Interview outfits were outfits created by stylists and worn by tributes during their pre-Hunger Games and post-Hunger Games interviews.
History[]
10th Hunger Games[]
Tributes[]
Stylists had not yet been brought in for the 10th Hunger Games, but there was talk of giving the tributes "some grooming for the cameras."[1] However, after the Capitol Arena bombing killed or injured many tributes and their Capitol mentors, it was decided that interviews would be done only on a voluntary basis.[2] Participating tributes were not given any changes of clothes, so they all wore the same dirty items of clothing they'd had on since the reaping.[3]
Lucy Gray performing at her interview.
Among the tributes, the only exception was Lucy Gray Baird. Tigris, the cousin of her mentor Coriolanus Snow, offered up an old dress of hers for Lucy Gray to wear while she washed and ironed Lucy Gray's rainbow dress. It was returned in time for the interviews. Tigris had starched its colorful ruffles, and she also sent a pot of blush for Lucy Gray's lips and cheeks. Coriolanus put a hot pink rosebud in Lucy Gray's hair, which was piled on top of her head.[3]
Capitol citizens[]
Coriolanus wore his Academy uniform, and he had a rosebud on his lapel matching the one in Lucy Gray's hair.[3] Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman, who hosted the interviews, wore "a high-collared blue suit with rhinestone accents", and he'd applied gel and a coppery powder to his hair.[3] In The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Lucky wore a dark gray plaid suit with a silver tie during interviews.[4]
Caesar Flickerman's outfits[]
Caesar Flickerman in his blue suit in The Hunger Games film.
Caesar Flickerman hosted the Games for more than 40 years. Every year, he wore the same pure white makeup, the same hairstyle, and the same "ceremonial" midnight blue suit, "dotted with a thousand tiny electric bulbs that twinkle[d] like stars." The only thing that changed annually was the color of his hair, and his eyelids and lips were done up to match.[5]
- 50th Hunger Games - Dark green[6]
- 73rd Hunger Games - Crimson; it looked like he was bleeding[5]
- 74th Hunger Games - Powder blue[5]
- 75th Hunger Games - Lavender[7]
74th Hunger Games[]
- Glimmer from District 1 wore a "provocative" sheer gold gown, and her blonde hair was "flowing".[5]
- Rue from District 11 wore a gossamer gown "complete with wings".[5]
District 12 (74th HG)[]
Katniss's dress in The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition.
- "... my dress is entirely covered in reflective precious gems, red and yellow and white with bits of blue that accent the tips of the flame design. The slightest movement gives the impression that I am engulfed in tongues of fire."
- —Katniss Everdeen describing her interview dress.[src]
Caesar and Katniss in The Hunger Games film.
In his first year as a stylist, Cinna dressed Katniss Everdeen in a dress studded with red, yellow, white, and blue gems in a flame design. These gems made the dress so heavy that Katniss estimated it was about forty pounds. Her prep team stenciled patterns on her arms, painted flames on her nails, and wove red strands into her hair, which was braided over her right shoulder. She was also given dark eye makeup, full red lips, and "eyelashes that [threw] off light" whenever she blinked, then her whole body was covered in glittery golden powder.[5]
Portia dressed Peeta Mellark in a black suit with flame accents in order to complement Katniss. [5]
Victor's interview[]
Katniss’s dress in The Hunger Games (film).
- "The sheer fabric softly glows. […] In this dress, I give the illusion of wearing candlelight. […] The sleeveless dress is gathered at my ribs, not at my waist, largely eliminating any help the padding would have given my figure. The hem falls just to my knees. "
- —Katniss describing her second interview dress[src]
Cinna was forced to accentuate Katniss’ figure in order for her to not receive any sort of surgical altering to her body, so the dress contained padding by her breasts. "[8] The sleeveless dress itself was girlish, with the hem gathered at her ribs to resemble a young girl's. The fabric emitted a subtle glow that resembled the flame of a candle, and ended at her knees.
Peeta’s suit in The Hunger Games (film).
- "His shirt is made of the same yellow material as my dress, but Portia’s put him in long black pants. No sandals, either, but a pair of sturdy black boots."
- —Katniss describing Peeta’s outfit[src]
Peeta wore another outfit matching Katniss's that consisted of a yellow shirt made of the same fabric as Katniss's dress. He wore long black pants with sturdy black boots. [8]
In the movie, Peeta wore a teal suit with a navy button-up.
75th Hunger Games[]
Cashmere from District 1 wore her hair in flowing blonde curls,[7] similar to Glimmer the year prior.[5]
District 12 (75th HG)[]
- "Heavy white silk with a low neckline and tight waist and sleeves that fall from my wrists to the floor. And pearls. Everywhere pearls. Stitched into the dress and in ropes at my throat and forming the crown for the veil."
- —Katniss describing her wedding dress[src]
Caesar interviewing Peeta in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Peeta wore an "elegant" tuxedo with white gloves like a Capitol groom, and President Snow personally requested that Katniss wear the wedding dress the Capitol audience had voted on. When Cinna helped her into the gown, she immediately noticed that it felt heavier than when she'd tried it on for a photoshoot. He explained this away as having made alterations for the lighting.[7]
However, when Katniss twirled during her interview, the white silk burned away to reveal an identical dress underneath made of black feathers. When she lifted her sleeves, she realized they had white patches like the wings of a mockingjay: a symbol of rebellion.[7]
Gallery[]
Interview outfits from The Hunger Games film. The tributes from District 8, District 9, and the female tribute from District 10 were not present during this scene.
Trivia[]
- For The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Katniss's wedding dress was designed by Tex Saverio, and Peeta's suit was by designer Juun J.[9]
- In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, costume designer Trish Summerville said that she and Saverio designed the dress together over Skype calls, inspired by another dress he'd designed with a metal bodice. The metal pieces rising up from the bodice symbolized flames. The layers of organza and chiffon ruffles facilitated her twirling for Caesar, and laser-cut feathers hinted at the gown's transformation into the mockingjay dress.[10]
- Johanna Mason's interview dress was from Jan Taminiau's 2012 collection, "Nature Extends".
References[]
- ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 1
- ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 11
- ↑ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 The Hunger Games, Chapter 9
- ↑ Catching Fire, Chapter 14
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Catching Fire, Chapter 17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Hunger Games, Chapter 27
- ↑ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/11/hunger-games-fashion-trish-summerville
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hunger-games-catching-fire-katniss-wedding-dress-designer-revealed-426771/