Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion Elle Fanning Wears Balmain Chain-Link Top to InStyle Awards Elle Fanning Basically Wore a Giant Gold Chain Link as a Crop Top, and Y'know What? It Works 16 November 2021 by Victoria Messina Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Chain links have proven to be timelessly fashionable in the form of necklaces and purse straps, but Elle Fanning introduced us to an entirely new, larger-than-life take on the trend at the 2021 InStyle Awards on Monday. The 23-year-old actress commanded attention at the event when she walked the red carpet in a crop top designed to resemble an enormous chain link. Hailing from Balmain's spring/summer 2022 collection, the armour-like design features dozens of dazzling jewels lining the front and wraps around the back with a much thinner gold chain. With help from her longtime stylist, Samantha McMillen, Elle paired the spotlight-stealing top with a simple low-rise maxi skirt, platform heels, and a collection of gold Balmain rings. Somehow, against all odds, the outfit . . . really worked. Aesthetics aside, however, we do have some urgent questions about the look. First and foremost, is it even remotely comfortable to wear? Is there a built-in bra, or at the very least, some sort of fabric lining on the inside? Is it made of plastic or real solid gold? How heavy is it? While we patiently wait for Elle to hit us up with the answers to these pressing questions, we'll be admiring all the photos of her rocking the wild top ahead. Won't you join us? Related: True Story: Seeing Elle Fanning in This Sheer Cutout Dress Stopped Me Dead in My Tracks Elle Fanning Wearing a Balmain Chain-Link Top at the 2021 InStyle Awards Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre 1 / 15 The Balmain Chain-Link Top on the Spring/Summer 2022 Runway Image Source: Getty / Estrop 2 / 15 More Photos of Elle Fanning's Outfit at the 2021 InStyle Awards Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON 3 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Randy Shropshire 4 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Frazer Harrison 5 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Amy Sussman 6 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre 7 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Amy Sussman 8 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 9 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 10 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 11 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 12 / 15 Image Source: Getty / RB/Bauer-Griffin 13 / 15 Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON 14 / 15 Image Source: Getty / Randy Shropshire 15 / 15 Celebrity FashionCrop TopsAll AnglesBalmainInStyleElle FanningRed Carpet