Catching Fire - Katniss's Dress

New posters were released of the second movie in the Hunger Games trilogy - Catching Fire, featuring portraits of the different characters.  The costumes are pretty eye-catching, especially Katniss's and Peeta's wedding outfits.  Katniss's wedding dress, which many thought was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, was actually designed by 28-year-old Tex Tex Saverio, an Indonesian designer who had previously dressed Lady Gaga in the May 2011 issue of Harper's Bazaar and Kim Kardashian in the March 2013 issue of Elle.

Catching Fire's costume designer, Trish Summerville, told the Hollywood Reporter that she and Saverio worked together over Skype to design the dress, which was based in this amazing creation from Saverio's fashion line.  The bodice of the dress has an organza corset under a metal cage covered with Swarovski crystals, with metal pieces rising up that represent fire and flame.  The skirt is made from organza and chiffon.  There are laser-cut feathers on the shoulders and waist that hint at Katniss's eventual transformation into the Mockingjay.

Wall Street Journal's Scene Asia blog did an article on Saverio after the Lady Gaga picture where he talked about being humbled by the comparison to Alexander McQueen, and how he created his clothes to fit the more conservative society in Asia while still delivering flare and drama.  He lives in North Jakarta with his ethnic Chinese parents, with his design studio adjacent to them home and his studio on the ground floor.

Looking forward to seeing more from this very talented designer.