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Jennifer Lawrence is seen on May 14, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

Blink and you’ll miss her. Stepping out in New York to enjoy the mild beginning of the wet, hot,  American summer, Jennifer Lawrence took beauty cues from her filmography for her under-the-radar actress-off-duty look.

Of course, we don’t blame her for keeping her city outfits low-key, considering Lawrence just delivered a magnum opus-worthy display in couture Christian Dior and flip-flops at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Especially considering the 32-year-old is gearing up for the press tour of her raunchy, coming-of-age comedy, No Hard Feelings.

For her outing, Lawrence deviated from her signature street style wardrobe, which usually comprises of pieces from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s quiet luxury label The Row and channelling a modern-day Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, opting for something straight out of Bella Hadid’s handbook.

For the occasion, the mother-of-one donned a pair of khaki-coloured slouchy utilitarian cargo pants from locally lauded Australian label, Matteau. The relaxed, mid-rise chino—which you can shop for yourself here—was paired with a simple scoop-neck black tank top.

Keeping within her usual arsenal of accessories, Lawrence completed the incognito summer ensemble with an oval-frame pair of Alaïa sunglasses, The Row leather belt and the perennial shoe of the season, a pair of black Adidas sambas.

However, the pièce de résistance of Lawrence’s understated outfit didn’t come in the form of her nonchalant silhouette, but rather her demure beauty notes, including her softly plated French braids that framed her face.

It’s clear Lawrence is going back to her roots with this hairstyle resembling the classic singular braid she sported for her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.

With this performance catapulting Lawrence to superstar status, it’s only fitting that this slight homage comes at the most unexpected time.

Her slightly tugged-apart plait may be the perfect solution to combating the dreaded frizzed locks that comes with having long hair in summer, but to us, her braids will always be reminiscent of the girl on fire.