Elle Star Borrows Reese Witherspoons Premiere Dress

Lexi Minetree was handpicked by to play Elle Woods in the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel Elle, which has already been .

Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, the 25-year-old actress wore the same pink dress that Witherspoon originally wore to the Legally Blonde premiere in 2001.

Fallon made a fuss over the frock, too, which was borrowed with Witherspoon's blessing from the latter’s organized and color-coordinated closet that serves as a personal museum for her career and designer wardrobe.

This wasn't the first time Minetree had been inspired by Witherspoon’s portrayal of the free-spirited character.

During the audition process, she said the casting people wanted '30 seconds of why you’ll be a good Elle Woods.'

'And I remember seeing that and thinking, "I could say I’m blonde and I'm from the South too, but I know what I have to do. I have to recreate her Harvard admissions video,"' she told Fallon.

'I don’t know if anyone remembers, but in the movie, she basically applies to Harvard [and] instead of writing an essay, she puts on this sparkly pink bikini and she goes in the hot tub.

'And she goes, "Hi, I'm going to tell all of you at Harvard why I'm going to make an amazing Elle Woods." And I thought, "You know what? That’s what I’m going to do."'

The new, which releases on Prime Video on July 1, follows a teenage Elle Woods as she navigates Beverly Hills High School, fashion choices and challenges that help her to become the confident and empowered young woman that fans grew to love in the films.