Catching Fire Costume Designer Discusses Katniss’ Wedding Dress

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When Katniss’ Capitol Portrait was revealed earlier this week, the question on every fans mind seemed to be “Is that her wedding dress?” Well tributes we now have our answer. It is indeed!

Costume Designer Trish Summerville shared details on selecting Katniss’ dress with The Hollywood Reporter.

Katniss’ white gown is by a designer named Tex Saverio in Jakarta. He is amazing! I found his designs quite some time ago and saved his information for a perfectly fitting project, then came Catching Fire – perfect!” she said.

“We did several Skype calls with sketches to work together in designing the wedding dress. I had seen a dress he designed with a similar metal bodice, and I wanted to incorporate it into our wedding-dress design,” Summerville adds.

She also pointed out the bodice, a Swarovski-crystal-clad “organza corset under a metal cage.” The metal pieces rising up are meant to signify fire and flames, while layers of laser-cut feathers at the waist and shoulder tie in the film’s “Mockingjay” concept.

The skirt also has numerous layers of organza and chiffon ruffles giving it grandness but still making it seem airy and fluid for movement. As Summerville explains, “This is very important for the twirling/ spinning Katniss does onstage, per Caesar Flickerman’s request.”

Trish also shared a few details about Peeta’s suit and Effie’s dress from their portraits as well.

Summerville confirms that Effie Trinket’s red ruffled poster dress and matching shoes are indeed from the house of Alexander McQueen, as THR had reported. But she also reveals that Peeta’s suit is by a Korean designer that she is “obsessed with” called Juunj. “He is unbelievably talented,” she writes. “And Peeta’s boots are by Rick Owens. “

Now that we have confirmation, what do you think of the wedding dress? Are you surprised it was revealed before the film? Let us know in the comments!

Source: THR