Happy Hunger Games!

Last night (march 23rd) marked the premiere of the highly anticipated Hunger Games book turned movie, so of course I had to celebrate with an over-the-top capitol couture costume and dinner party (read all about it)! I did so by embodying Effie Trinket.

He's Mellarkable

Project Peeta:

For my third stylist wanted competition challenge, I was asked to redress the Hunger Games' Peeta Mellark for his pre-game interview.

Kiss and Makeup

For the second hunger games stylist wanted challenge via capitol couture, applicants were asked to create make up inspired by their chosen district.

Put Your Best Foot Forward

Its been Hunger Games Madness this month as the world waits for the movie to come out March 23rd! To ease the waiting, I am preparing to host my "tribute feast" dinner party (as featured in chapter 21 of the book) on the night of the premier, planning my over-the-top capitol look to wear that night and reading the online magazine Capitol Couture. Most recently, I have been sketching for the Capitol Couture Stylists Wanted contest!

For those of you unfamiliar with the contest: a stylist will be chosen to represent each district through a series of challenges, where the first is to design a shoe for your district. Before we get started, lets look at some of the winning designs from district 1(luxury), 6 (transportation) and 12 (coal).

the sketches above are not my own

Although I would be honored to represent any district I have my eyes on District 3, 4 and 5 (enlarged) as my top picks. Since I am a bit of a hunger-games-aholic, I decided to design a shoe for all the remaining stylist spots. So here are my shoe sketches in declining order of preference, where the districts I would most like to represent are listed last.

District 9: Grain

As one of the poorer districts, we don't have much to work with for shoe making in district 9. This textured pump is covered with pieces of grain laid criss-cross and a statement piece on the back of the heel.