Elle Fanning put on a chic display as she stepped out in Cannes wearing a long, shirt-style dress on Saturday.

The actress, 27, commanded attention in the striking garment, which showed off her enviable figure. 

She accessorised the fit with a pair of brown sunglᴀsses and a striking red lip, ensuring all eyes were on her face with her hair scraped back. 

Continuing the splashes of colour with her striped bag and brown shoes, Elle looked perfectly cool in the French sunshine. 

Elle arrived at the event three days ago and has attended several premieres. 

This included Sentimental Value on May 21, where she stars as young Hollywood starlet Rachel Kemp. 

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Elle Fanning, 27, put on a chick display as she stepped out in Cannes wearing a long, shirt-style dress on Saturday

She accessorised the fit with a pair of brown sunglᴀsses and a striking red lip, ensuring all eyes were on her face with her hair scraped back

The actress commanded attention in the striking garment, which showed off her enviable figure

Elle, pictured on Saturday at the H๏τel Martinez, arrived at the event three days ago and has attended several premieres

Her most recent big screen appearance was alongside Timothée Chalamet in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, where she plays the musician’s girlfriend Sylvie Russo. 

Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end.

Elle’s latest outfit comes amid the festival’s new modesty rules, designed to keep the focus on the films themselves. 

According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for ‘naked dresses’ – namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal – on the red carpet.

‘For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,’ states a Cannes festival document.

‘The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.’

The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter – released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour.

Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed two-week schedule in Cannes.

It’s understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline grabbing ensembles.

In 2021, American supermodel Bella Hadid bared her cleavage in a plunging black gown while attending a screening of Tre Piani (Three Floors)

She pulled a similar stunt three years later, with guests at the 2024 gala left speechless after she attended the premiere of Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice completely braless beneath a sheer brown evening dress

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Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, ‘with or without a heel’, will also be permitted.

While the decision to implement a more stringent policy will be a first, it is not known if French TV broadcasters, wary of airing nudity, played a role in its enforcement.

Major red carpet events, including the Cannes Film Festival, are aired in France by France Télévisions

Recently attracting more models and influencers than actors and filmmakers, the annual ceremony has seen an increase in risque red carpet fashion statements.

In 2021, American supermodel Bella Hadid bared her cleavage in a plunging black gown while attending a screening of Tre Piani (Three Floors).

She pulled a similar stunt three years later, with guests at the 2024 gala left speechless after she attended the premiere of Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice completely braless beneath a sheer brown evening dress.