Since there was some interest in my last post about clues in Sansa's season 7 outfit, I thought I'd write this up comparing the costumes this season of the three rulers: Dany, Cersei and Jon. There are some big clues of where Dany's leadership is headed, how Dany and Jon interactions will go, and who might kill Cersei, among other things. As a costume history major, here's my take:
Dany's costume has a more sturdier look to it this time compared to previous seasons, showing that she's ready for battle. There's a red-black ombre effect - an obvious nod to the Targaryen colors. Padded shoulders historically symbolise power dressing, but hers are quite exaggerated which suggests she wants to dominate.
The first outfit, like many of her outfits this season, has texture mimicking dragon scales. The second is more subtle with chevron pattern, often used by military service, and has fur lining on the inside, possibly indicating a future association with Jon. We can speculate in the next episode, where she wears the first outfit, she won't be teaming up with Jon but will probably do so at a later time, offering her army. (Interestingly, Tyrion is wearing a chevron printed outfit for a future episode, but his chevrons are much larger and in the opposite direction - possibly indicating some difference in opinion with Dany?)
Back to the first outfit: we see a hint of pleating at the front. Remember she used to wear pleated dresses earlier so what we're seeing is that gradually being eased out every season. A hint that she's moving on from her gentle nature, perhaps.
The dragon chain is quite interesting. It has three dragon heads - self-explanatory. The way the chain draped like a sash is similar to those worn by royal figureheads. I've seen a photo where she just wore the three-dragon head pin only, but she chose to wear the chain while meeting Jon for the next episode, which is a clue she wants to demonstrate her status. Attached to the pin is an actual sash in red crinkled fabric, again mimicking dragon scales.
Now where have seen this silhouette and sash attached to a pin before? Oh yes, her brother Viserys wore them too (see here and here). His clothing is wrapped around from top left to bottom right and pin is positioned on the top left because the men on the show wear it that way. Notice the colour palette is strikingly similar in the second photo of Viserys and the first photo of Dany. So while Dany might feel she's not like her brother, her outfit is telling that she may be embracing his path. Something to chew on.
This is Cersei's spectacular season 6 finale outfit, minus the metal shoulder details and chain. When she's with Jamie alone she doesn't layer herself with any chunky accessories (and that might be a big clue about who might kill her).
This outfit is almost identical to what Tywin wore from an earlier season. There are two layers: a leather laser-cut hole layer on top of a silver brocade material. It's like she is trying her best to hide her vulnerabilities. But Tywin wore it too, so what was his vulnerability? His children, whom he couldn't control. Ditto for Cersei. She wears almost exclusively black outfits (other characters stick to grays, blues, browns) which is probably to separate her state of mind from the rest. She is a hollow person now.
There's a lot of talk about her (detachable) shoulder and neck piece because of what it could mean in regards to the prophecy. Remember her words in season 1 to Robert: "I should wear the armor, you the gown." This is Cersei wearing the armor. The big jewel encrusted lion on her shoulder is similar to the embossed lion Jamie and Tywin wear on their armor. The neckpiece is her version of the men's gorget (armor to cover the throat) and there's a lion embossed there just like Jamie. Additionally, her hair remains cropped, which makes sense given her craving for masculine power.
Everything about this neckpiece is extremely ostentatious. Euron is similarly flamboyant in his dressing style and it may hint at a partnership there. The neckpiece also has loads and loads of beadwork, which is very fragile material to work with. So unlike men's armor, this is just a false show of strength. Compare this to Sansa's outfit: hers also shows strength with the use of a belt and fastened collar but the materials used are practical, which suggests she might be more successful in protecting herself compared to Cersei.
There's not much to say about Jon's usual garb in the North, large furs mirroring Ned. But it's interesting what he wears when he goes South. He has his gorget on, something you only wear if you're going to battle. Ned never wore his when he went South so Jon is thankfully being smarter. We can see two direwolves engraved on his gorget. Robb never had that engraved on his when he went to battle so this almost certainly Sansa's doing (she wears two direwolf pins as well).
However, there's no cape with the outfit. I don't expect Jon to wear large furs going South where it's less cold, but even Ned wore a thin cape at King's Landing. By going without a cape or anything particular regal to meet Dany, it suggests he's not trying to play up his status as King of the North (his thinking might be because he's coming to Dragonstone to ask a favor) and coming across as deferential. This is quite interesting because Dany plays up her status when she meets him. It highlights the differences in their leadership styles - one believes she was born to rule and it shows in her attire, the other never asked for his title and hence wears his crown lightly.
Submitted July 29, 2017 at 10:01AM by kargiso http://ift.tt/2tMouRb
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