A/N: Oh, how clueless. o.O Capitolgoers are really something else...
(Her name is pronounced rohs-lin, not roz-e-lin, in case you wanted to know. Not sure myself how to pronounce her last name. ^^;)
Enjoy, and review if you can!
Roselynne D'Aubigne, Capitol
I've always wanted to be a stylist for the Hunger Games.
It's an esteemed position, and, if you don't count the assistants, there are only 12 chances to get in. So that's really why I'm not one yet. I mean, I'm totally good enough. I just have to wait until a position finally opens up.
Because I'd really love to be a part of the Hunger Games. I think it's the best thing since wing grafting—I myself have gotten wings attached, ones with nice plum and chestnut colors on them—and, since I'm not good at speeches, stylist is the only position feasible for me.
That's not to say I don't have an interest in fashion. Oh, I totally do. In fact, the parade's always been my favorite part of the Games. I've always only gotten to watch it on television, but this year, I finally snagged a ticket to see it in person. I even—get this—get to stand at the City Circle itself. Since the floats stop there, I get to marvel at the costumes far longer than somewhere the floats only pass by.
I do have to wait a couple of minutes before they come into view, but it's worth it.
District 1's costumes are amazing. They were made to sparkle, like all the wonderful things that come out of their district, and the skimpy cloth the stylists used really show off the tributes' muscles.
The Careers from District 2 don't match like the others. The boy is dressed like an engine—it's not that great of an idea, which just proves I should totally be the stylist instead of whoever's there—and the girl just has a dress with train tracks printed on it. It's tasteful, but boring.
Now, whoever worked on the tributes from District 3 does not deserve replacement. The job they did, turning the little girl and the big guy into full-blown cyborgs—well, I guess it's not real, since that would interfere with the competition—is amazing.
The District 4 tributes are also dressed well. The boy is topless, but it works very well for him, and the girl is donning a magnificent, blue dress, so unlike the destitute, shabby clothing she was wearing when she got reaped.
Now, I hate to diatribe, I really do, but the District 5 stylists definitely need to be thrown out. I could do so much better. I mean, all they did was take normal Capitol outfits and soak them in oil. Yuck.
District 6 has a horrible set of costumes. No matter what the stylists do, pills make unattractive getups. But the two tributes aren't being diffident—much to the contrary, they're dancing. It's been a while since I've seen cooperation like that.
Though they're dressed as trees, the sevens don't look too bad. The stylists did a good job with the makeup, mostly.
Districts 8 and 9 are just dressed in colorful clothes that aren't tailored as well to the contestants as they should be.
From 10 are tributes dressed as cows and lambs. But the outfits conform to them well, so it works all right.
The girl from District 11 is in an apple suit, and her districtmate is dressed as a sheaf of wheat. Neither looks very good. It looks like they've been starving themselves for some reason.
See, kids? Anorexia doesn't help your looks at all. Get lipo instead.
Then comes 12, where the boy is dressed as a miner—oh, so boring and overused for that district—and the girl is in a jumpsuit disseminated with coal dust. I could do a better job, but it's not too bad.
Overall, the stylists did all right this year—though I do think I could totally outdo a lot of them.
But the parade was fun. I can't wait to see the interview outfits!