Oh you honestly didn’t think I wasn’t gonna do one of these did you? ;)
The Hunger Games world premiere was held last Monday in L.A. and to say it was quite the spectacle is quite an understatement. I’ve not seen a fandom so hyped since the mega franchises of Harry Potter and Twilight. I was certainly impressed by the cast, both leads and support actors, on the red carpet and there were also a few familiar faces amongst the tributes and Panem citizens…
First up, the girl on fire herself, Miss Jennifer Lawrence. Jennifer did Katniss proud and kicked down any competition for the best dressed in a stunning gold Prabal Gurung gown. I love the styling here, very simple to make sure the gown does the talking. Also check out the photo below for the back of the dress, really beautiful.
Two adorable young ladies I was looking forward to seeing were Willow Shields (who plays Primrose Everdeen, Katnss’ sister) and Amandla Stenberg (who play Rue). I’ll applaud both girls for dressing both event and age appropriate. Willow stepped out in a Marc Jacobs dress, which I’ll give her a pass. We’ve seen in the past (a la early Emma Watson) that it’s pretty hard for young girls like her to find dresses that fit, though I do hope she looks towards Chloe Moretz for future styling tips.
Amandla got an audible ‘Awww’ from me in her Collette Dinnigan dress. The dress itself is stunning and I love her silver accessories here.
Not wanting to be outshone by her younger co-stars was Elizabeth Banks. She stormed the event in her own firery Atelier Versace mini. Brilliant styling, hair and make up!
It’s no secret that this is probably the first and only Hunger Games premiere for this group of ladies, as they play just some of the main Tributes in the movie, so I was happy they all opted for the ‘Go big or go home’ approach to their looks. Isabella Furhman and Leven Rambin, the dangerous career Tributes looked a million miles away from their bloody on-screen counterparts. I’m completely in love with Isabella’s Oscar de la Renta dress, the vintage feel suits her perfectly and the pop of colour in her lipstick is just what the outfit needs. Leven certainly could’ve upstaged Jennifer in this red Chagoury Couture gown, but she kept the styling classic and classy. Both Kalia Prescott and Jackie Emerson brought a little drama too in their gowns.
It wasn’t all dresses on the red carpet. Kelly Osbourne and Leslie Man opted for slick suits. I’m not convinced about Kelly’s mismatched ensemble here but Leslie’s Monique Lhuiller jumpsuit is perfection.
And finally onto some of the filler attendees. My thoughts on all three were ‘well, at least they didn’t upstage the main cast’. Kendall and Kylie Jenner, played it safe in mini dresses (honestly I’m pretty pissed they got to go…and they haven’t even read the book ¬_¬). Shailene Woodley continues to disappoint me even after awards season, in an unshapely Honor gown. And finally Miley Cyrus, who I’ll concede has read the books and is dating one of the leads, in Emilio Pucci. Out of all of this gorgeous collection I’m not surprised she chose the midriff-underwear-brassiere ensemble. From the waist down she looks fine, I just hate the lingerie looking top.
Not one to end on a low note, the trailer for the film is below if you’re wondering what all the hype was about. And also READ THE TRILOGY. It’s a fabulous book series, I just hope they do the book justice!
