Elle Fanning in Balmain
Elle is definitely in a black-bottom place right now -- first her Catherine II dress and then the Vivienne Westwood, both in our last slideshow, and now this. It's dramatic and surprising from her. As much as I trust that Elle has her own vision, I did see this and think, "She may have told her stylist she wanted a Zendaya moment," because me that is 100 percent what this is.
Somewhere, Bella Hadid's Schiaparelli lungs are holding this thing's beer. I said in the runway show that these all looked like VERY cold nipple experiences, and I stand by that.
I wonder how heavy this is, and where the load-bearing is happening. Her neck? Because it certainly isn't that tiny, tiny wisp of a gold chain.
The original runway look is more stompy and punk/glam; this is more, "I'm in a sexy Cartier campaign."
Samantha McMillen
Elle was there to present "Fashion Stylist" to Samantha McMillen (which is... more a statement than a compliment; yes, she is a fashion stylist. But that's what InStyle says the category is, which somehow differs from stylist Jason Bolden, who won "Voice of Style"). It's very apt that Elle took a risk on the night her stylist was in the spotlight, and Samantha herself did too. It's a cool dress.
This photo just made me laugh. It's dropping the facade and delivering pure Elle sunny energy.