Costumes in Mockingjay - What Should We Expect?

According to the recent interview with MTV News, costume illustrator Christian Cordella said that the costume for the movie adaptation of Mockingjay 1 & 2 will be much tamer than the first two movies in the franchise. Why? Read the excerpt below:

on the costumes in Mockingjay:

"It's underground, so it's not going to be too much of the flamboyant dresses," he said. The District 13 clothes are more subdued, more military in nature than the Capitol finery.

"On the first one I worked on pretty much everything from the fire dress to the Hunger Games suit," he explained. "Hopefully they matched the expectations of the viewers. That's the hope when you approach one of these kinds of movies."

You can read the full interview at MTV.

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Catching Fire Costume Illustrations Revealed! Get to See Katniss, Peeta, and President Snow's Dresses

Frock Talk has recenty featured costume illustrator Phillip Boutte's works including his participation in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Take a look at the costume illustrations below. For the full interview, you can read it here.

Peeta training suit

Katniss interview wedding dress

Pres. Snow's Victor's Village visit costume

President Snow avenue of tributes costume (probably in the Tribute Parade)

I have also included some of the stills that feature those costumes. We really didn't get a chance to see Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) wearing a full training suit but in here we get to see how great he is with it. Also, the costume illustration above has given us idea on how President Snow looks like when she visits Katniss in the Victors' Village. I can't wait to see that in the big screen!

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