‘Hunger Games’ designer finds high-fashion muse in Katniss Everdeen

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Katniss Everdeen not only wields the bow and arrow of hope in “Catching Fire,” the second installment of “The Hunger Games” film franchise, she is also the muse of a new high-fashion line that carries the film’s fictional world of the Capitol beyond the screen. “Catching Fire” costume designer Trish Summerville’s 16-piece collection was launched on Monday for luxury online retailer Net-A-Porter, aptly labeled Capitol Couture. The collection of clothes and accessories are drawn from Summerville’s designs for Katniss, the stoic heroine played by Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence. The designer also hopes Capitol Couture will attract the website’s high-fashion clientele to the series of young adult films.