The Hunger Games Takes On: Haute Couture?

Okay, so I know that y'all are a little Hunger Gamesed out. But this is my blog, and I do what I want. And this was a little too cool not to share. If you have not yet drank the Hunger Games kool-aid, here's why you should: no matter what you are into, The Hunger Games got you. Are you into futuristic thrillers? The Hunger Games got you. Are you crazy into girl power plot lines? The Hunger Games got you. Are you into graphic violence? Guess what? The Hunger Games got you. Are you into fashion? Yep. The Hunger Games got you there too.

If you are unfamiliar with the plot because you refuse to take my advice and read the books, here is a  little context for you: our brave heroine, Katniss, is selected to compete in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, which is kind of like a super cracked-out version of Survivor. Only instead of getting voted off the island, you die. Those are the only rules, really. Win or die. The Hunger Games are televised and broadcast to every citizen of the futuristic society of Panem. Have I lost you? Here is the high fashion connection: before Katniss enters the Games, she undergoes the ultimate reality TV makeover in the hopes of winning sponsorship while she is in the arena. If Katniss can get enough sponsors, she can receive "gifts" in the arena that might save her life. Without sponsors, she's as good as dead. The stakes are high, so she has to look hot. Literally.

In anticipation of the film, InStyle Magazine asked several major designers with some serious runway cred to design Katniss' oh-so-memorable opening ceremony outfit based (very loosely in some cases) on this passage from the novel:

“I am dressed in what will either be the most sensational or the deadliest costume in the opening ceremonies. I’m in a simple black unitard that covers me from ankle to neck. Shiny leather boots lace up to my knees. But it’s the fluttering cape made of streams of orange, yellow, and red and the matching headpiece that define this costume. Cinna plans to light them on fire just before our chariot rolls into the streets.” The Hunger Games, Chapter 5.

Katniss' outfit is so spectacular that it earns her the moniker "Girl On Fire." Here are some of my favorite designer interpretations:

Charlotte Ronson 

Nicole Miller 

Rachel Roy 

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Check out all of the designer interpretations here. Which designs were your favorites? And is it March 23rd yet?

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