Elle Fanning leans into ladylike armor—her belted coat dress and metallic heels turning TIFF’s red carpet into a runway of restrained glamour and nostalgic edge.
There’s a kind of fashion fluency Elle Fanning speaks that few others can match—equal parts ingénue and icon, with a vocabulary that spans powdered pastels and couture punctuation. At the Shutterstock x Entertainment Weekly x People Portrait Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, Fanning arrived in a look that felt like Chanel Resort 2026 reimagined for a Wes Anderson heroine with a Cartier habit.
The centerpiece: a textured light blue coat dress with a structured silhouette, wide collar, and button-down front. It’s cinched at the waist with a matching belt, giving the look a sculptural clarity that’s both retro and resolute. The fabric—likely a tweed or boucle—carries a tactile richness that photographs beautifully under flash, catching light without veering into shimmer. It’s a silhouette that nods to 1960s mod but with the polish of modern tailoring.
Fanning pairs the dress with Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z Metallic Leather Pumps—pointed, reflective, and unapologetically sharp. The shoes add a futuristic glint to an otherwise nostalgic palette. On her finger, the Cartier 18 Karat White Gold Five Row Diamond Eternity Ring offers quiet opulence, a whisper of excess that never overpowers. The synergy between accessories and outfit is textbook editorial styling—each element distinct, yet harmonized.
This look lands somewhere between Jackie Kennedy and Margot Tenenbaum—ladylike but not precious, structured but not stiff. It’s emblematic of a broader movement in red carpet fashion: the return of the coat dress as a power piece, not just a throwback. Chanel’s Resort 2026 collection leaned heavily into this silhouette, and Fanning’s interpretation feels both on-trend and timeless.
