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Emma D’Arcy Is Thrilled With Queen Rhaenyra’s New Trousers
“You start to think about what one craves from clothes.”
In the first season of HBO’s House of the Dragon, Queen Rhaenyra’s life is full of color: Her gowns are green or light blue or deep red, her ears and neck adorned with shimmering gems. When we meet Rhaenyra, played as an adult by actor Emma D’Arcy, in the first episode of season two, she is overcome with grief; her wardrobe — solid, sturdy blacks, deep grays — matches her mood, binding her to shadow. Rhaenyra is a person who is so wracked with grief at the start of the season and needs a splint, almost, and the clothes have a structure that prop her up like an exoskeleton.” That philosophy might also be applied to D’Arcy’s bedazzled suit from the world premiere: a look that grants them the power to really shine.
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