In a portrait pairing that feels half Nouvelle Vague, half Scandi noir, Elle Fanning and Renate Reinsve bring textural tension and quiet charisma to TIFF’s Deadline Studio.
There’s a cinematic stillness to the Deadline Portrait Studio at TIFF 2025—and Elle Fanning and Renate Reinsve know exactly how to inhabit it. Captured by Josh Telles, the duo doesn’t just pose; they project. It’s a study in contrasts: Fanning’s pastel polish meets Reinsve’s earthy restraint, creating a visual dialogue that’s more screenplay than snapshot.
Elle Fanning wears a cropped, textured light blue jacket with a wide collar and three decorative buttons—a piece that reads like Chanel softened by Gen Z sensibility. The fabric has a tactile richness, almost boucle-like, and the silhouette is crisp yet playful. It’s the kind of jacket that could anchor a spring editorial or a Parisian café scene, depending on the styling.
Renate Reinsve, meanwhile, opts for a dark brown ribbed sweater with elongated sleeves that graze the hands. The knit is dense, almost sculptural, and the color choice—deep, moody, unflashy—feels deliberate. It’s a quiet power move, the kind of garment that doesn’t need embellishment to make its point.
Elle Fanning leans into ladylike armor—her belted coat dress and metallic heels turning TIFF’s red carpet into a runway of restrained glamour and nostalgic edge.
There’s a kind of fashion fluency Elle Fanning speaks that few others can match—equal parts ingénue and icon, with a vocabulary that spans powdered pastels and couture punctuation. At the Shutterstock x Entertainment Weekly x People Portrait Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, Fanning arrived in a look that felt like Chanel Resort 2026 reimagined for a Wes Anderson heroine with a Cartier habit.
The centerpiece: a textured light blue coat dress with a structured silhouette, wide collar, and button-down front. It’s cinched at the waist with a matching belt, giving the look a sculptural clarity that’s both retro and resolute. The fabric—likely a tweed or boucle—carries a tactile richness that photographs beautifully under flash, catching light without veering into shimmer. It’s a silhouette that nods to 1960s mod but with the polish of modern tailoring.
Fanning pairs the dress with Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z Metallic Leather Pumps —pointed, reflective, and unapologetically sharp. The shoes add a futuristic glint to an otherwise nostalgic palette. On her finger, the Cartier 18 Karat White Gold Five Row Diamond Eternity Ring offers quiet opulence, a whisper of excess that never overpowers. The synergy between accessories and outfit is textbook editorial styling—each element distinct, yet harmonized.
This look lands somewhere between Jackie Kennedy and Margot Tenenbaum—ladylike but not precious, structured but not stiff. It’s emblematic of a broader movement in red carpet fashion: the return of the coat dress as a power piece, not just a throwback. Chanel’s Resort 2026 collection leaned heavily into this silhouette, and Fanning’s interpretation feels both on-trend and timeless.
Samara Weaving channels vintage flirtation with a modern twist—her polka-dot dress and expressive pose turning TIFF’s Deadline Portrait Studio into a cinematic still.
Samara Weaving doesn’t just wear a look—she performs it. At the Deadline Portrait Studio during the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, Weaving delivers a visual monologue that’s equal parts ingénue and provocateur. One glance at the image and you’re caught: the open-mouthed expression, the over-the-shoulder tease, the stark white backdrop that makes everything else pop like a Warhol screenprint.
The dress is a study in playful precision. Black with crisp white polka dots, it’s cut with thin straps and a fitted silhouette that hugs without clinging. The fabric appears lightweight, matte—not glossy—which keeps the look grounded in retro realism rather than costume. It’s the kind of piece that could’ve walked out of a 1960s French New Wave film, but here it’s refracted through a 2025 lens: sharper, cleaner, more self-aware.
