Boot up like Katniss in 'The Hunger Games' with Frye Co.

As the hunger for all things "Hunger Games" continues unabated, we expect that just about any brand with a connection to the movie will be letting the world know about it, and in today's inbox was a press release from the Frye Co. letting us know that a pair of its boots appear on screen worn by Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen.

The Great Neck, N.Y., based boot company, which traces its roots back to 1863, notes that in an early forest scene with Gale (played by Liam Hemsworth), Lawrence is shod in a pair of its Melissa Tall Lace boots in dark brown. 

Said boots retail for $398 at the brand's website, which means they either cost Katniss a lot of squirrels or the boots are just so rugged they've lasted well into the dystopian future to be passed down by generations of District 12's Everdeen family.  

Either way, if you're looking to boot up like a pre-Reaping Katniss, this is your chance to put an authentic foot forward.

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Photos: At far left, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen with Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne in a scene from "The Hunger Games." (Credit: Murray Close / AP Photo/Lionsgate) At right, the Frye Co.'s Melissa Tall Lace in dark brown ($398, Credit: The Frye Co.). 

A closer look at the hair in 'The Hunger Games'

If you’re a fan of "The Hunger Games" and are counting the days until the March release of the movie based on Book 1 of the trilogy, then like me, you’ve been imagining what the costumes, hair and makeup might look like, particularly of those in "the Capitol."

Cherry Petenbrink, lead hair colorist on the film, discussed the inspiration for the character’s hair and hair color as well as the attention paid in order to make sure no one came out looking like a raver or post-apocalyptic punk on screen.

“The look of the Capitol as it’s described in the book is bright and we stayed true to that,” says
Petenbrink, who dyed more than 600 wigs and hair pieces for main characters and extras in the film. “The color couldn’t look '80s punk, it had to be very high fashion in a couture kind of way.”

Getting an elegant and refined look while using eye-catching neon and pastel shades for the hair color was no easy feat and to nail the right feeling, Petenbrink says there was a real mix of time periods. She referenced the '20s and '40s as well as Edwardian and Victorian eras, adding that while there are a lot of brights, there are also strange and antique shades like mustard yellow and moss green.

But the key was to keep a refined finish to the hair seen in the Capitol, even if it was an offbeat color. “The people in the Capitol are very refined, almost like a big group of old moneyed people that get together,” she says. “A very rich and disturbing group of people.”

Petenbrink went with candy colored pastels such as pink, lavender and chartreuse for Effie Trinket, played by Elizabeth Banks. Lead hairstylist Linda Flowers gave Banks what she calls “exaggerated Afro texture,” which was tempered by elegant 1930s finger waves in the front. The mix of traditional and out-there is what Flowers refers to as “contemporary classic.”  “We did exaggerated chignons and other classic shapes that from a distance are perceived as very beautiful, but then you get up close you see that they’re green or pink!  

“The color is all very bright and intense but in a very couture, chic kind of way,” says Petenbrink, who used Joico’s Vero K-PAK Color Intensity semi-permanent hair colors to dye all the hair.

“These looks are not reminiscent of the punk looks of the past and these colors will be emulated by millions of fans.”

Mustard yellow anyone?

-- Melissa Magsaysay

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Photos, from top: Cherry Petenbrink, "The Hunger Games" hair colorist, plays with color possibilities. /Joico

Hair pieces on the set of "The Hunger Games."/Joico

Cowardly Lion costume from 'Wizard of Oz' on the auction block

One of the two known Cowardly Lion costumes worn by Bert Lahr in "The Wizard of Oz" is set to join Dorothy's ruby slippers on the auction block later this month.

The following description of what one can only assume is the holy grail of furries everywhere was provided by auction organizer Profiles in History: 

"This costume was worn when the Cowardly Lion first meets Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road and sings ‘If I only had the Nerve’ as well as when he later sings his trademark, ‘If I were King of the Forest’ in the Emerald City."

The Nov. 30 announcement of the costume's addition to a two-day Hollywood memorabilia auction that includes a Marilyn Monroe wedding ring, Bela Lugosi's "Dracula" cape and a DeLorean that appeared in "Back to the Future III," mentioned an interesting factoid we hadn't been aware of: the Cowardly Lion's costume, which has a presale estimated value of $2 million to $3 million, was made from an actual, honest-to-goodness lion hide. 

The auction is scheduled to take place Dec. 15 and 16 at the Paley Center for the Media at 465 N. Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. Additional information about the auction can be found at the Profiles in History website.

We're not sure who has the courage -- especially in this economy -- to drop a cool $3 million (or more) on such a trophy, but some small part of us would love to see it go to former CBS News anchor Dan Rather who, you may recall, briefly but famously made the word "courage" his one-word broadcast signoff back in 1986.

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Photos, from top: A scene from "The Wizard of Oz" with Jack Haley, left, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr; the Cowardly Lion costume that will be up for bid at a Dec. 15-16 auction. Credits: Turner Entertainment / Warner Bros. Entertainment; Profiles in History

Tom Ford reprises role as James Bond's tailor in 'Skyfall'

Daniel Craig will be wearing Tom Ford when he returns to the multiplex as Agent 007 in "Skyfall," the next installment of the James Bond franchise, scheduled to hit theaters in October 2012.

This marks the second silver-screen pairing of the American designer and the legendary British spy. The first was 2008's "Quantum of Solace," for which Ford worked with that film's costume designer Louise Frogley to give Craig's Bond a wardrobe of suits, tuxedos, sunglasses, overcoats, sweaters, polo shirts and neckties.

Ford worked closely with "Skyfall" costume designer Jany Temime to create a similar range of made-to-measure tailored clothing, eveningwear, suits, shirts, knitwear, ties, accessories and eyewear.

"I could not be happier to be dressing Daniel Craig again in the next James Bond film," Ford said in a press release announcing the collaboration. "James Bond epitomizes the Tom Ford man in his elegance, style and love of luxury. I am thrilled to move forward with this iconic character."

For the five movies before "Quantum," (1995's "GoldenEye" through 2006's "Casino Royale"), the honor of dressing James Bond went to Italian luxury brand Brioni.

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Photo: Daniel Craig wears Tom Ford as James Bond in 2008's "Quantum of Solace." Credit: Karen Ballard / EON Productions

Ruby slippers worn in 'Wizard of Oz' to go on auction block

A pair of the ruby slippers worn on-screen by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" is scheduled to hit the auction block Dec. 16.

Although "Oz" ruby slippers have come up for auction in the past -- most recently a screen-test pair that fetched $612,000 at a June auction, according to Profiles in History, the auction house in charge of both auctions -- this is one of only four pairs of screen-used ruby slippers known to have survived since the making of the 1939 film. One pair is at the Smithsonian, one is in private hands and a third pair was stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn.

According to the auction house, the shoes are in near mint condition. They are marked "#7 Judy Garland" on the inside lining, and the leather soles are painted red (which might come as a surprise to the Louboutin folks). Light, circular scuffs on the soles are apparently evidence that these were the same shoes Garland was wearing in the close-up shots in which she memorably tapped her heels together to return to Kansas.(They're also believed to be the same pair on the witch feet sticking out from under Dorothy's house earlier in the movie.)

Profiles in History's pre-sale estimate for the slippers is in the $2 million to $3 million range. A company representative declined to reveal the identity of the slippers' current owner, discuss any of the other pieces in the Dec. 15 to 17 movie memorabilia auction or even say where it will take place, saying only that additional  details will be released in upcoming weeks.

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Photo: One of four pairs of screen-worn ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" is slated to go on the auction block Dec. 16. Credit: Profiles in History

Marilyn Monroe 'subway dress' brings $4.6 million (plus fees) in Debbie Reynolds' memorabilia auction

If paying more than a couple of hundred dollars for a dress seems a little extravagant, how would you feel about shelling out a few million? A private collector paid a whopping $5,520,000 (that sum included $4.6 million for the garment plus fees, including a fee to the auction house) for the "subway dress" worn by Marilyn Monroe in the film “The Seven Year Itch." It was purchased during the first part of actress Debbie Reynolds' auction of her private collection of Hollywood costumes and memorabilia on Saturday.

The auction, which took place at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, broke world records with its total of $22.8 million in sales.

The collection, which Reynolds had been amassing for 40 years, featured the iconic Monroe dress designed by William Travilla. It broke the Guinness record for the priciest film costume ever sold. The record was previously held by the little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which sold for $923,187 in 2006.

Among other top sellers, including auction fees, were Judy Garland’s "Wizard of Oz" blue cotton test dress, which sold for $1,092,000; the Ascot dress Hepburn wore in "My Fair Lady," which went for $4,440,000; and Julie Andrews' "Do-Re-Mi" dress from "The Sound of Music," which sold for $660,000.

Other auction highlights included (fees included in totals):

Rudolph Valentino's suit of lights from "Blood and Sand": $252,000

Charlie Chaplin's tramp bowler hat: $132,000

Garland's "Wizard of Oz" ruby test slippers: $612,000

Elizabeth Taylor's "Cleopatra" headdress: $120,000

Richard Burton's tunic and cape from "Cleopatra": $102,000

Grace Kelly's scenic drive dress from "To Catch a Thief": $540,000

Charlton Heston's tunic from "Ben Hur": $384,000

Barbra Streisand's gold velvet dress from "Hello Dolly": $120,000

The auction was held by the historical memorabilia dealer Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena. The remainder of Reynolds’ collection will go up for auction Dec. 3 and will include the green dress worn by Monroe in the film "Bus Stop."

-- Jenn Harris
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Photo: Marilyn Monroe, left, in the "subway" dress from "The Seven Year Itch"; Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress from "My Fair Lady." Credits: Matty Zimmerman / Associated Press; Reuters

Marilyn Monroe 'subway dress' sells for $4.6 million at auction

Possibly the most iconic dress in film history, the “subway” dress Marilyn Monroe wore in the 1955 film “The Seven Year Itch” was sold Saturday for $4.6 million at a Hollywood costume auction.

The dress, designed by William Travilla, was part of actress Debbie Reynolds’ private collection of nearly 600 costumes and other film memorabilia that were auctioned off at Beverly Hills’ Paley Center for Media.

The ivory, pleated halter dress was estimated to sell for about $2 million.

Other items in the 12-hour auction also went for more than their estimates, such as the red-sequined dress Monroe wore in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” expected to fetch $200,000 to $300,000 but sold for $1.2 million. The Ascot dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady” also sold for well above its estimate at $3.7 million.

The auction also included costumes worn by Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Natalie Wood.

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Photos: Left, Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of "The Seven Year Itch" on Sept. 9, 1954. Credit: Matty Zimmerman / Associated Press. Right, the dress worn by Monroe in the film on display for the auction. Credit: Fred Prouser / Reuters.

Marilyn Monroe's 'subway dress' expected to fetch up to $2 million at auction

The dress that billowed around Marilyn Monroe to memorable effect in "The Seven Year Itch" is among Debbie Reynolds' collection of Hollywood costumes going on the auction block in Beverly Hills later this month.

Sometimes referred to as the "subway dress" (Monroe's character is standing on a subway grate when the updraft occurs) the ivory, pleated halter dress designed by William Travilla is considered one of the most iconic dresses in Hollywood history, and the Profiles in History auction house, which is holding the June 18 auction, estimates the value at between $1 million and $2 million.

Other unforgettable costume pieces from the silver screen include a Judy Garland dress from "The Wizard of Oz" -- the Adrian-designed blue-and-white gingham test dress with a puff-sleeved white blouse used in the first two weeks of filming. In addition, there's a test pair of the film's ruby slippers (note that these slippers apparently did not appear in the movie), a green-velvet “drapery” dress hat worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in "Gone With the Wind" and a bowler hat worn by Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp" character.

The auction is scheduled to take place at Beverly Hills' Paley Center for the Media, 465 N. Beverly Drive, starting at noon June 18 and will be open for public preview at the same location from noon to 5 p.m. June 4-5, 8-12 and 15-17.  

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Photos, from left: The halter dress by Travilla with Marilyn Monroe in it. Credit:  Matty Zimmerman / Associated Press. And sans Monroe. Credit: Reuters

'Sex and the City 2' fashion-focused book to be released May 18

"Sex and the City 2" madness continues with yet another product attached to the franchise — the official "Sex and the City 2" book.

The photo-driven tome, which will be released May 18 in both paperback ($19.95) and as a hardcover deluxe edition ($29.95), features a 2-D tour of the movie-making process, with behind-the-scenes stories from writer and director Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, as well as Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.

Rodarte creates T-shirts for the 50th anniversary of the Godard classic 'Breathless'

The film fanatic Mulleavy sisters -- the designers du jour also known as Rodarte -- have collaborated with distributor Rialto Pictures to create two T-shirts commemorating the 50th anniversary of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 film “Breathless.” 

Besides Jean Seberg’s pixie crop, the most memorable style moment of the movie might be the New York Herald Tribune shirt she wore while selling the paper on the streets of Paris. One T-shirt will have the same newspaper title and the other will be an original design inspired by the film. Perhaps something brooding and Bogart-esque like Jean-Paul Belmondo’s character? Or maybe something that conveys the impact of the film on the designers.

“Godard reformulated the visual language through which stories are told,” said Laura Mulleavy in a statement. “He is a renegade. In 'Breathless,' he broke all of the rules and formulas within the lexicon of film. His use of wordplay, his interest in time, and his ability to translate stream-of-consciousness writing to images was groundbreaking.”  

Not sure what that shirt would look like.

But both styles will be available this month at Barneys New York stores in the U.S., Colette in Paris and Dover Street Market in London.

Rodarte will also be designing the windows of Barneys New York and Los Angeles in full “Breathless” fashion later this month.

-- Melissa Magsaysay

Photo: Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Jean-Luc Godard's film "Breathless." Credit: Rialto Pictures / Studio Canal