*Spoilers* An in depth analysis of the costumes worn by the character Cersei Lannister from the HBO series Game of Thrones, season 1-5.

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  3. To me, the attires that were supposedly inspired by kimonos actually look like they drew most of the inspiration from Chinese hanfu. Also, kimonos are usually more detailed than hanfu and Cersei's dresses are usually quite simplistic (not counting the embroidery).
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  5. You probably know (I haven't scrolled through all of the comments so don't know if this has been addressed before) but Lena Heady was expecting a happy event in season 1 so I wonder if the hooped skirts and long full sleeves in that season were to camouflage her pregnancy. There are a few times you can tell if you really look (like the scene where Cersei says that if you play the game of thrones you live or you die). Thanks for collating all this information into one place.

  7. Love your videos – I've been working on a costume from this series and have had so much fun with it! 🙂 Will you be doing a Season 7 video? Daenery's winter coat alone was amazingggggg.

  10. I find it funny how the costume designers on GOT work so hard on the outfits and the embroideries and jewelry for all of the characters, but because the show is usually so dimly lit, most of it can't be enjoyed when actually watching the show. Great video as always!

  16. I'm so confused the game of thrones world is around the era 400s or 500s not the 14th or 15th century around the area the Middle Ages was emerging to the Renaissance area so it's not making any sense at all

  19. You keep mentioning how hard it is to see the exquisite embroidery detail and I certainly agree.  I wonder how many viewers have the same issues.  It seems a shame to waste all that work and money when you're not going to see it.  It's difficult to see anything when so much of the shooting is in dim lighting.

  21. I don't think I've heard you mention this anywhere, but apparently Cersei's long-hair wig was incredibly expensive and time consuming cause the strands were individually dyed and placed for just the right effect, cause her hair is such a key part of her character. You do such an amazing job in this series! Just thought this might be helpful, cause it was so fascinating to me! Thanks for putting so much hard work into these, there's so much information in them I didn't know!

  24. I would really like your analysis of the costumes of the people of Dorn. In Game of Thrones, more than anything seen so far, we have a fine example of functional wardrobe, i.e. each character's wardrobe continues and changes with the narrative and is an integral part of the story.

  28. In all seriousness, could you consider doing Joffrey eventually? I'm not a fan, lol. His wardrobe was just stunning to me. I think there may be some interesting things to say, because he dresses the most glamor-royal out of all the men besides the Martells, and I'm curious if his designs are modeled after real princes, and which ones. Also, since Tywin wears the same gown (?) everyday and Jaime is constanly in armor, Joffrey seems to be dress with the most Lannister pride, and with the most vibrance. I just found your channel today, and I love it. 🙂

  29. Some added thoughts of my own:
    – the ringlets on Cersei's outfits appear to be the same kind armourers use to make chain mail. though with hers they aren't interlinked. It may be intended to not only be decorative, but symbolic of the other armour-like pieces she wears, such as the plated corsets.
    – additionally, the little skulls may be memento mori (reminders of death), being a mourning outfit, as well as (as you say) her personal reflection of her attitude.
    – the half lion skull could represent a few different symbolic ideas. Memento mori again, this time the apparent diminishing of the Lannister name and power, foreshadowing the deaths of her other children, or that she is becoming Death incarnate, foreshadowing the actions she takes against her enemies.
    – about the lighting making it hard in-episode to pick out the colours, I suspect it's also partly the editing afterwards that does this, when the colour of each scene is adjusted to keep an overall consistent visual tone throughout the episode (and the series at large). Rich colours in the actual fabrics get muted so as to not standout.
    Great video! 🙂

  34. Your channel is awesome. I'm learning a lot watching through. Interestingly, the actress has tattoos all down her back and arms, which I believe impacts the designs a bit. The actress speaks on this in an interview a bit.

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