Oscars 2026 Countdown: Elle Fanning-ology

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Because we’ve been covering Sentimental Value star and Best Supporting Actress nominee Elle Fanning since she was literally a little girl, we feel a little conflicted about doing an “ology” post about her now. On the one hand, we’re thrilled for her success, but on the other hand, we almost feel like summing up her style is a no-brainer, because we’ve been doing it so long. For someone as young as she is, she’s always had very firm ideas about the kinds of styles she wants to wear and she’s settled on three distinct style personae: fairy tale princess, disco queen, or retro haute couture goddess.

At the BFI London Film Festival premiere in Simone Rocha
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We’re not sure if she considered that she would be up for awards consideration early on, but she never really adopted a specific style, either for the promo period or awards season. She just stuck to what she’s always done: bouncing back and forth between her various styles, from modern glam…

At the LA premiere in Fendi Couture
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To pastel princess.

At the Governors Awards in Gucci
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Sometimes she combined them.

At the Gotham Film Awards in Ralph Lauren
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But despite her clear love of fashion and her ability to convey various moods and personalities with it, she still makes a lot of rookie mistakes, like defaulting to pale colors or whites that do nothing for her.

At the Palm Springs INternational Film Festival in vintage Nettie RosensteinPin

Or letting her love of vintage mid-Century styles lead her down some dowdy paths.

At the Critics Choice Awards in Archival Ralph Lauren
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But the great thing about her style is that it’s never boring and you never know what she’s going to wear at any point, which is why, even though we know her style preferences well, we can’t predict which way she’ll go.

At the Astra Film Awards in Rodarte
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We just hope she avoids the drab colors she tends to favor.

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At the Golden Globe Awards in Gucci
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We’re pulling for either the sparkly glam disco version of her, or if not that…

At the Nominees Luncheon in Givenchy
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At the Producers Guild Awards in Elie Saab
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… then the chic, elegant, restrained version. She doesn’t need or want our advice, but we’d have told her to stick with the disco glam.

[Photo Credit: [Photo Credit: David Fisher/Shutterstock for The Actor Awards, Jay L. Clendenin/Shutterstock for The Actor Awards, Dave Starbuck/Future Image/Cover Images, Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, PA Images/INSTARimages, Gareth Cattermole/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA, Faye’s Vision/Cover Images, Leon Bennett/Getty Images for NAACP, Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for NAACP, Mark Von Holden/The Academy, Dave Starbuck/Future Image/Cover Images, PA Images/INSTARimages, AdMedia/MediaPunch/INSTARimages, Corine Solberg/PA Images/INSTARimages, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society, Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society, John Shearer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society, Monica Schipper/Getty Images, Dave Starbuck/Dave Starbuck/Future Image/Cover Images, Nick Agro/The Academy/A.M.P.A.S., Warner Bros. Pictures, Cover Images, Steve Vas/Future Image/Cover Images]

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