See The Making Of Elle Fanning's Delicate Dior Cannes Dress

Last night, Elle Fanning wore the most detailed Dior gown on the Cannes red carpet. The dress featured feathers, florals and plenty of fabric, making for one of her most beautiful red carpet appearances to date. Scroll down to see the painstaking detail that went into the making of this intricate dress.

From: Harper's BAZAAR UK

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The finished product was quite spectacular.

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"The main challenge of the dress was to succeed in respecting the colours, the spots and the flowers in the background," they said.

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Each feather was glued on by hand.

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Each feather was carefully picked so that it matched the painting underneath.

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There is a progression in the size of the feathers, from 1.5cm to 2.5cm.

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"Feather is a material that can be handled in a lot of different ways and sculpted into various shapes," the atelier explained.

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The actual embellishments are flowers made of feathers.

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The painting is used as a guide.

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Here the gown is starting to take shape.

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The dress being fitted and cut.

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Which starts off, seemingly, quite simply.

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The theme of the dress was 'Jardin Fleuri'.

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