Game of Thrones costume designer reveals hidden meaning in one of Daenerys Targaryen’s outfits
Michele Clapton wanted the outfit to represent Dany's purity but also her coldness
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Fans were devastated when Daenerys Targaryen began to unravel and lose her sanity. But a new interview with the show’s costume designer suggests we should have seen it coming a lot earlier.
Michele Clapton, who won an Emmy Award for her work on the costumes in Game of Thrones, has revealed Dany’s white fur coat in the season eight premiere was a massive hint at her transformation into the Mad Queen.
“Initially it was about the idea that if she's riding a dragon to the North, she should be warm,” Clapton told TV Guide. “And then I decided that actually it's the first time she's performed a completely selfless task — because it's usually for her own gain — and on this occasion, it was actually for her love.
“So, I loved this idea, as I developed this costume, that it's almost [as if] she sees herself as this saviour, this angel. And so, when she arrives and descends on this dragon, she is this sort of angel of mercy. I think it just said so much about her mental state at the time, how she saw herself.”
Clapton said she wanted the white fabric of Dany’s coat to represent purity while also bringing attention to her coldness, to draw parallels to the White Walkers.
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