The actress embraced avant-garde maximalism in a pale pink tutu dress and ballerina-topped hat for the London premiere of the prequel film.
Elle Fanning has fully committed to method dressing for her latest role. The actress began press for *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping* in London with a look that channeled her character Effie Trinket, the eccentric Capitol stylist originally played by Elizabeth Banks in the original film series.
For the occasion, Fanning and stylist Samantha McMillen selected a piece from Robert Wun's fall 2026 couture collection. The pale pink design featured a lace-up corset and full tulle tea-length tutu skirt, evoking the image of a music box ballerina. Layered over the soft base was a hardshell trompe l'oeil bodice with a sculpted, scalloped hem and open cups.
The headpiece matched the runway styling: a pink pillbox hat crowned with a miniature ballerina posed in passé. Fanning made some practical adjustments to the couture original, wearing the skirt with less structural support underneath for a softer, more romantic silhouette rather than the sharp, gravity-defying shape seen on the runway. She also replaced Wun's translucent spiked jelly clogs with gathered-tulle Jimmy Choo pumps in a matching pointe shoe pink.
The look signals the beginning of what promises to be an elaborate promotional tour for the prequel, in which Fanning takes on the flamboyant role that Banks made iconic. The choice of Wun, a designer known for his theatrical and technically ambitious couture, aligns neatly with Effie Trinket's own extravagant aesthetic.