Geek Syndicate Issue 7

Geek Syndicate “…We love the silhouette of the early 30s and 40s, with big puffy sleeves.” Schiaparelli’s use of audacious fabric structures and her work that mixed fashion and art are also clear influences for Capitol fashion. Schiaparelli was also a major design influence for British designer, Alexander McQueen. I had always thought that The Hunger Games costumes had a strong resemblance to McQueen’s work, so this is perhaps why. McQueen’s designs are the epitome of Haute Couture, balancing glamour with unnatural shapes and materials. Big, bold and daring, they fit perfectly with the Capitol look. With a much bigger budget for Catching Fire, the designers have managed to secure a few of McQueen’s pieces for Effie Trinket. This purple ruffled dress, belt and shoes were shown at the Autumn/Winter 2012 show in Paris. Very fancy! at Emma Yeo’s work for unusual but elegant headpieces. A few weeks ago I heard about a site called Shiro Cosmetics. They specialise in nerdy themed make up with equally amazing names, such as “The Legends Collection” and “The Super Effective Collection”. It’s also pretty reasonably priced, vegan, handmade and animal cruelty-free. Most eye shadows are available in sample, mini or full size, ranging from $1- $5. However, there are special shadows such as “The Hobbit Collection” that cost up to $6. Intertubes are also available in sample, mini or full size and cost between $1.80$6.50. Wait! There’s more: you can order custom lip-glosses. If you see an eye shadow or blush that you fancy and it is “lip safe”, you can have it turned into a lipgloss! SNAZZY. After you’ve looked at the ones below, take a look around the whole site. It’s a bit like Etsy, in that you’ll be looking around for ages and end up getting side tracked by all the cool stuff and ruin your social life a bit but it’s brilliant fun. They do have “The Tributes Collection” and it is amazing. However, I thought the eye shadows from “The Super Effective Collection” were more suitable Image © Lionsgate, 2013 Effie Trinket wearing McQueen A/W2012 4. Hair & Make Up You can’t have Capitol clothes without the Capitol hair and face. Theatrical and bold; fancy false lashes and quirky colours are essential. Pick a colour scheme to match your outfit and you’re away! Hair’s pretty simple: make it big, curly and a muted, pastel shade of the main colour of your outfit. If you think your hair isn’t tall enough or as dramatic as you’d hoped, add some sort of a headpiece. This could be anything from a flower to a crazy sculpture thing. Take a look 82 Capitol Headwear by Emma Yeo Image ©Emma Yeo, 2013

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