Paris Fashion Week got a touch of Panem on Tuesday as Lionsgate celebrated the fashion legacy of The Hunger Games with a red carpet gala at the famed Musée Rodin.
The event marked the opening of ELEGANCE IS AUTHORITY: THE STORY, STYLE AND POWER OF PANEM, an exhibition bringing together iconic archival looks from across The Hunger Games films alongside costumes from the upcoming Sunrise on the Reaping. Set in the museum’s gardens, the display offers a first look at the Capitol glamour, ceremony and spectacle defining the 50th Hunger Games.
The film’s stars Joseph Zada and Mckenna Grace joined the celebration, which honored the story, style and power woven throughout the world of Panem. Zada donned a suit from ERL accented with a gorgeous Tiffany brooch, while Grace wowed in Monique Lhuillier, a look reminiscent of Katniss in Catching Fire. Fans eager to witness the fashion moment arrived as early as 1PM.
The fashion-led activation opens to the public October 7 and 8, inviting fans to step into the world of Panem through the costumes, style and visual legacy of the franchise.
From director Francis Lawrence, THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING follows sixteen-year-old Haymitch Abernathy, played by Zada, from District 12, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Annual Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Set 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, the story follows Haymitch into the arena, where he forms an unlikely alliance with fellow tribute Maysilee Donner, played by Grace.
The film arrives in theaters November 20.