Stevie Nicks has found an unexpected connection to the world of The Hunger Games. Mckenna Grace revealed that the singer helped inspire the look of her character in the upcoming prequel. The movie takes a different fashion path from the other films, with its style reflecting the time period of the story.
The upcoming Hunger Games prequel takes inspiration from the iconic Stevie Nicks
Grace shared the detail with E! News at the “Elegance is Authority: The Story, Style, and Power of Panem” event in Paris on October 7. She plays Maysilee Donner in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. “Each of the Hunger Games have such a specific time period for fashion,” Grace said. She added that Stevie Nicks appeared across the movie’s mood boards.
Grace said the new film takes fashion cues from the 1960s and 1970s. She said The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was influenced by the fashion of the 1950s. The original films starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson took a more modern approach. Grace explained that the changes are meant to illustrate the appearance of Panem and its districts at various points in time.
The 20-year-old actress also found one part of her wardrobe difficult to handle. Tributes wore oversized capes during the 50th Hunger Games, and Grace said, “My knees were purple because of those capes.” Her co-star Joseph Zada shared the same frustration with the large outfits. “You can’t exactly run in those things,” he joked, saying the costumes made everyone trip over themselves.
Zada still thought the capes looked “really cool” alongside the rough clothes he wore in District 12. His first outfit included a shirt made from handkerchiefs and other materials. He also wore pants made from flour and wheat sacks. Zada worked with costume designer Bina Daigeler on later outfits and wanted darker greens, browns, and muted colors to reflect Haymitch’s difficult life.
Stevie Nicks’ influence gives Sunrise on the Reaping a distinct fashion identity while keeping its period setting at the center. Grace’s comments highlight how the prequel uses music and style references to help shape the world of Panem.
