https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:32:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1113158 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:15:11 +0000 rachylou 1113158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You need a bow and arrow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112996 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:37:09 +0000 Alassë 1112996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look like you'd fit right in as an extra - very cute! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112787 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:08:19 +0000 Alexandra 1112787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the interplay of all the textures! Really nice interpretation of the pictures.<br /> I'm not familiar with the movie but from the pictures (where nobody seems even remotely happy), it doesn't look like my kind of thing (happy, lovey, no violence or foul language). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112782 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:01:19 +0000 E 1112782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thnx everyone!</p> <p>MG, I'm pretty sure the shape of that would turn my shoulders through waist into a giant box, eliminating all of my curves. Granted, a lovely textured box (lol), but usually I waist surrender with woven blouses because they're more drapey/fluid and it's clear that it's the blouse and not me. Whenever I try on heavy gauge knitwear the bigger yarn somehow straightens my waist &amp; flattens my chest in a way I don't care for. If it were just a regular cowl/infinity scarf&nbsp;I think I could make it work!</p> <p>AG, I think you've seen all of my boots in outfit posts&nbsp;by now, but I do have a very old pair I've been wanting to ask about keeping or not, so I'll do a post including them soon. What's funny is that before 2013 I only had these lace up boots, my grey suede knee highs, and the ones I'm questioning! Getting vintage lace up ankle hiking boots from ebay last January was the moment when I realised shorter boots were awesome. lol Now I've got 3 shorter pairs &amp; 1 more knee high pair, making 6/7 total (depending if I keep the old ones)!</p> <p>Jeanie, what a lovely thing to say. I do sometimes feel when thrifting that I'm adopting orphans, especially the vintage stuff, but I try to keep that in check so that I don't end up with piles of clothes everywhere. hehe </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112769 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:39:41 +0000 Jeanie 1112769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your little exaggerated details especially the non tied up boots. &nbsp;Great job pushing your normal fashion boundaries. &nbsp;I image your thrift store items smiling because they have found a home where they are loved so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112725 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:20:28 +0000 catgirl 1112725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a whole theory about the Hunger Games.&nbsp; And a mockingjay pin.&nbsp; I love dystopia, of course.&nbsp; But as to your outfit, it's lovely and the boots!&nbsp; I think you need to post a boot collection picture. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112697 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:24:56 +0000 Deborah 1112697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am familiar with the movies but haven't seen either of them. But I do love your outfit. You have such a sweet yet interesting style and this combo is just adorable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112692 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:17:23 +0000 Diana 1112692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun! I love your boots, and the whole color scheme here.</p> <p>I haven't seen the movie yet. &nbsp;I have read all the books though, and I thought the first one was by far the best, the second one was decent, and the last one I did not like at all. &nbsp;Given what you've said about your feelings toward dystopian lit, I think you were right to avoid reading them, especially the last one. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112679 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:06:59 +0000 Beth Ann 1112679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great way to deepen your experience of the movie.&nbsp; My DH has read the books, but I, like you, have difficulty with dystopian lit.</p> <p>I love the color palette on you, and am very fond of the boots -- including your rough and tumble way of lacing them!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112622 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:12:47 +0000 Suz 1112622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So cool! I love the way you let the movie inspire you. I can totally see you fitting into District 11 or 12.&nbsp;</p> <p>My daughter is a big fan. She's read all the books and seen both movies. I haven't seen Catching Fire but I did see the first one with her and enjoyed it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112611 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:05:22 +0000 Lisa 1112611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun outfit, I especially like the courduroy for texture here.&nbsp; I've seen and read the first two movies so far, but I really need to start reading the third one before they make that movie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112564 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:35:59 +0000 Anonymous 1112564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this silhouette on you!</p> <p>I haven't seen any of&nbsp;the movies, but I've read the books, and the muted, utilitarian feel of the outfit definitely seems very District 12-ish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112550 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:29:45 +0000 Jaime 1112550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow great movie analysis and wardrobe analysis wrapped in one. I have not seen nor read the Hunger Games but my (grown up) niece loves the books and I feel like I have almost seen the movies with all the publicity. Anyway, you look just right for the movie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112519 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:16:54 +0000 MuseumGal 1112519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyra goes to the hunger games, I love it.&nbsp; Your outfit is perfect.&nbsp; I agree with Dee that the grey scarf thingy would be awesome - why don't you think it would flatter you?<br />I LURVE dystopian novels, and I've read the trilogy; I think the second book is the best by far, though not everyone agrees.&nbsp; I need to get myself out and see it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112502 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:59:59 +0000 Angie 1112502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super Adorable Cute. I could eat you up in #4. Love the boots with the ensemble.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112472 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:22:11 +0000 E 1112472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dee, wasn't it thought provoking? Sadly I don't think her cool cowl/scarf thing would flatter me, but it was really neat!</p> <p>Mo, you made me laugh. Our theater has the&nbsp;cheapest tickets between 4 and 6pm, so there were only 6 people at the showing I went to as well and no one else dressed up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112452 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:08:07 +0000 Mo 1112452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun! &nbsp;I wanted to dress up&nbsp;for this movie, but weather conspired against me. &nbsp;There were only 6 of us in the matinee anyway. &nbsp;No one dressed remotely in theme, but I'm surrounded by retirees here in FL. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112441 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:59:49 +0000 Dee 1112441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was such an interesting movie to think about from a sociological perspective, and you look&nbsp;perfect for the occassion. Especially the combination of the slouchy hat and the longer sleeves on the sweater. Now all you need is to knit yourself the scarf she was wearing in the beginning!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-to-see-catching-fire#post-1112414 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:36:22 +0000 E 1112414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On Monday I had plans to see the second Hunger Games movie (Catching Fire). For those who haven't seen it, it's set in a dystopian future in which a country has a super rich, hyper-consumption driven, dictatorial&nbsp;Capital supported by various surrounding districts, many of which are impoverished and exploited for their natural resources. I haven't read the books (only a very favourite author like Margaret Atwood or Octavia Butler can make me change my no-dystopian fiction&nbsp;policy, because it depresses/exhausts me so much and I'd rather save my difficult reading for things actually happening in the world), so I'm not a fangirl I suppose, but the first movie impressed me, and I can never&nbsp;resist doing a bit of thematic dressing. Especially since I maybe see 2 or 3&nbsp;movies in theaters a year, so this is a rare occurrence (this was the first one this year, next will be the Hobbit)!&nbsp;The movies visually show a difference between the Capital and poor districts by colours and textures: the poorer ones are depicted in a lot of blue and grey with a run down, more textured feel vs the bright, shiny capital. Obviously, I'm in solidarity with the oppressed people (while recognising that as a white US citizen with middle class parents&nbsp;I live in an environment closer to the Capital), and&nbsp;here are some <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.foxtrot-echo-november.com/2013/12/shades-of-grey-in-catching-fire.html">screenshots</a>&nbsp;that inspired me.</p> <p>I'd been looking for a corduroy jumper/pinafore dress for at least 2 years before I finally found this one this summer. It's one of my favourite&nbsp;blue-grey colour with just the right neckline and gathered, poofy, swingy silhouette; I just had to hem it a bit. The ragamuffin feel seemed to fit perfectly with the movie, and to enhance that I put my most urchin-y grey wool&nbsp;sweater on underneath. The dress is actually a maternity dress (which I didn't realise until I pinned up the hem evenly, tried it on, and discovered the back was ending significantly higher than the front...after a few moments of wondering if my bottom was now large enough to require special hemming, I realised what was going on), so I reigned in a bit of the formlessness with a belt in a dusty, muted blue. Finished off with grey tights (it was still cold here on Monday) and no accessories, because Districts 11 &amp; 12 are too focused on&nbsp;trying not to starve/freeze/be killed by the government to have many baubles.</p> <p>For my outerwear, I chose by slouchy navy blue hat &amp; scarf, made in the Ecuadorian Andes, as looking the most appropriate (and actually wore them for at least half the movie in the theater, it was&nbsp;so cold!)&nbsp;and paired it with my navy blue coat, which is in a bit too nice condition, but still more muted than my other options. No gloves, as I had extra long sleeves.&nbsp;I debated about boots, but ultimately chose these sturdy rubber/canvas lace-ups, although the colours don't quite match; after all, if a girl in those districts received hand-me boots of this quality, she would wear them with everything regardless of style. I didn't lace them up all the way to make them look a little too&nbsp;big/rougher.</p> <p>I felt good in this, a bit more exaggerated than usual (in my everyday style I'd pair the dress with a top that was&nbsp;a bit neater) but not absurdly so. I found the clothes very comforting (something I needed during the first part of the movie): the combination of softness and sturdiness is one of my favourites, as are these colours of course. Ultimately of course, I recognise the irony of thematically dressing for a movie that portrays much of the Capital's excess through exaggerated fashion, but I like to think in the real world things aren's so simple:&nbsp;one can be smart, committed to social justice and environmental protection, etc. and still enjoy clothes and dressing. Admiring the movie's costuming and aesthetic decisions did not blind me to the plot/themes and their (sometimes hamfisted)&nbsp;parallels to our world.&nbsp;</p> <p>All thoughts &amp; suggestions welcome! Thnx for reading/looking. </p>