Mckenna Grace's Gucci Gown Has a 'Hunger Games' Connection

Following the London premiere of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Mckenna Grace attended the film’s photocall, where her Hunger Games method dressing continued.

Mckenna Grace in Gucci Fall 2016 at The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping photocall, showing the embroidered birds, snake motifs and crystal embellishments on the green bodice. — Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Lionsgate

This time, the actress channelled Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in an archival Gucci Fall 2016 gown by Alessandro Michele.

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird wearing a floral-embroidered corset dress with white puff sleeves and a tiered pastel ruffle skirt in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. — Murray Close/Lionsgate

And the references couldn’t be more fitting.

Close-up of Mckenna Grace wearing Gucci Fall 2016 at The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping London photocall, highlighting the crystal-trimmed neckline, lace panels and pleated green chiffon. — Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Lionsgate

Between the colourful birds embroidered across the bodice, the snake motifs and the cascading green-to-pink ruffles, this dress connects both films beautifully. The birds and snakes reference The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, while the tiered skirt recalls the colourful dress Lucy Gray wore during her performances. The nature-inspired embroidery also feels particularly relevant to Sunrise on the Reaping, with its own connections to the natural world and the mockingjay symbolism that runs throughout the franchise.

Close-up of Mckenna Grace wearing Gucci Fall 2016 at The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping London photocall — Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Lionsgate

The Hunger Games fashion references just keep coming, and I’m loving how much thought has gone into Mckenna’s wardrobe for this tour.

What makes this even more interesting is the Elle Fanning connection.

I was convinced that Mckenna’s co-star had worn this exact Gucci gown on the red carpet, but I was actually remembering the bird-embroidered Gucci Spring 2016 dress Elle wore to the 2015 Trumbo LA premiere.

Elle Fanning wears the bird-embroidered Gucci Fall 2016 gown by Alessandro Michele for a 2016 W Magazine editorial, the same dress Mckenna Grace wore to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping London photocall. — W Magazine

After a little more digging, I discovered that Elle had indeed worn Mckenna’s Fall 2016 gown, just not on the red carpet. She wore it for a 2016 W Magazine editorial.

So, not only has Mckenna continued the film’s fashion references, but there’s also an unexpected connection to her co-star’s fashion history.

Stylist: Molly Dickson.