Elle and her stylist Samantha McMillen must be exhausted, the former from the work of being a Cannes juror and the latter from the work of having to plan a gargantuan wardrobe for a Cannes juror — and, close on the heels of the Met Gala. They obviously had a tremendous amount of fun with it. Elle absolutely has Period Piece Face rather than Modern Face, and I suspect it makes styling her in a contemporary way a bit challenging — in a way where she’d somehow look more costumey that way than in an actual costume; just look at how well her Met outfit suited her — and they’re smart to lean into the retro vibes. But they also scooped in some High Drama and High Princess and High Priestess and so much in between. Above is a gallery of a good chunk of her red-carpet looks, and below, we have some that Samantha posted on Instagram for other outings, which fill in the blanks.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0aTqLJ0Ms/
That has a lot more elastic than I generally need to see — or would personally want pinching me — but the pattern is so cute, and the shoes and kitschy picnic-basket purse round it out so nicely. She looks, as we grannies say, darling. Although these particular sunglasses are not working the usual “make everyone hotter” magic.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0Kd6apFo6/
Is that brown and black, or two different blacks? I love the hair and shoes, at least. She could be a young Betty Draper in this.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0JQpwpTlI/
Elle’s disaffected posing face with all these giant Elton sunglasses truly makes me laugh. This outfit is for if Coachella were in, like, late February.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxyLXN_JQd3/
Hey, look! A Chanel that I like! Wonders truly do never cease.
