Sarah Burton took inspiration for Elle Fanning’s 2025 Oscars dress from Hubert de Givenchy’s first collection.

Elle Fanning made her acting debut at just three years old. Now, over two decades later at age 26, Fanning is attending the Oscars for the first time. The A Complete Unknown star walked the Academy Awards red carpet in the first Sarah Burton for Givenchy Couture gown,

“I absolutely love this dress,” Fanning told E News on the red carpet. “It’s actually very special. Sarah Burton, who was the designer for Alexander McQueen for a while, is now the designer for Givenchy, but she hasn’t shown a collection yet. So I get to wear...the first Sarah Burton design as designer of Givenchy.”

It could be a toy swan wrapped around your neck (think Björk), a loin cloth and mohawk (hello, Cher), or even a stylist pulling a runway look from the archives. Or, and that is a big or, you could wear a creation by a newly-appointed creative director who’s yet to make their runway debut at fashion week,

Elle Fanning brought classic elegance to the Oscars 2025 red carpet on Sunday in Los Angeles. The actress styled a custom haute couture look, with references to the design house’s early 1950s collection.

Elle Fanning has hit the 2025 Oscars red carpet. While the actress did not secure an individual nomination for her role in A Complete Unknown, the film is nominated for Best Picture tonight. Fanning’s performance in the Bob Dylan biopic has received significant praise though,