Feathers, beads and a thigh-high slit: star recreates Katniss's gown

Mckenna Grace has gone full Katniss again. The actress, 20, arrived at the Los Angeles fan event for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping on Monday night in a custom Elisabetta Franchi gown modelled on one of Jennifer Lawrence's most famous looks from Catching Fire.

Black, beaded and slit to the thigh, it was a near copy of the party dress Katniss wore in the 2013 sequel.

The details did the talking. The plunging neckline had sharp, pointed edges, and the straps were trimmed with red and black feathers and tassels of beads, according to WWD.

Beadwork ran over the whole frame of the gown to give it shape and a little sparkle, with lace trim at the hem and along the slit.

Red Carpet Fashion Awards called it "one of Mckenna's most faithful recreations yet", right down to the pointed detailing along the neckline. She finished the look with Aldo's Thalie platforms.

A tribute act on tour

The original was made by Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville, and Grace isn't copying it by accident.

Her whole Sunrise on the Reaping press tour, styled by Molly Dickson, has been a run of nods to the original films, with pieces from Betsey Johnson, archival Gucci and Monique Lhuillier along the way, WWD reports.

At the Berlin premiere on Nov. 2 she became the girl on fire, in a flaming Cong Tri gown inspired by the dress Katniss wore in the chariot scene, also from Catching Fire.

Three days later she walked the Madrid premiere in a strapless, embellished gown, before heading back to the US for the second half of the tour.

The fan event went big too. Its centrepiece was a recreation of the Cornucopia, surrounded by elaborate floral displays, according to Red Carpet Fashion Awards.

Grace posed for photos with co-star Joseph Zada, who plays a young Haymitch Abernathy.

Not every fan is still on board with the references. "I know some of you are tired of the references," the site wrote, "but I'm still enjoying Mckenna's commitment to recreating Katniss Everdeen's wardrobe."

One more look to come

In the film, Grace plays Maysilee Donner, a fellow District 12 tribute. The prequel follows Haymitch, played by Zada, through the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before Katniss enters the arena.

It follows The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes as the latest prequel in the series based on Suzanne Collins' young adult books.

There's at least one more chance to see what Grace pulls from the Katniss wardrobe: the New York premiere is next Monday, and the film hits theaters Nov. 20.

Red Carpet Fashion Awards is already counting down. "I think I'll have to stay up for that one," the site wrote, "because it's bound to be epic."