Look of the Week: Elle Fanning makes the case for slouchy, old-school femininity | CNN

EDITOR’S NOTE: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. This spring, it’s all about tradwife with a twist. For a recording of the “Mark and Kelly Show” in New York on Wednesday, Elle Fanning wore a girlish iridescent tutu and a buttery yellow polo shirt. From the waist down, she was dressed in her shimmering Sunday best. From the waist up, the look was slouchy and boy-ish — like an off-duty tennis player, or someone’s golf-loving father. The worlds-colliding look was designed by Paris-based brand August Barron, helmed by August Vestbø and Benjamin Barron, who subvert feminine and housewife aesthetics through unexpected layering, silhouettes and cutouts. Or often just by adding big black leather boots. A new fashion gig for Travis Kelce hints at his wedding outfit Fanning is currently promoting the Apple TV show “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” and so far her outfits for the press tour have largely followed this line: slouchy, nostalgic and at times ironic versions of femininity. For her “Today Show” appearance, Fanning wore the opening look fr

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