Cinna

"It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman."

- Katniss Everdeen

Cinna was Katniss Everdeen's stylist during her campaigns through the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. He came from a place other than the Capitol and he was not like his helpers who, to Katniss, were like "a trio of oddly colored birds pecking around [her] feet." Cinna, as it seemed to Katniss, was more normal than she had expected.

Biography
The 74th Hunger Games announced Cinna's first year of being a stylist. Like most new stylists, Cinna was assigned to District 12, but not for the usual reason of District 12 being assigned to new Hunger Games staff as the "lesser" district. In fact, Cinna had requested to design the outfits for the tributes of District 12. He proved his talents when he amazed the Capitol audience with his unusual and breath-taking designs throughout the course of the series. It is he who originally created "the girl on fire" theme, in which he dressed Katniss, and his partner stylist, Portia, dressed Peeta, in black unitards to represent coal and lighting them with synthetic fire that doesn't burn but can be quenched by a solution made to counter it. He keeps the theme by designing Katniss' interview dress, a gown made completely of precious jewels in flame colours, reflecting the lighting to make her look like she is "engulfed in flames". He designs her Victor dress, keeping the theme of fire, yet toning it down to candlelight to symbolize innocence rather than the fiery spirit for which the theme was first created.

In the second book, Catching Fire, Cinna also designs all of Katniss' outfits for her Victory Tour and her wedding dresses (Peeta having proposed at the end of the Victory Tour). When she and Peeta are also reaped for the 75th Hunger Games, he designs, along with Portia again, the Entrance Ceremony outfits; black unitards that glow like coal embers. However, he does not get the chance to design her interview dress, as President Snow insists she wear her wedding dress. During the interview, her wedding dress transforms into the plumage of a mockingjay, which, since her defiance in the previous Games, has become the symbol of rebellion. Katniss fears for his safety, and indeed, as Katniss is in her glass cylinder, about to launch into the 75th Hunger Games, Peacekeepers enter the Launch Room and beat Cinna unconscious. This act causes Katniss to unhinge for a point, fretting that they will kill him for his design of her wedding dress during the interview. They drag him away and, according to Plutarch Heavensbee, he is killed during interrogation. Katniss suspects that President Snow planned this to throw her off-guard while in the Hunger Games arena.

Despite Cinna's death, his designs live on in the third book, Mockingjay. He had already designed her Mockingjay Uniform, sketching it out in secret a few weeks before the start of the 75th Hunger Games, knowing there would be a war. His last message to Katniss is written under a sketch of her pin in the sketchbook containing his designs for her Mockingjay uniform: "I'm still betting on you".

Designs
Cinna's outfits are mainly focused on Katniss and what suits her best. In all of his outfits, Cinna wanted her to look outstanding. He had her dressed in a gown that was covered in jewels so when she twirled, it looked like she was covered in fire. In Catching Fire he had Katniss engulfed in life-like flames when she twirled (this made the dress look like a mockingjay) and he had Katniss wear a simple yellow dress to make her look innocent closer to the end of The Hunger Games. His designs were made to play up Katniss' image as "the girl on fire".

74th Hunger Games
Since District 12 is the coal mining district, he amazed the Capitol audiences by focusing on the fire more than the actual coal. To introduce the 74th Hunger Games' tributes, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta, to the Capitol, he designs a outfit which literally can be set on fire.

Cinna's design for Katniss' interview dress was just as elaborate. Completely studded with colorful jewels, she seemed to be set on fire when she twirled.

After the Games, he dressed her in a simple, gold dress which came to just above her knees. Although Katniss was now a co-victor in the bloody Games, he somehow captures her in a completely innocent and love-struck look. This outfit was designed to show pure innocence and total affection to her partner, Peeta, in order for them both to stay out of trouble with President Snow.

74th Hunger Games Victory Tour
Cinna remained Katniss' personal stylist for her victory tour, which took place about 6 months after the Games. For the tour, he designed a myriad of dresses for each district stop and parties. In addition, due to Katniss' inability to find a "talent", he helped Katniss pretend to be interested in fashion, and designed a series of outfits for Katniss to publically claim to be hers. During this time, Katniss came to regard him as a close friend.

The outfit Cinna designs for the first day of the Victory Tour Katniss describes as, "Flowing black pants made of a thick, warm material. A comfortable white shirt. A sweater woven from green and blue and gray strands of kitten-soft wool. Laced leather boots that don't pinch my toes." Another one of Cinna's outfits for the Victory tour includes a white coat, leather gloves, a bright red scarf, and earmuffs. The outfit Katniss wears in District 11 is described as, "a pretty orange frock patterned with autumn leaves." Cinna designs dresses for Katniss to wear to banquets and balls. One is described by Katniss as a pale pink and strapless. Another is described by Johanna as a dark blue velvet number.

After Katniss accepted Peeta's proposal during the Victory Tour stop at the Capitol, Cinna designed a set of wedding dresses. The Capitol audience voted on the finalists to select the one that would have been used for the wedding. The one voted on Katniss describes as having sleeves that touch the floor and lots and lots of pearls.

Death
In Catching Fire, ﻿Cinna is walking with Katniss to say his farewells (as he is unsure if she will survive) when two guards dash out and start to beat Cinna. Katniss and her stylist are separated by a glass door, so she is forced to watch as the guards drag a bleeding Cinna away. In Mockingjay, Katniss is told that Cinna is believed to have been killed during interrogation.

75th Hunger Games
To introduce Katniss and Peeta, the selected tributes for the 75th Games, again to the Capitol audience, he put on an entirely different approach to them. Instead of creating the friendly, confident tributes of the year before, he dressed them as smoldering embers and portrayed them as unforgiving contestants.

His last and most dangerous design was what Katniss wore to her interview with Caeser Flickerman. The dress itself was a sight to see on its own. Since the Quarter Quell cancelled the wedding between Katniss and Peeta, President Snow personally ordered that Katniss wear the wedding dress that was voted on by the Capitol audience for her interview. The dress was made of heavy white silk, had a low v-neckline, a tight waist, and long sleeves falling from the wrist to the floor. The entire dress was covered in a layer of heavy pearls. It was extremely heavy, as Katniss noted, due to secret modifications put in by Cinna. When Katniss spun around for the audience, the dress caught on fire until the top layer had burned off. Underneath, the dress was similar in design to her original dress, but covered in black feathers,silk, and pearls, which made Katniss look like a mockingjay, the symbol of the rebellion. This was thought to be his final design, though it wasn't. Plutarch Heavensbee believes he was killed during an interrogation. Right before Katniss went up to the arena, many of Peacekeepers came in and started beating Cinna while Katniss screamed and tried to get to him, but was stopped by a glass divider.

Some time before the 75th Hunger Games began, Cinna designed a series of war outfits for Katniss. He left the designs with Plutarch Heavensbee and made Heavensbee promise to not show them to Katniss until after Katniss decided to become the Mockingjay on her own. It seemed likely that Cinna knew he would get killed in the near future. On the last page of the design booklet was a sketch of Katniss's mockingjay pin and Cinna's words, "I'm still betting on you."

Personality
Cinna is very intelligent as evidenced by his designs, which completely win over the Capitol's people to Katniss's cause during the Hunger Games. He maintains a guarded control over his emotions and over his ideas so that he would be the only one to suffer from the consequences, showing his bravery and his disdain for the harshness with which the Capitol wants to rule every aspect of Panem. He personally told Katniss that he channels his emotions through his work. He does however show care for Katniss and a deep desire to oppose the Capitol through his knowledge of fashion.

Cinna is described as being a very sweet, lovely, enigmatic person who takes pride in his work. He is also a very caring person, as he attempts to calm Katniss down right before the 74th Hunger Games by holding her hand and saying if he was allowed to bet, he would bet on her. (He seems to be something of a father figure for her, as well as a friend.)

Physical description
"I'm taken aback by how normal he looks."

- Katniss

Most people who live in the Capitol follow very absurd fashion trends. This is not the case for Cinna, who normally wore simple black clothing. His one strange fashion choice was gold eyeliner, which brings out the gold flecks in his green eyes. Other then that, Cinna looked very normal, with close cropped natural dark brown hair.