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How the ‘House of the Dragon’ Costume Designer Used Color for That Dramatic Finale Showdown Between Alicent and Rhaenyra
How the ‘House of the Dragon’ costume designer used color for the season finale showdown between Rhaenyra and Alicent.
The costumes also reflect the fact that in the time period when “House of the Dragon” unfolds, the climate in King’s Landing, where a lot of the action takes place, is cooler than the King’s Landing of “Game of Thrones.”Of course, some of her inspiration came from the story itself, as dictated by the split between the warring factions of “House of the Dragon” —the Greens of the Hightowers and the Blacks of the Targaryens. The two of them were meant to represent their earlier selves, so they’re in the same colors as they wore when we very first met them in Season 1 when Rhaenyra came off the dragon in a gray riding outfit and Alicent was in blue. So we start in the first three episodes with a silhouette that is more in keeping with with what she had in Season 1, with the softer shoulders and the fuller skirt, but then underneath she’s got her black mourning [fabric] I fit with the collar.
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