‘Fit Check
Trish Summerville discusses Jennifer Lawrences wedding dress, Christina Aguileras Dirrty music video, and more.
You see that in her peasant blouses and the cinched-in waist.
[Shes] always in a dress, very feminine, and very done up.
The 2023 movie is Summervilles return to theHunger Gamesuniverse, after outfittingCatching Fire10 years ago.
(Remember Katniss Everdeens wedding dress, which burst into flames before turning into a Mockingjay?
Summerville did that.)
The hand-painted blooms on Lucy Grays corset, for example,are actually Katniss and Primroses flowers.
She also uses Tigris Snows (Hunter Schafer) pink skirt suit to recall a beloved character.
Some Easter eggs, however, shes leaving for fans to uncover themselves.
Fans still remember Jennifer Lawrences iconic wedding dress that caught fire.
What was the most surprising story about that look?
And youd hear her go, Im okay.
And because the dress was so big, youd go behind her and prop her back up.
So at one point, we put her on a giant dolly.
The bathroom was also a very interesting experience.
We have a lot of funny stories tied to that dress.
Its very on-brand for her to trip though.
What was amazing was shed done these falls the same year she was up for an Academy Award.
I said, Oh, Jen, thank God we practiced that fall so many times onCatching Fire.
She had a very snarky comeback, which I appreciated.
It was really funny.
Whats your favorite look fromThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
Lucy Grays reaping dress, because its that iconic piece [from] the books.
Its the same ideology behind Katniss dresses, about her Mockingjay and the dress on fire.
I like that Suzanne [Collins] continued to have that through the books.
I really love the corset.
The hand painting came out really beautiful.
You previously mentioned that the flowers on the corset actually recall Katniss and Primrose flowers.
Are there any other Easter eggs in this film?
Its Tigris pink suit, with a really strong silhouette.
Theres some little things with [Lucky] Flickerman that I want to see if the audience sees.
Their characters are so vastly different.
Lucy Gray is this less serious but very performative character.
Shes an entertainer by nature and through lineage, so she sings, dances, and performs.
Theres this lightness about her character.
I wanted her to be much more of that vaudeville, carefree musical entertainer.
And so, you see that in her punch in of peasant blouses and the cinched-in waist.
Shes very aware of what she looks like.
She wears makeup, she does her hair, and she puts flowers and feathers in [it].
Viola Davis looks amazing in the film.
What was it like working with her?
I cant say enough great things about her.
Shes somebody that I am truly blown away [by].
I didnt get to see her until about three days before she was on camera.
So we did a quick fitting, then she went out to get her wig and makeup.
When she came back in, [she] immediately [transformed].
She started doing this thing with her hands.
[She had a] twinkle in her eye [and] this little giggle.
You worked on Christina Aguileras iconic Dirrty music video.
What was her first reaction to the exposed undies outfit?
She was cool when I said, Lets do chaps.
And at first, it was a little, Chaps?
And I love motocross.
That was the inspiration for that, cause she has a little tough edge to her.
She was always open about trying things and experimenting.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
