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Jabeen Waheed

Elle Fanning sends fans wild as she dons 'enchanting princess' gown for Cannes

Elle Fanning showed off her racy style credentials as she stepped out on the iconic red carpet at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Heading to a party during the prestigious annual film festival in France, the 25-year-old actress certainly turned heads in a sparkling silver Paco Rabanne dress that boasted metallic feathers throughout and covered her modesty with matching pair of metallic pasties.

The bold yet stunning gown was held in place by a metal choker-style necklace.

The All The Bright Places actress knew that her risque dress was the focal point as she kept the rest of her accessorised to a minimum.

Elle, who is the younger sister of fellow acting superstar Dakota Fanning, wore her long blonde locks in a super sleep style and enhanced her naturally striking features with a simple coat of make-up.

Elle Fanning showed off her racy style at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (ellefanning/Instagram)

Boosting her already statuesque height in a pair of open-toe silver stiletto heels, Elle oozed confidence and glamour as she posed away.

Elle shared snaps of herself in the ensemble on Instagram along with the caption: "Now THISSSSS is a partyyyy dressss @pacorabanne," along with five disco ball emojis.

Of course, her comments section was inundated with her celebrity friend and fans gushing over her look.

Elle turned heads in a sparkling silver Paco Rabanne dress (ellefanning/Instagram)

Naomi Watts commented: "I am DEAD," while Lucy Boynton added: "Deceeeeeeased." The likes of Maude Apatow, Chelse Handler and Lily Aldridge also left comments praising her look.

Her fans also joined in, with one person writing: "Wow, she's absolutely enchanting, like a celestial princess from heaven!"

Another added: "Love this party dress!! Stunning," while a third said: "Stunnning. I would wear it every day if I could."

Elle's celebrity friends and fans gushed over her look on Instagram (ellefanning/Instagram)

Elle's stylist Samantha McMillen also shared videos and pictures of her in the ensemble on her own Instagram page, with the caption: "ELLE x PACO RABANNE in Cannes last night. hair @justjenda makeup @erinayanianmonroe #ellefanning #pacorabanne #fame #cannesfilmfestival #cannes2023."

The talented actress no doubt continued her style run with the futuristic-inspired number after walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in a custom-made Alexander McQueen ball gown during the opening night days earlier.

Elle has always been known for her impeccable red-carpet fashion, as well as her talents on-screen. She is best known for her role as Catherine The Great in the series The Great.

Speaking recently about the role, she told Harper's Bazaar: "I've been playing Catherine in such formative years of my life. I've grown as a woman alongside her.'

However, given her lack of comedic experience, she was scared of taking on the role.

She added: "I hadn't really done much [comedy] and was very scared at the start. But I'm not embarrassed any more, you just have to try, no matter how outrageous something is."

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