Travolta showed up at the Cannes Film Festival looking like he had raided a Parisian art museum in the 1970s, without anyone telling him that the masquerade ended decades ago.
The 72-year-old “Grease” legend stepped out on the red carpet on Friday wearing a cream beret, wire-rimmed glasses and a dyed jet black beard, and instantly had the internet do a double take.
He attended a screening of “Karma” with his daughter Ella Bleu, 26, but the real spectacle was his transformation into what social media was quick to call Jack Harlow.
The comparisons begin to unfold immediately, and not in a subtle way.
Starring: John Travolta and Ella Bru Travolta
Location: Cannes, France
Time: May 15, 2026
Photo credit: Laurent Lairys/PSNEWZ/INSTARimages
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Starring: John Travolta
Location: Cannes, France
Time: May 15, 2026
Photo credit: Laurent Lairys/PSNEWZ/INSTARimages
**US Rights Only**
Starring: John Travolta
Location: Cannes, France
Time: May 15, 2026
Photo credit: Laurent Lairys/PSNEWZ/INSTARimages
**US Rights Only**
Twitter users pointedly asked if Travolta had somehow absorbed Harlow’s entire aesthetic, with one writing: “Jack Harlow looks perfect for a John Travolta biopic.”
Another chimed in: “So John Travolta can but Jack Harlow can’t??”
The irony is too strong to ignore. Harlow has drawn attention for months for his quirky hat choices, from a $560, foot-tall Monphell wool “conductor hat” to the bizarre, floppy hat he wore in the “Say Hello” music video.
He has become the most popular target of fashion criticism online, especially after he made controversial comments about “going darker” earlier this year for his R&B album “Monica.”
But here’s where it gets interesting. Travolta wasn’t trying to make a statement or lean into an artistic movement.
According to the Daily Mail, he was only there to attend his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which premiered at the festival.
The film, adapted from a children’s book he wrote, stars Ella and explores his lifelong passion for aviation. He even received an honorary Palme d’Or, which left him emotional on stage.
Yet somehow his fashion choices overshadowed his achievements, and the internet couldn’t resist the comparisons to Harlow’s ongoing hat saga.
