InStyle USA - 11.2019

36 InSTYLE NOVEMBER 2019

Elle Fanning knows good fashion , and she’s got the red-

carpet acumen to prove it. As a judge at the Cannes Film

Festival this past May, she turned up in one killer look

after another. So, obviously, we wanted her to be on the

cover of our Best Dressed issue. The shoot took place in

a Los Angeles shopping mall over eight couture-packed

hours, with Fanning modeling gowns from Valentino Haute

Couture, Fendi Couture, and Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda

(an archival frock so special, it was hand-delivered from

Milan and came with its own security guard). After making

a pit stop at the food court to eat ramen in a voluminous

Armani Privé confection (because, as Fanning says, “you

can never be Best Dressed on an empty stomach”), she

stepped onto an escalator in a cascading Giambattista

Valli Haute Couture gown. “It was a comical

ride up,” says hairstylist Jenda Alcorn, who helped

adjust the actress’s ruffled train as she ascended.

Teamwork makes the sartorial dreams work.

COVER CREDITS From far left: Dress

and belt Louis Vuitton. Rings Piaget. Gown

Fendi Couture. Dress Giambattista Valli

Haute Couture. Photographed for InStyle

by Pamela Hanson. Styled by Samantha

McMillen. Hair: Jenda Alcorn. Makeup: Erin

Ayanian Monroe. Manicure: Mel Shengaris.

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH OUR

NOVEMBER COVER STAR, ELLE FANNING

See behind-the-scenes video from our cover shoot at instyle.com/fanning

MAGIC TOUCH

L’Oréal Paris

Advanced

Hairstyle Blow

Dry It Quick Dry

Primer Spray, $5;

lorealparisusa.com.

RIGHT SWIPE

L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche

Shine Lipstick in Glazed Pink,

$10; lorealparisusa.com.

the cover

HATS OFF

Gigi Burris Millinery

beret, $200;

gigiburris.com.

VALENTINO HAUTE COUTUREARMANI PRIVÉ

THINK PINK

L’Oréal Paris

Infallible 24 HR Eye

Shadow in Always

Pearly Pink, $8;

lorealparis

usa.com.

ALL THAT GLITTERS

Chopard earrings; at Chopard.

Cartier limited-edition ring; at

select Cartier boutiques.

Chanel Fine Jewelry watch; at

select Chanel boutiques.

Fanning in a

Gaultier Paris

gown and belt (worn

as stole), Chopard

earrings, and a

Tiffany & Co. ring.