Striking Details of Game of Thrones Costumes

On Sunday, the long-awaited first episode of the 4th season of the Game of Thrones series, which has fallen in love with millions of viewers around the world, is finally released. It takes a whole year to wait for each next season of the already legendary series, and all because the creators take its production extremely seriously. This is manifested in every smallest and, at first glance, inconspicuous detail, including in stunning costumes, to which we dedicate this post.

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1. The costumes of the heroes are incredibly diverse. What unites them is how amazing they look on the screen, playing far from the last role in creating the fantastic worlds in which the events of the "Game of Thrones" unfold.

2. But only by looking at the details of the costumes as closely as possible, you can realize how complex and painstaking manual work is actually invested in them.

3. All this unimaginable beauty is created by two British women - costume designer Michelle Clapton and embroidery specialist Michelle Carragher, whose work deserves special attention.

4. Embroidery on costumes usually reflects the symbolism of houses. For example - the "signature" lions of the Lannisters, as on this dress of Cersei. A lot of metallic details were used for this pattern, and the lions look almost voluminous - this is how the designers wanted to achieve the effect of armor on the dress.

5. A few more details of the dress.

6. And here is the symbolism of the Tully house - silver trout.

7. In the costumes of Catelyn Stark - nee Tully, this symbolism is preserved in numerous embroidered collars.

8. Unfortunately, all this beauty remains almost invisible to the audience. But the attention paid by the creators of the series to such "little things" is simply amazing.

9. Catelyn's daughters, Arya Stark, also have their own collars at the beginning of the series...

10. ...and Sansa Stark. This is her Winterfell outfit.

11. One of the most striking characters in the series - Daenerys Targaryen - and her dress, imitating dragon scales. This effect on the fabric is handmade, Michel even shares the secrets of its creation on his website - there is a detailed step-by-step instruction. True, even after getting acquainted with it, it is still difficult to imagine how much time and effort was spent on this dress.

12. Dress details close up. By the way, this dress has evolved along with its mistress. Three stages of manifestation of dragon scales were made for him, this is the last, most obvious.

13. Sansa Stark's wedding dress is not only one of the most beautiful in the series, but also filled with deep symbolism.

14. The pattern on the lower back is an amalgamation of Tully's silver trout and Stark's direwolf. But on top is the golden lion of the Lannisters, showing their increasing influence on Sansa.

15. This element symbolizes the battle between the Starks and Lannisters, in which the lion begins to dominate the dire wolf.

16. For Cersei Lannister, for the same event, the designers created an equally chic dress made of burgundy velvet. The embroidery on the sleeves repeats the gold pattern on the fabric, but on an enlarged scale.

17. In addition to embroidery thread, small pearls, Swarovski crystals, metal beads and rings were used to create it. A ready-made pattern is sewn onto the dress, and all the painstaking work takes place on a separate piece of golden organza.

18. The men, for obvious reasons, didn't get too much of Michelle's embroidery on the show. Nevertheless, its details are also on the costumes of even the most brutal warriors - for example, Salladhor Saan.

19. The exception is, perhaps, the inhabitants of the southern trading city of Qarth, whose costumes, both male and female, are simply strewn with various insects.

20. King of Spice.

21. Xaro Xoan Daxos and one of the bugs on his suit.

22. Of course, all the insects are also made by Michelle by hand.

23. But, back to the main characters. This is another one of Cersei's dresses in the traditional Lannister colors. During the episode of the Battle of the Blackwater, the dress was complemented by a metal corset, also with lion symbols.

24. Dress details. On the screen, it is almost impossible to see them under Cersei's gorgeous hair.

25. Sansa Stark at the tournament in honor of the right hand of the king in a dress with roses.

26. Dress details.

27. Sansa in a dress, which in a few moments will be torn from her shoulders by order of Joffrey.

28. Cersei and another dress with lions on the sleeves.

29. Details.

30. Michelle also found several elements whose belonging we could not identify. Perhaps among you there are real fans of the "Game of Thrones" who will help us with this!

Photo: HBO/ michelecarragherembroidery.com