tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13695543404480628792024-03-12T19:47:31.150-07:00GAME OF CLOTHESDedicated to exhaustive analysis of the costumes of Game of Thrones.Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-52038048467214875042014-04-19T21:15:00.001-07:002014-04-19T21:47:57.847-07:00Margaery Tyrell's Wedding Dress<i>(This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 4 and the third book in the series. If you're avoiding spoilers TURN BACK NOW.)</i> <br>
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So the big day is here, and Margaery’s put on a smile, some bigass hair and a dress made more of thorns than roses.<div><br>
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When they married Sansa off to Tyrion, her dress was beautiful; but it was also large and heavy, literally embroidered with all her family’s heartache. But this dress is pure Margaery. Light and airy, in her signature blue and embroidered with silver. The detailing subtly says money (one of the reasons for this marriage) and femininity. The train is a spill of roses, the back is open, the shoulders frame her face in soft petals. But the core of this dress are the thorns curling around her. The height of elegance, and absolutely dangerous.</div>
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This dress would not look out of place at a contemporary wedding. Margaery is so fashion forward, she wears a dress that would look good at a high society wedding in 2014!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's actually <a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2014/04/game-of-thrones-purple-wedding-dress-in-demand-for-real-world-br/">a big demand</a>
for replicas of this dress for upcoming brides. We would totally wear
this dress, but would be super worried if our fiancé put in an order. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tyrell roses twining about a Baratheon crown, the thorns taking prominence over the antlers. Symbolism! (<a href="http://airungarky.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/10-770x472.jpg">Click here for a closer look at that crown</a>.) </td></tr>
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We really think this is an awesome subtle bit of acting by Ms. Dormer. Her facial expressions are very minimalist, and yet they convey a great deal. We tend to think this moment with everyone behind her, not seeing her face, is quite symbolic of Margaery’s whole deal. Very few people see her as she truly is. Dramatic irony!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out Joffrey’s creepy hands on her shoulders. Creepy creepy. </td></tr>
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Color is often used to symbolize a connection between characters (see Margaery and Grandmama Redwyne). The color palette here accomplishes the opposite: Margaery in her airy, light blue stands apart from the dark reds and golds of the Lannisters. In comparison, the Lannisters are a solid block of color and unity. Dysfunctional unity.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just. Take a moment to appreciate the detailing of that dress. </td></tr>
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Her outfit actually kind of clashes with the ridiculousness Joffrey is wearing. (OK, maybe Joffrey’s outfit wasn’t even that bad, but we are contractually obligated to hate on him and look at all the lion stuff at that wedding, COME ON, no wonder Margaery was having trouble keeping it together.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natalie Dormer: congratulations on your face </td></tr>
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A note on the setting: visually, this is pretty much the opposite of the Red Wedding. At the Red Wedding, the guests were crammed into a tiny, grim, dark room that practically screamed “MURDER” but at the Purple Wedding, we have sunlight, bright colors, and fresh air. <br>
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In a <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.blogspot.com/2014/04/sansa-stark-and-margaery-tyrell-in-two.html">previous post</a> we touched on Olenna's grooming of Margaery into her successor. Olenna is known as the Queen of Thorns, a moniker referring to her wit and sharp tongue. Margaery and Olenna have always been a united front, but now Margaery has become a literal queen of thorns, just in time for Olenna to put her name into action. The roses covering Olenna's robe hide the danger beneath the petals, while Margaery's dress is taken over by thorns: together they are deadly, and entirely unsuspected.<br>
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Subtle power, that’s Margaery’s whole deal.</div><div><br></div>
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The wedding of Margaery Tyrell and that other kid is no small event, so dignitaries from the seven kingdoms and beyond are arriving in King's Landing. One of these groups is not like the others. The Martells make the Lannisters nervous, and with good reason considering all the promised revenge mixed with niceties and marriage treaties and the Martells being so much cooler than everyone else. Oberyn Martell the second son prince of Dorne has arrived to represent his family, and he did not come alone.</div>
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This is Ellaria Sand. She is a bastard. She is Oberyn’s
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Ellaria comes from Dorne, a place where women have more
freedom, and a place that is also somewhat less sexually repressed than the
rest of the seven kingdoms. Even for a Dornish woman, though, we’d imagine that
this outfit is somewhat daring. The plunging neckline, gaudy jewelry and heavy
eye makeup are all overtly sexy/sexual. The strong orangey-yellow she wears
here may very well be the House Martell power color. In Dorne, Ellaria has
power and respect as Prince Oberyn’s lover (she’s basically his common-law
wife) and the mother of several of his children (Sand Snakes, yeah!). In King’s
Landing, it’s likely that people will think of her as a prostitute. But instead
of shying away from her role as Oberyn’s mistress, she is leaning the hell into
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Ellaria’s boyfriend is Oberyn Martell. Dude is a loud
dresser: bright colors, long surcoat, and one hell of an open collar. It’s not
a coincidence that he’s baring as much skin as Ellaria. Basically, he’s here to
avenge his sister and bang cute blondes. And he and Ellaria have already gone
through all the cute blondes in King’s Landing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oberyn putting his hand through a candle flame for no reason other than AWESOMENESS.</td></tr>
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Right after he stabs a racist Lannister through the
wrist, he and Ellaria immediately go back to making out. Which makes us like them
even more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we bad people?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the leather straps on her forearms – she’s the
lady and mother of warriors, and these function in a similar fashion to the
medal embellishments on Cersei’s dresses; impractical as actual armor, but
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Though Oberyn is the ostensible outsider here, Tyrion is the one who looks out of place in the desert colors of King's Landing. Oberyn knows exactly what he's doing, and is in no way worried or uncomfortable, perhaps a first for anyone who lives in this city.<br />
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Remember how we called Ellaria’s last outfit daring? Well
that was the outfit she wears to a brothel.<br />
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This Princess Amidala realness is what
she wears to a wedding. It’s actually basically the same outfit, just with some
crazy –ass desert scifi cone shoulders on her cape and no big necklace to cover
up <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">anything</i>. Complete with a neckline
to her navel, exposed undergarments, and a hairdo that sees Cersei’s Valkyrie
braid helmets and raises them some braids made of actual armor. By god, she and Oberyn look good together.</div>
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Again: it might just
be a cultural difference, but we tend to think that her outfit is at least
partially as an intentional “fuck you” to the Lannisters and anyone else who
looks down on her. She and Oberyn wear the same stuff to a royal wedding as
they do to pick up chicks,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so that’s
<i>probably</i> a statement.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loras cruising Oberyn Martell is <i>amazing</i>.</td></tr>
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They engage in some orally-fixated eye-f*cking across the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(This post contains spoilers for Season 4 of <i>Game of Thrones</i>
and references the third book. We will place an extra spoiler warning when we
get to those parts, but EARLY WARNING TURN BACK NOW.)</span></div>
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For reasons of <span style="font-family: inherit;">great</span> future import, <i>Two Swords</i> involves lots
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Olenna and Margaery are examining some of said necklaces, all of which are
deemed too tacky for Margaery’s wedding day. Olenna reminisces about a
necklace her late husband bought her and then tosses a similar necklace off the
balcony, because she is the best.</span></span><br />
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Margaery is a breath of sartorial fresh air in King’s Landing. Cersei’s braid helmets and gaudy clothes (heavy embroidery, rich
fabric, metalwork) were the height of fashion back in Season 1, but compared to
Margaery’s fresh, youthful prettiness, Cersei now looks a bit
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the pieces on the shoulder: Cersei suggested that Margaery might want to add some armor to her wardrobe, but a nod to a warrior's style is all Margaery needs.</td></tr>
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Note the similar colors and patterns in Margaery and
Olenna’s outfits; light blue, gold accents, roses. While Olenna’s son is
<i>technically</i> lord of Highgarden, and Loras is technically his heir, Olenna
clearly rules her brood with an iron fist, and is grooming her granddaughter to
be her matriarchal successor. Margaery has clearly flourished under her
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diffusing into the population, mixing Highgarden blues with the warm-colored
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We open on our girl refusing to eat, on account of how her
mother and brother were slaughtered at a wedding. She then excuses herself to go pray, because
no one tries to talk to her in the Godswood.<br />
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King’s Landing. She's dressing like her mother used to: in heavy cloth and somber,
dark colors. This outfit serves as a reminder that Sansa is in a pretty much
constant state of mourning (both Arya and Sansa now look and act like they have
a freezing, empty hole where their souls are supposed to be). She’s gone back
to dressing like a Northerner: long full sleeves, heavy skirts, high necklines. Dressing in the styles of home is the only way Sansa can show allegiance to her family without dying a horrible death.
She is also styling her hair like she used to in Winterfell: small, simple
braids (the simplest braids in GoT still look impossible for DIY and we are
jealous.) Note the ring: heavy gold for a Lannister bride.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A better look at Sansa’s gown, from the days when she had
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So Ser Dontos (who Sansa rescued that one time in her awesome Joffrey-manipulating way) shows up and
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value he has to his name, and because she is lovely and sweet, Sansa says she
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At the royal wedding, Sansa is back to full-on crazy
Lannister braids (required as a member of the Lion side of the aisle). We’re pretty
sure Cersei’s braid helmets are becoming a little bit of an anachronism in
King’s Landing. Young, fashionable women are now taking their cues from
Margaery Tyrell and her loose, (relatively) simple curls, though many people are still terrified enough of Cersei to keep a bit of the braids going.</div>
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The first time Sansa wore her hair in this style, in was an attempt to curry favor to save her father's life. Those braids and southern dresses were symbolic of how trapped she was. Margaery's arrival loosened those chains a bit, and Sansa began to wear her hair loose while she hoped for freedom, only going back to the braids when she was forced to marry Tyrion. Braids in this show connote power, and those braids have been a symbol of the Lannister's power over her, but even if she
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jewels, so in addition to Ser Dontos’ necklace, the gold in her hair
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how they managed to smuggle “the strangler” into Joffrey’s wedding cup. And by
“they” we mean OLENNA FUCKING TYRELL. Our QUEEN. (We would also like to
congratulate Dame Diana Rigg on <i>her</i> face.) Watching this episode and knowing what
was going to happen was nerve racking and awesome and we may have said many
times that MURDER IS AMAZING. (Which, now we think of it, <i>might</i> not have put us in the best light to any neighbors listening in.) Olenna plucks a poisoned jewel from the necklace (<i>"What
kind of monster would kill a man at a wedding?"</i> – the BEST), and from there we’re
watching the dance of the cup. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor
Tyrion’s gonna take the fall for a bit, while Sansa gets the hell out of Dodge
(into a different, also terrible Dodge.) because everyone thinks she had
something to do with it. Which she did! In the books, Dontos gives Sansa a
jeweled hairnet to smuggle in the poison jewels, but necklaces are simpler, and
the Tyrell’s focus on necklaces in <i>Two Swords</i> made for some awesome
foreshadowing. Dontos is also kind of creepy in the book, so it’s nice that for
once a dude helping Sansa isn’t acting sexually towards her. Thanks show!</span>
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The Lannister guards have been sent to kill literally everyone from house Stark. Up to and including old, unarmed women. (Pour one out for Septa Mordane, by the way, who faced down four armored men to protect Sansa.)</div>
This is a dress we've seen Sansa in before; a dress that ties her to both her mother and sister. She is a Tully, and a Stark. But the Lannister necklace is also there, symbolizing her entanglement with the Lannisters.<br />
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Because Sansa is decent and kind, she believes that others are decent and kind as well. So her first instinct, after her father's arrest, is to go to Cersei.</div>
Note that in this scene, Cersei wears a cool-colored gown and a simple hairstyle. The whole ensemble says "I'm on your side. You can trust me." (It may also be a subtle nod to the similarities between Cersei and Sansa.)<br />
Sansa: still in the same outfit (because she's been hiding in her room, but also because she is still her father and mother's daughter).<br />
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And now. Now, as she goes to beg for her father's life, Sansa is a Southern Lady. While Sansa has always been a Tully as well as a Stark, and has usually worn a blend of northern and southern fashions, this is the first time we've seen her go full-on King's Landing, with the exact sort of clothes and hair made fashionable by Cersei. (Cersei dress, Cersei hair, Lannister necklace.)</div>
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Another noteworthy thing about this scene: remember back in the pilot? Remember Sansa's hair and clothing at the feast? She probably wore the nicest dress she owned to that feast, and Catelyn probably spent a decent amount of time on her hair, but if you compare her dress and hair then to her dress and hair nor, she looked downright sloppy back then. This gorgeous dress may have been made especially for this occasion; her hair was done by a professional.</div>
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This is definitely Sansa's scene; Cersei looks lovely as always, and is wearing her throne room crazybraids and Baratheon crown, but her dress is almost the same color as the wall behind her.</div>
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This is the scene that sets the tone for the entire rest of the series. The scene in which the guy who you thought was the hero dies.</div>
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Cersei's braid helmet has never been any bigger or crazier than this. And, in the interest of presenting a united front, She and her son are both dressed in their Lannister finest: their clothes were even made of the same gold fabric with rich, red Lannister Lion embroidery. Both wear Baratheon crowns, but they both have GIANT RED LIONS adorning their bodies. They are Lannisters, through and through.</div>
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Also worth noting: Sansa is (understandably) screaming and horrified, but <i>Cersei</i> is also deeply troubled by Joffrey's behavior here. She fully expected him to pardon Ned and send him to the wall. She was counting on it. And even she can do nothing to stop him. </div>
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While Sansa is still dressed like a southern lady, she stands apart from them (and everyone else in the scene) in delicate, light blue.</div>
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And by the way, Sophie Turner deserves awards for this scene. Any hope Sansa had for a happy ending is shattered as her handsome prince has her father beheaded in front of her. Now she knows who Joffrey truly is. This is how it ends. This is how her heart breaks.</div>
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Sansa has understandably ditched the Lannister necklace in favor of her dragonfly necklace. But she still wears her hair in the style of a southern lady. She looks like she's been crying, and refusing to eat, for days. And she wears another southern-style dress, this one in pink. She looks delicate. Fragile, even. But our girl has discovered a reserve of strength that even she didn't know she had.</div>
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To anyone who believes that Sansa is weak or stupid, I can only ask: what show are you watching?</div>
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So many people that she knew and loved are dead. Joffrey forces her to look at their heads displayed on the wall.</div>
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And she yet lives. </div>
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Sansa is, above all else, a survivor. And she will live to see the Lannisters pay.</div>
Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-11258780574150840582013-12-14T16:26:00.001-08:002016-01-06T18:37:22.284-08:00Notes of the Importance of Queer Characters<style>
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<b>Trigger warning for mentions of murder, suicide, and suicidal ideation. </b></div>
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In the third episode of <i>Dracula</i>,
two gay characters died violently and graphically. When I heard about this, I
didn’t find it upsetting so much as eye-rollingly predictable. Modern television
has a long tradition of killing off its gay caracters with extreme prejudice.
But the actual image of Daniel, a young gay man, shooting himself after
watching his lover die violently was very upsetting. (This episode also included the violent murder of two characters of color. And while this particular post is specifically about the queer death trope, I don't want to ignore the fact that killing characters of color is just as tired and harmful a trope as killing queer characters.)</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
know that <i>Dracula</i> is a work of fiction, and a rather surreal and ostentatious
one at that. And I know that things are a lot better now than they were a
hundred years ago or even ten years ago.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But
right now, today, there are still so many of us who feel lost. Too often, we
are still scared and ashamed and isolated. Too often, we still have a good
reason to be scared. There are still people in the world who devote time and
energy and resources to making us believe that we deserve to feel lost and
scared and ashamed.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
am not saying that the writers of “Dracula” are the same as the people who are
trying to deny us our fundamental rights; in fact, I’m quite sure that the
writers of “Dracula” had good intentions when they introduced Lord Laurent and
Daniel (and queer Lucy as well). When writers kill off their queer characters, I
know that they are not doing it to be mean. They are not out to get their queer
audience members. They are not trying to hurt us.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But
as a queer person, watching a gay character die can be hurtful in ways that
it’s hard for a lot of people to understand. When Tara MacClay was gunned down
on <i>Buffy</i>, Joss Whedon assured viewers that it hurt him just as much as it hurt
them. And I’m sure that Joss Whedon had empathy and affection for Tara as a
character, and that it made him sad to kill her off. But there were people in
the world who decided not to kill themselves because of Willow and Tara’s
relationship. And I’m not sure that Mr. Whedon completely understands how
hurtful it was to those people (and a lot of other people) when that bullet
tore through Tara’s heart.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Oh, so you’re saying that nothing bad can
ever happen to gay characters?”</b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>No,
I am not. Death is a part of life, and stories about death are essential to our
understanding of our world and ourselves. I understand why someone decided to
tell the stories of Omar Little and Jack Twist, and I’m glad they did. Those
stories needed to be told.</div>
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here’s the thing: off the top of my head, I can count the number of books and
movies I’ve seen where things ended well for the gay characters on one hand.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“But isn’t it ok to kill off gay characters
if you kill off straight characters too?”</b></div>
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Honestly, I don’t want to make any
grand pronouncements about when it is or isn’t ok to kill off your characters,
gay or otherwise.</div>
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But I will say this: when a straight
character dies, it is often tragic. Fans of the character are devastated. But
it does not feel like a referendum on who or how or why that character
loved. When a gay character dies, it often does feel like a referendum on the
way that character lived and loved.</div>
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And here’s why: remember the Disney
movies you watched as a kid? Many of those movies feature a heterosexual couple
at the center of the story. And when their love triumphs over adversity, and
when they kiss each other at the end, it is good. It is right. In our culture,
we are introduced to stories that celebrate heterosexual love and affection at
a very young age.</div>
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So imagine, if you can, going through
childhood seeing zero portrayals of people like you kissing each other and
living happily ever after. Imagine getting a little older and seeing a few
people like you on TV only to discover that they die horribly a surprisingly
large amount of the time.</div>
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Stories matter. They matter so
much. The stories my mother read to me as a child played a huge role in my
developing sense of empathy and kindness. They affected the way I see myself,
the way I treat others, and the way I live in this world.</div>
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For a gay kid or adolescent, a story
can literally be life-sustaining. Unfortunately, stories also have the power to
be harmful, especially to young, queer people.</div>
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Sometimes it is so goddamn hard to
be brave. And it’s easy to believe you’re going to end up alone and miserable
when most queer love stories end in tragedy. It is easy to notice the number of
characters with non-normative gender identities who are portrayed as morally
suspect. It’s easy to believe that there’s something icky and shameful about
physical intimacy between same-sex couples when so many TV networks are still
so goddamn squeamish about same-sex kissing. It’s easy to believe that you are
doomed when so many gay characters are the villains who have to be killed off
for the greater good, or the redshirt who has to heroically sacrifice herself
so the straight heroes can live happily and heteronormatively ever after.</div>
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We live in a day and age in which
people are making “It Gets Better” videos and photographing themselves with
duct tape over their mouths and almost every TV show has a token gay character
(who may or may not ever actually kiss anyone and/or die horribly in the third
episode).</div>
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But you remember Daniel crying
alone in his room? That is still happening today. There
are still far, far too many of us who are lost, and silent, and scared. There
are those of us who want to die, because eternal, dreamless sleep seems preferable
to the demons that haunt our steps and hide in our shadows, whispering that we
are doomed.</div>
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So for the sake of those of us who
are still scared, still silent, still lonely, I’m asking all the storytellers
in the world to do something: give us hope. Don’t just tell us that It Gets
Better and call it a day: give us a reason to believe that it gets better.
Don’t just tell us stories where we die. Tell us stories where we live and love
and laugh. Tell us stories in which our love and physical intimacy is not punished or
frowned upon. Tell us stories in which our love triumphs over adversity. Give us something to believe in. Give us courage. Give us strength.</div>
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Give us hope.</div>
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Sophie Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678748836914567223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-13261856217358631952013-07-01T12:38:00.000-07:002013-07-01T12:58:37.660-07:00Michele Carragher: Game of Thrones' Embroidery<span style="font-size: large;"> If you follow our <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a>, you'll have already seen a <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.tumblr.com/post/52166071381/grimsperation-michele-caragher-embroidered">post</a> on Michele Carragher. Carragher is the artist behind all the FREAKING AMAZING embroidery in Game of Thrones' costumes. The attention to detail, both in artistry and in commitment to story detail is truly extraordinary. The tumblr post includes pictures and information from her <a href="http://www.michelecarragherembroidery.com/index.htm">website</a> (which everyone should visit, seriously). Here we'll be doing a comparison between the detail pictures by the artist and the costumes in play during the episodes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Getting to see the embroidery up close really adds to the experience of these costumes. In our <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-stark-women_28.html">original post</a> we said that Sansa and Cat were wearing two different versions of the same dress. We can now see the details that set these dresses apart: Sansa's dress has a lot more decoration, including embroidered bows, flowers, and (you guessed it) dragonflies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And check out the Tully trout jumping all over Cat's scarf... roll... thing. Whatever. It's awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the first, but by no means last time we'll see this bird-embroidered dress, which is good considering the INSANE AMOUNT OF DETAIL the artist put into it. The bird pattern on the shoulder in repeated throughout the rest of the garment, but it is the only part visible during this scene. (Appropriate, considering the main topic of conversation here concerns Sansa.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Our <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.blogspot.com/2013/05/sansa-stark-episodes-4-5-6-with-special.html">original assessment</a> of this outfit included the observation:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sarah is waaaay too smug about this. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i> Going forward, we'll be featuring spotlights on the embroidery as we analyze more and more costumes. The seasons to come feature <i>a lot </i>of Michele Carragher's truly extraordinary work. We recommend checking out her website, for the artist's own explanations of her work, which include features on Sansa's wedding dress and the new embroidery technique she invented for Daenerys known as 'Dragonscale.' </span><br />
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We <i>cannot wait</i> to get back to Dany. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Also, it's Fan Art Week over on our <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a>! Every day we'll be featuring the <i>Game of Thrones</i> work of our favorite artists, so come join us for <a href="http://asongoficeandattire.tumblr.com/tagged/A-Dance-with-Drawings">A Dance with Drawings</a>!</span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-29182728982546998102013-06-05T19:17:00.000-07:002013-06-05T19:34:47.185-07:00Special Feature: Catching Fire and Capitol Couture So we here at A Song of Ice and Attire, Inc. do not spend all of our time having in-depth discussions about Game of Thrones. Sometimes we have in-depth discussions about <i>Harry Potter. </i>Or Tamora Pierce's books. Or <i>The Hunger Games.</i><br />
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Fashion and clothing were discussed at length in <i>The Hunger Games</i>. Clothing and food were two of the factors that distinguished the wealthy citizens of the capitol from pretty much everyone else. (Even the people in the more affluent Districts did not, as far as we know, dye their skin green or pink.) And while the books were trying to make a statement against the kind of excessive consumerism that actively harms other people, we do not think that these books were actually anti-fashion. Katniss herself values Cinna's ability to make beautiful things, and admires the beauty of the outfits he designs.<br />
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So can we talk about the fashion in the <i>Catching Fire</i> promo photos for a moment? (This will not be as in-depth as out GOT commentary, but we just really wanted to talk about this at least a little. This <i>is</i>, however, a hint of awesome features to come.)<br />
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SPOILERS for all three Hunger Games books, consider yourself warned.<br />
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Starting with Effie Trinket, because how could we not? In the books, Effie's style is overstated, garish to the point of being grotesque. And we kind of love that the costume departments answer to Futuristic Garishness is basically just "Looks straight off the Alexander McQueen runway, altered to fit Elizabeth Banks." (This really is straight-off-the-runway McQueen. And they <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/F2012RTW-AMCQUEEN/#29" target="_blank"><i>toned it down</i></a>.) Even though Katniss does not particularly love Effie (with good reason) we kind of can't help but love the Barbie Doll matchiness of her hair, makeup, dress, gloves, and shoes.<br />
Also, we think Effie is actually a lot smarter than Katniss gives her credit for. Sarah was ridiculously relieved when she found out Effie survived <i>Mockingjay</i>.<br />
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Ah Haymitch, you alcoholic badass. He basically has the look of the weird uncle whose definition of "formal" is throwing on a blazer over his t-shirt. Which, considering his disdain for anything and everything in the Capitol, makes perfect sense.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caesar's boots are by <a href="http://coolspotters.com/shoes/john-fluevog-twin-turbine-1611-first-avenue-boots">John Fluevog</a> (which makes <b>so much</b> sense). No word yet on the suit.</td></tr>
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This is going to sound odd, but compared to the way Caesar Flickerman was described in the books this outfit is almost... restrained. I mean, granted, he looks like someone who should be headlining in Vegas but we're kind of surprised that they went with a black suit, shirt and tie. We were imagining something a bit more <a href="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120629194150/gravityfalls/images/4/4e/Gravity_Falls_Opening_Mabel.PNG" target="_blank">Mabel Pines</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinna's books are by <a href="http://coolspotters.com/shoes/rick-owens-hiking-boots">Rick Owens</a>. No word yet on that badass leather suit.</td></tr>
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And then there's Cinna, who is also comparatively restrained in his fashion choices. Notably, though, this is still the outfit of someone with money; his clothes are well-made, with quality materials, and look relatively new. We totally dig the gold eyeliner and four earrings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glasses by <a href="http://coolspotters.com/accessories/moscot-originals-lemtosh-glasses">Moscot Originals</a> (<b>of course</b> the only designer info we get for Beetee is glasses). No word on the suit; the shoes are most likely Rick Owens.</td></tr>
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On to the tributes. Hi, Beetee! We are big fans of Beetee, particularly because he survived his Hunger Games pretty much on brains alone. And it would appear that he's a little bit of a hipster (or at least, that's the persona that his stylists have chosen to give him). He is also James Bond's CIA friend Felix, which means we love him extra.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gown is by Dutch designer Jan Taminiau, from Fall/Winter 2011 Collection <a href="http://www.jantaminiau.com/discover/collections/nature-extends/#prettyPhoto[pp_gal]/5/" target="_blank"><i>Nature Extends</i></a>. Very appropriate for Our Lady of Awesome Lumberjack Fighting.</td></tr>
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Another straight-off-the-runway look for Johanna, this one also made entirely of ruffles. She looks cold and calculating, even in warm colors. (Johanna is Sophie's favorite character.)<br />
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Hello Mr. Fanservice! Do not ask us what's going on with Finnick's pants. We don't know. He really could work as one of the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9464733-beauty-queens" target="_blank"><i>Pirates Bodacious</i></a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This <a href="http://jezebel.com/5689438/anti+werewolf-dress-makes-its-jakarta-debut" target="_blank">gown</a> is by Indonesian designer <a href="http://www.theguiltyhyena.com/2010/12/tex-saverio-indonesian-gem.html" target="_blank">Tex Saverio</a>, from his November 2010 Bridal Collection showcased at Jakarta Fashion Week.</td></tr>
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Katniss, looking even more dramatically high-fashion than Effie. Yet another dress made entirely of ruffles. (We're pretty sure that's the technical term for this sartorial technique.)<br />
Credit where credit's due: Katniss really does look like a very fashionable bird here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peeta's suit is by Korean designer <a href="http://victorsvillage.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/juun-j01.jpg">JUUN.J</a>, and his books are by <a href="http://coolspotters.com/shoes/rick-owens-leather-military-boots">Rick Owens</a>. Now we're imagining Cinna taking Peeta shoe shopping and no one died and everyone was happy forever.</td></tr>
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Peeta looks like he's in an add for expensive vodka. With weird lapels. (What is that in his pocket? Is... is that a <i>golden pocket square</i>? Oh Peeta.)<br />
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President Snow doesn't really partake in Capitol culture or fashion. He is too busy poisoning everyone. This is an outfit for a public appearance; with the cloak and the long coat he looks more like a general than a politician. The cape clearly illustrates that President Snow lives for drama.<br />
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Gale doesn't get to be fabulous. None for you, Gale...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This outfit was designed by the film's costumer Trish Summerville out of
patent leather. Not sure who designed the shoes, but we are sure
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...because Effie stole all the extra fabulous for herself. We approve. <br />
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There's plenty more over at <a href="http://capitolcouture.pn/home">Capitol Couture</a>. If you recognize any of the designers we missed, please drop us a line in the comments or <a href="https://twitter.com/AGameofClothes">tweet at us</a>!<br />
<br />Sophie Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678748836914567223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-27038580820931716922013-05-23T20:45:00.002-07:002013-06-22T19:21:05.773-07:00Sansa Stark: Episodes 4, 5 & 6 - with special guest Arya!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When last we saw Sansa, she was still mourning the loss of Lady and in full-on resentful-teen mode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And she hasn't changed much since. Sansa is back in the dress she wore at the Inn at the Crossroads: light blue, bell sleeves, knotting at the neck designed to call to mind a wreath of flowers. The same dress she was wearing when she lost Lady. She's worried about her marriage to Joffrey, particularly that she might not be able to bear him any sons, and that everyone will hate her. Septa Mordane is, as ever, kind and awesome. After this conversation Sansa recommits to endearing herself to Joffrey. She's had enough of cold reality; now it's time for a fairytale tournament!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This dress was most likely made specially for the tournament, and Sansa's clearly taken extra care with her appearance. This look, from dress to hair is a combination of northern and southern styles. This event is in honor of her father, but she's trying to impress Joffrey and get him back on her team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sansa is slowly but surely becoming evermore the southern lady. This dress is lavender, a color we've never seen her wear before but exactly between her usual light blues and her eventual southern pinks ; the detailing at the neck is designed to look like a wreath of roses. That design element is an adapted version of her usual knotted neckline, but much more elegant and clearly more expensive. This is also the most skin Sansa has ever shown; she's trying to look mature and start acting like a grownup. And her hair is inching closer to full-on Cersei Lannister crazybraids. She's got the cinnamon buns on top of her head, but she's kept her single northern twist and let the rest of her hang loose like her mother. Compare her to Arya here: the prim southern lady and the unkempt northern girl. It is notable how put relatively put-together Arya looks here. No doubt Septa Mordane caught her chasing cats a few hours ago and made her take a bath. The scarf/collar beneath her tunic looks like northern roughspun but is embroidered in a way that calls to Sansa's richer and delicate roses. If she got Arya into all this, Septa Mordane must be a force to be reckoned with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Petyr Baelish, you are a giant creep. Arya seems very suspicious of him and even Sansa is a little weirded out <i>as well she should be</i>. Sansa continues to wear her dragonfly necklace. She is a delicate little thing and her innocence is quite resilient, since it survives this massively disturbing conversation with Littlefinger in addition to all the over-the-top tournament-sanctioned bloodshed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> On the next day at the Hand's Tourney she's wearing the exact same outfit as before (again, this ensemble was probably produced specially and expensively). Sansa still hasn't forgiven her father and is giving him a cold shoulder, acting as prim and grown-up as she can. Then Gallant Ser Loras brings Sansa a rose, the perfect image of the fairytale knights from Sansa's books, and she's a little girl again, living her dream. There are a lot of similarities between Loras and Sansa, which will become very notable in Season Three. Here they share a theme of roses: she has roses on her dress, he has roses on his armor and saddle blanket. Sansa grabs her father's arm and tells him not to let Ser Gregor hurt Loras, and the look on Ned's face when he realizes she needs her dad again is so precious. While she's doing her level best to be a cool and collected lady, she is still a little girl, hoping (and once more trusting) that her father can make everything okay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> While Sansa's been working hard to be a proper Southern Lady, this is the first time we see her hair go full-on Cersei. And this is a very significant scene! Because...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Joffrey decides to follow his mama's advice and Does Something Nice for the Stark Girl. To wit: he brings her a Lannister Lion necklace. We have a theory that all the Lannister men give their women these necklaces. Cersei's necklace is symbolic of her relationship with Jaime; Tyrion makes a gift of (a MASSIVE) one to Ros, perhaps as a subtle jab at his family. And now Sansa has one too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Can you honestly blame Sansa for believing that her life with Joff is going to be a fairy tale? The way this scene is shot, that kiss at the end: it is like a goddamn Disney movie. They are even awash in the golden glow of the evening sun. (Ironically, Sansa's relationship with Joff does sort of turn out like a classically gruesome, non-Disneyfied fairy tale. The Brothers Grimm would approve.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And just when Sansa's decided to trust Ned again, he announces that they're heading home to Winterfell. Sansa is such a little girl here, and it is sad but still cute: "I love Joffrey! I'm meant to be his queen and have his babies!" Arya replies "<i>Seven Hells</i>," and when Sansa says she wants Joffrey <i>instead</i> of someone "brave and gentle and strong" Arya gives the most excellent smirk we've ever seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Then their conversation about Joffrey and how he's nothing like his father leads to Ned having an epiphany about how Punnett Squares work, so a fed up Arya drags Sansa out to pack. Pack like the wind, girls!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-3903769908113487922013-05-16T09:56:00.002-07:002013-05-23T23:27:35.927-07:00Arya Stark: Season 1, Episodes 4-10<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>When we next see Arya, she is deeply committed to her dancing master's training. This includes balancing exercises that (because it's Arya) are adorable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arya has clearly never been happier, rattling off bits of Syrio's sword wisdom and her plans to chase cats, taking every hurt as a lesson. She asks her father if she could be a great leader someday, to which he replies that she will marry well and have sons to do that for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arya is understandably unhappy with this answer, and replies, <i>"No. That's not me," </i>before going right back to dancing practice.<i> </i>Ned's doesn't quite know what to do with Arya. He wants her to be happy (hence providing her with a teacher), but can't see a future where her training could be put to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arya wears a shirt and pants to practice "dancing." They are the sort of rough clothes a boy would wear to practice swordplay. Other than the shirt (which is one she wears under her northern dresses), Arya's practice clothes don't fit her particularly well, and that belt was clearly made for someone much larger than she is. Arya probably wouldn't have any trousers of her own; our best guess is that these belonged to Ned or one of his men and he had them altered to (sort of) fit her. Note the scarf she wears wrapped around her neck: <a href="http://www.asongoficeandattire.blogspot.com/2013/05/catelyn-stark-episodes-3-6-8-10-with.html" target="_blank">her mother wears one just like it</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arya's new clothes make her stand out, and apart from the ladies of the court to the viewer. But in the palace itself, her dirty, ill-fitting clothes might make her conspicuous for her lack of finery, but simultaneously almost invisible because of it. Also: cats. Sansa has a delicate winged creatures motif, Arya has a cat motif. And all swordsmen should study cats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Except the palace. The Knights Who Say Ni over there mistake her for a street urchin and try to send her on her way. But for the first time Arya unleashes her inner Sansa and tells them that she is the daughter of the Hand of the King, and if they touch her, her lord father will have their heads on spikes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Daddy Stark chastises her for running off and sends her back to her room. As per usual, they are both cast in shadow. Even though Arya mostly wears androgynous clothes now, she doesn't really resemble a high-born child, male or female. She looks like a common-born boy, wearing his father's hand-me-downs.</span><br />
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having one last dancing lesson before leaving King's landing. Again;
giant trousers and a belt that was clearly intended for an adult man.
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Janos Slynt and some Lannister guards come to take Arya... somewhere. Or
kill her, possibly. BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. Syrio (in a nice continuation of his demonstration) sees through their lies, and Arya picks up her wooden sword, seeing too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's safe to assume that Arya has been wandering the streets for days or possibly weeks without money or a place to lay her head. She is wearing the clothes she had on when she escaped the palace, her hair still in its ragged ponytail, her blouse untucked and hanging down as it would when beneath a dress. Ever resourceful, Arya wrings a pigeon's neck and attempts to trade it for a lemon tart. Who says she and Sansa have nothing in common?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arya watches as her father is dragged to the Sept of Baelor, in front of a jeering crowd, to be publicly humiliated and executed. But Arya still has Needle and damn it if she isn't going to try to do something.</span><br />
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anyone else can do anything to save Ned. So she does the only thing she
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Yoren gives her a rundown <span style="font-size: large;">of what will happen to her i<span style="font-size: large;">f <span style="font-size: large;">she <span style="font-size: large;">doesn<span style="font-size: large;">'t reme<span style="font-size: large;">mber to keep a l<span style="font-size: large;">ow profi<span style="font-size: large;">le. <span style="font-size: large;">The<span style="font-size: large;">y're heading to the <span style="font-size: large;">Wall where she could be safe with <span style="font-size: large;">big bro Jon Snow, but it's a long way to go<span style="font-size: large;">, and in bad company.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Arry is introduced to the life of common orphan through the traditional bullying of the weak. Hotpie's mistake is to think that Arry's the weak one in this situation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Hotpie backs away quickly (like anyone would, god<i>damn,</i> Arya) and straight into Gendry, who gives his own version of Arya's threats, replacing 'sword' for hammer and anvil. Gendry's <i>is</i> good at what he does, and immediately recognizes Needle as castle-forged steel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And so Arya leaves King's Landing in a far different manner than she entered it. From a lord's daughter to an orphan boy, from the finest silks she refused to wear to ragged hand-me-downs, from reluctant lady to true fighter, from her father's protection to the dangers of the road. She's Arya Stark, though, whatever guise she's in. The list of dangers on the road should have her at the top.</span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-52721606915490456212013-05-12T11:39:00.000-07:002013-05-23T23:22:08.592-07:00Catelyn Stark: Episodes 3 - 6 & 8 - 10, with special guest Lysa Arryn!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Mama Stark traveled all the way from Winterfell to King's
Landing with only Ser Rodrik in order to warn Ned about the Lannisters
and how they may or may not have tried to kill Bran twice. She is
traveling light with only one guard and, as far as we can tell, only one
outfit.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Her clothes are well-made but plain, in shades of green that are
somewhat drab. The road is dangerous and King's Landing even moreso. Cat
does not want to call attention to herself: these are her Go Get Shit
Done clothes. She will wear this basic outfit in various configurations
for the rest of the season - the scarf in particular will do a lot of heavy lift<span style="font-size: large;">ing</span>.</span><br />
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Stark and Ser Rodrik are probably a touch overdressed for summer in
King's Landing. Cat is without a doubt the most modestly dressed woman
in Littlefinger's brothel (as she reminds him, she is no <i>back alley Sally</i>). While Petyr
is probably right that a brothel is the last place most people would
think to look for Lady Stark, she certainly stands out in her heavy,
dark wool robe with dark fur cuffs and somewhat matronly northern
hairstyle. (Compare her to the prostitute in the background, in her
colorful, revealing clothes with hair that is doing its best to mimic
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The last time Ned and Cat see one another. The simplicity of their clothes, the setting, and the dialogue serve to highlight the strength of their relationship. They are not Lord and Lady Stark here, they are Cat and Ned, loving husband and wife, saying goodbye.</span></div>
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This entire trip, Cat has been trying for some discretion. And it's no
different here: she hopes that her simple clothes will help her blend in
at the Inn at the Crossroads. It works for a while, but then who should
come in but Tyrion Lannister, making no attempt to conceal himself
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however gets more than he bargained for when Lady Stark drops the scarf,
and the just-a-simple-traveler act, and calls on all the men in the Inn
loyal to House Tully to seize Tyrion. Make no mistake: Mama Stark is in
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In this scene, Tyrion starts to poke holes in Cat's "Tyrion Lannister came into my home and sent an assassin after my son" theory. And Cat begins to doubt herself, ever so slightly. Not that she'd admit it. Same basic outfit (the scarf she was wearing over her head is now wrapped around her neck) but this variation is perhaps a bit more Catelyn Tully than Lady Stark. Her light blue gown is clearly visible under her dark robes. Check out that braid: Cat may be shaken up after after that battle, but her hair is demonstrating her resolve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And now it's time to visit the Eyrie, the creepy-ass Ravenclaw tower with a healthy dose of Gormenghast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Tyrion warned Cat than her sister had gotten <b><i>a lot</i></b> crazier in the
five years since they'd last met, but she remains skeptical, right up
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lysa doesn't so much sit as perch upon her throne. It <i>is</i> placed high and made out of a tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lysa has been living in King's Landing until recent<span style="font-size: large;"> events</span>, and some of her wardrobe still reflects the Cersei<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>mandated fashions. But here in her own court she wears an ensemble unique to the Vale. The high collar, sleeveless gowns, and opened-armed capes all reflect a feeling of air and flight. Her hair is attempting an intricate style that invokes a crown, but the braids falling over her shoulders are sloppy and become ragged at the ends, indicating a lack of consistency in Lysa's mental state. She's in charge, but her paranoia has created an unstable hold on her lands within her own mind.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Her son is never apart from her for long - she obsesses over his health and has coddled him to an extent that has actually fostered some of her own madness within him. The child is bloodthirsty, and his moods swing back and forth just as much as his mother.</span><br />
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Clara Groan. (Oh wait, she's basically created one in her son, so....)</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Seriously, can we talk about how Lysa's Ladies-in-Waiting look like a flock of creepy birds? The men and women mostly wear a similar style of cape; the collars are high and made of a stiff fabric that creates the illusion of a bird's long neck. The stiff fabric extends into a yoke in the mens' versions - the pleated capes hanging off the shoulders invokes the high wings of birds of prey. Even the warriors in their dark armor carry heavy cloaks slung across their shoulders. No one escapes the fashions of Vale!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cat is clearly trying to hold this show together, attempting a fair and legal trial despite her sister's deranged shrieks. Lysa keeps her arms free from her robes, displaying the fabric cuffs that attach to her wrists - if she raised her arms, the image of wings would be complete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Oh, Cat, your sensible clothes are the only non-crazy thing in this room. Listen to your instincts girl! I know she's your sister and you don't want to admit wrong, but damn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At the trial, Lysa has ditched her regular robes for this heavy knitted version - her son of course continues to be dressed in identical <span style="font-size: large;">M</span>ommy and <span style="font-size: large;">M</span>e clothes. These fabrics feel more armored than her usual fair - and this pattern - the only pattern we ever see her wear) looks just like feathers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This gown is a mixture of the ladies and <span style="font-size: large;">mens</span> clothing at the Eyrie - the heavy flowing robes of the women, the birds of prey shoulder design of the men, and an imposing quality that's all Lysa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Did y'all know Jon Arryn's second wife was named Rowena? <b><i>Creepy Ravenclaw <span style="font-size: large;">T</span>ower.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cat is back in the green shift that connects her to Ned, and creating a sartorial barrier between her and her sister. Cat refers to Ned all through this scene, questioning her sister and asking for her support against the Lannisters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lysa is back in a King's Landing robe (so convenient for breastfeeding, especially for an aggressive eight year old). She is in her private quarters, and these robes are clearly more comfortable than her bird capes. It also serves to draw her allegiance away from Cat and her family and back towards King's Landing. By refusing to help her sister, she is defacto siding with the Lannisters, and her clothes enforce that idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cat finally leaves her sister to stew in her insanity, and rides off to join her son's army. This is the first time we see Cat in the black and furs of a Stark warrior - but that is just what she has become, leaving the Tully side of her behind with Lysa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When she hugs Rob, the green and blues of her clothing are clearly visible beneath the furs - she is here as queen of Winterfell defending her own, and these colors are of her family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cat rides to the Freys to ask them to allow passage over the river. Some of the Frey kids actually seem pretty okay, but Argus Filch over here just gets grosser and grosser. Check out that sideeye Cat's giving as he gropes his new fifteen<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>year<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>old wife. Sooooo gross. Cat'a a good diplomat, and promises to marry Arya and Rob off to two of Frey's children in exchange for his support. Gee, I really hope no part of this arrangement will go terribly wrong and lead to a horrifying tragedy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Ever since Cat left Winterfell and throughout all her travels, whether peeping from under her scarf or out in the open, Cat has worn a simple, thick braid which hangs down her back. Here, as she walks through camp as a queen, the men bowing to her, remaining stoic in her grief until she reaches the forest, what hangs from beneath her furs and in place of her braid, is the tail of a wolf. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Covered in furs and the black of a northern warrior, she
comforts Rob as he cries that he will 'kill them all' to avenge his
father's death. Cat is a mother wolf - her first priority is her
daughters' safety and she reiterates that fact. But her leather gloved
hands clench as she strokes Rob's head. We will get you sisters back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is a very maternal scene for Cersei. Say what you will about the
woman, but she does love her kids. In this scene she dresses Joffrey's
wounds and gives him some decent advice about being king (although all
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Both her dress and hairstyle are fairly low-key compared to a lot of other stuff she wears. T<span style="font-size: large;">he emb<span style="font-size: large;">roider<span style="font-size: large;">y on the gown <span style="font-size: large;">is also m<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">u</span>ch more del<span style="font-size: large;">ic<span style="font-size: large;">a</span>te than her usual bro<span style="font-size: large;">cade. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>This scene, and this outfit, are about Cersei's role as a loving mother. Also, in this family scene, Cersei wears her Lannister Lion necklace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cersei panics about the possibility of Bran Stark
waking up and telling his father what happened that day in the tower.
Jaime is flippant ("I think we can outfox a ten-year-old") but then
serious as he assures her that he will kill <i>everyone in the entire world</i> if that's what it takes for them to be together.</span><br />
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dress is the same blue-green as the dress she wore when she was
mothering Joffrey earlier. But this dress is a lot more revealing than
almost anything else we will ever see Cersei wear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Even though this dress is revealing, we don't think it's about sex. It's about vulnerability. She isn't wearing this dress to seduce Jaime; she's wearing it to yell at him for leaving a chink in their armor. A revealing dress because she's worried that they are about to be revealed, as the murderous, incestuous family that they are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is a public appearance, so once again, Cersei is in full Queen of
the Seven Kingdoms regalia. She wears a Baratheon antler crown, but it
is overshadowed by the Lannister lions on the front of her cloak. Not
much happens with Cersei in this scene, she's mostly just there to
create a sort of "still life with perfect royal family" but like we
said, the red and gold, and the large, prominent lions make a statement,
and a pretty bold one at that. Also, some epic eye-rolling. Liz Lemon
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Cersei Lannister is the Betty Draper of the Westeros. Seriously, think about it: the lacquered hair, the impeccable outfits, the depression, the adulterous husband. But most of all, the outward appearance of perfection. She is what every woman in Westeros aspires to be.</span></div>
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dress of Cersei's is about power, and definitely sex.
(Which is fitting, because after this conversation, Ned realizes that Cersei's
children may not have been by Robert.) The deep red, the Lannister
necklace signifying that she is Jaime's woman, the relaxed hair (no
braid helmet here; she doesn't feel she needs that particular piece of
armor) - she is in control here, and fully confident that she has the
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She's flaunting her power in front of Ned, baiting him, challenging him to challenge her, dropping cryptic hints, and not a bit worried that Ned will rise to the occasion. She's having fun with politics here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And here is the most honest conversation Cersei and Robert ever have.
They talk about the Targaryans and the Dothraki, they acknowledge that
their terrible marriage is the thread holding the kingdom together. They
talk about Lyanna. And finally, Cersei asks, almost tenderly, if there
was ever a chance for them. Robert says no. And asks how it makes her
feel. Mask firmly back in place, she says that it doesn't make her feel
anything, and walks away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's interesting that she goes into this scene with Robert wearing the
same clothing, though it's an episode later. It draws a connection
between Robert and Ned, but maybe Cersei felt she needed this
protection, to feel confident going into a conversation that's almost
the opposite of the one above. She is honest with Robert for the first and only
time, vulnerable and in no way cryptic. But her clothes allow her to
retreat quickly into her protective shell when she needs to, when Robert
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is Cersei's "you win or you die" dress. It's red, which is her power color. She wears it here, and later, when Ned stark confronts her. And in both those scenes, she's out to prove that no one puts Cersei Lannister in a corner. And in these two scenes, at least, she is powerful. Neither Robert Baratheon nor Ned Stark ever get the best of her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the dress she wears for Jaime - it connects her to him, and
stresses her allegiance (not to her husband) in this scene. Now she
wears it to confront Ned about his fight with Jaime and the fact that
Cat took Tyrion captive. ("How dare you lay hands on my blood.") She and
Robert and Ned argue until Robert slaps her across the face hard enough
to bruise. And that is the exact moment when Cersei decides that Robert
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Tyrion aren't present, this scene is about her family. They are her blood
and she will protect them. If that means killing her husband and making
an enemy of Ned Stark, so be it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> This blue-green dress also blends into the color of the room, both tying Cersei into her surroundings (she's decided Robert is going to leave King's Landing - feet first, but she ain't leaving), and diminishing her visually as Robert diminishes her power in front of Ned.</span><br />
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sumptuous dress in a cool blue-green while Robert is wearing a black
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Ned has figured her out, but again, Cersei's not scared. She's so
confident in her power in this situation that she tells Ned all,
admitting her children are Jaime's and laughing at him. She can easily
destroy him. She's left behind any remaining feelings for Robert (her
cheek is still red and bruised from when he struck her), and has fully
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Instead of high braids here, her hair weaves into a single, long thick braid. Cersei's high piles of braids are about the power she believes she has, but thick braids=true power (see also: Dany at the end of seasons one and two). She's running this show even as she's put on Ned's mini-trial, and her hair knows it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> See what we mean about the braids getting higher? It's time to put on a show. This scene is all about securing Joffrey's right to the throne, especially in the face of Ned's (entirely accurate) accusations. She's wearing Baratheon colors and a Baratheon crown (with a green Baratheon jewel at the center). Note that she's still wearing her Lannister necklace, and that this gown is more subtly opulent than anything she's yet worn. The strings of beads that hang down the front bespeak riches as well as invoking chains of office. The cape (which still shows her arms - she's still southern fashionable even in a power coup) is imposing, and the hair that cascades from that truly impressive 'do is looser than usual, conveying a sense of ease in her new position. Joffrey may be sitting on the Iron Throne in this scene, but Cersei's the one in charge, the focal point of everyone's attention. She goes straight for Ned's throat in front of the whole court, coolly and calmly ripping apart Robert's will naming Ned as regent and ordering the death of his entire household.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Throughout it all, the mark on her cheek is still clearly visible, a bright red reminder of why this is all happening. Cersei may be awful, but much of this is also Robert's fault, for neglecting his responsibilities as a husband and a king. Winter is coming, but Robert had it coming, too.</span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-16004662914010132252013-05-07T19:31:00.002-07:002013-05-07T19:31:57.493-07:00LinkspamHey y'all, just a few things:<br />
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Thing #3: We really appreciate your feedback! Please let us know what you think of our blog; we'd also be interested in any input or thoughts you guys have about the costumes on GOT.Sophie Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08678748836914567223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-8204326636397781122013-05-06T18:06:00.000-07:002013-05-06T18:06:17.698-07:00Sansa and Arya Stark: Episode 2<span style="font-size: large;"> Let's get back t<span style="font-size: large;">o</span> Ginger and soon-to-be Scary Stark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Hello Tiny Adorable Arya, who has yet to become Tiny Adorable Terrifying Child Assassin Arya. Miss Arya is packing to leave for Kings Landing (she, like all the other Starks except Sansa, is ambivalent about the trip). She's wearing the same dress she wore at the beginning of episode 1, a dress which is very (very) similar to the dresses her mother and Sansa wore to the feast in the previous episode. Note the color and also the detailing at the collar. There is, however, much more wear and tear on this dress than there is on her sister's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sweet Sansa dresses impeccably, even just for the purpose of walking around the muddy encampment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She interacts with two unsettling men: Ilyn Payne (I initially typed that as "Ilyn Pain") the mute royal executioner, and The Hound, who serves as Joffrey's personal muscle. The Hound has burn scars and dresses starkly (pun only sort of intended) in a black cloak and armor. But not to worry, because here comes Sansa's handsome prince to send the hound on his way.</span><br />
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Arya is not one to suffer fools: she, with help from her beloved
direwolf Nymeria, administers the ass-kicking Joffrey so richly deserves
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's Sansa's turn next<span style="font-size: large;">: caught between b<span style="font-size: large;">etra<span style="font-size: large;">ying <span style="font-size: large;">her sister and <span style="font-size: large;">mini-treason in the e<span style="font-size: large;">yes of her future in-laws<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">Sansa do<span style="font-size: large;">es the only thing she <span style="font-size: large;">can do<span style="font-size: large;">, and <span style="font-size: large;">claims that she doesn't recall.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> So Ned Stark heads off to a remote part of camp to take the life of his daughter's innocent dog. And because poor Ned Stark is too dumb and politically unsavvy to fake Lady's death with one of the <i>literally thousands </i>of wolf pelts hanging everywhere, Sansa loses the last friend she'll have for a very long time.</span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-49841391085915944372013-05-02T19:43:00.002-07:002013-05-02T19:45:03.952-07:00Cersei Lannister: Episode 2<span style="font-size: large;"> Last time on Game of Clothes, Cersei Lannister had her brother/lover Jaime do a bad, bad thing. Let's look at how she's coping through the magic of costume<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Bran is lying in a coma after witnessing Cersei and Jaime make incest-y love. Things aren't looking good for him, but there's still a chance he could wake up, and maybe start telling people the story of how the Best Climber Ever managed to fall off that tower. Though the embroidery of Cersei's wrap and gown is sumptuous and speaks to her wealth (she is a Lannister queen after all), Cersei's laying low after the incident in an attempt to prevent suspicion from coming her way. H<span style="font-size: large;">er dress is blue, but it is overshadowed by her wrap,<span style="font-size: large;"> which is the deep forest green associated with the Baratheons</span>. She</span> meld<span style="font-size: large;">s</span> into the decor of the hall and forest-like color scheme of winter browns, dark stones and massive amounts of animal skins. This is the only time she dresses anything like a Northerner, <span style="font-size: large;">and</span> is a shrewd attempt at camouflage on Cersei's part. Her Crazy Braids are also in hiding, disguising themselves as a normal hairstyle.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Hey look, it's one of Cersei's non-terrible children! Hi Myrcella!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sweet, unknowing Myrcella is dressed warmly for the climate, but still in a southern red. She has no idea she's wearing a color and hairstyle that calls back to the ultra-literal scarlet woman looks Cersei favors for scenes with or involving Jaime<span style="font-size: large;">. </span> Myr<span style="font-size: large;">ce<span style="font-size: large;">lla's clothes </span></span>reinforc<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> this scene's undertone of scheming about the twins <span style="font-size: large;">o</span>ngoing affair<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">They also highlight</span> the fact that Myrcella is not a Baratheon, but really, <i>completely</i> a Lannister. Nice girl though. Too bad a lot of her family is terrible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now it's time for another edition of...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Clockwise from top left: Active Listening; Concern; Deep Thought; RESOLVE.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Hey Cat, how you been? Oh, right. Sorry. Please don't take us to see your sister.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cat's <span style="font-size: large;">holding vigil o<span style="font-size: large;">ver <span style="font-size: large;">Bran, weaving a talisman to help keep him safe<span style="font-size: large;">. She's exactl<span style="font-size: large;">y where</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> she's supposed to be<span style="font-size: large;">, and s<span style="font-size: large;">he looks it. No hint of southern anything in this garb - she's 100% Stark, <span style="font-size: large;">melding into the shadows of the <span style="font-size: large;">tower room.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Cersei tells the story of <span style="font-size: large;">losing her first child, a <span style="font-size: large;">boy with black hair<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">the o<span style="font-size: large;">nly child she ever bore Robert B<span style="font-size: large;">arathe<span style="font-size: large;">on<span style="font-size: large;">. It's fitting t<span style="font-size: large;">hat she<span style="font-size: large;">'s dressed in forest colors here, <span style="font-size: large;">referring to her h<span style="font-size: large;">usband as well as drawing a connection between her<span style="font-size: large;">self</span> and Cat. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I<span style="font-size: large;">n this scene, Cersei's vulnerability is on full display<span style="font-size: large;">. It seems odd, given that she<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>s standing in front of a comatose child who she and her brother chucked out the window, but nonetheless, Cersei has a moment of genuine emotional honesty with Cat in this scene.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>And when she says she<span style="font-size: large;">'s sorry for Cat's pain, as a mother, we genuinely believe her. (Cersei is <i>very</i> goo<span style="font-size: large;">d at compartmentalizing.) </span>The forest <span style="font-size: large;">green Cersei wears in this scene is a Baratheon color<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">We don't see her in this color often, so it <span style="font-size: large;">is usually significant when she does wear it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> In this scene, <span style="font-size: large;">it is about her vulnerabl<span style="font-size: large;">ity, and the hopes she once ha<span style="font-size: large;">d for her relationship with Robert (<span style="font-size: large;">children, a happy marriage, etc.).</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">T</span>his is one of the few scenes in which we see Cersei speak tenderly and emotionally and honestly a<span style="font-size: large;">bout her relationship with Ro<span style="font-size: large;">bert. In fact, in this scene we see glimpses of the person Cersei might have been if she and Robert had a more functional <span style="font-size: large;">marriage, and perhaps a family o<span style="font-size: large;">f their own.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gone is the Cersei we saw at Winterfell, here is <span style="font-size: large;">our regular Cersei, proud<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">cruel<span style="font-size: large;">, and unwilling to hear a word against her son</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ann<span style="font-size: large;">nnnd <span style="font-size: large;">we're <span style="font-size: large;">back <span style="font-size: large;">to hating her.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-17764794494229215592013-05-01T13:56:00.003-07:002013-05-01T22:57:57.193-07:00Daenerys Targaryan: Part 1<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> And now it's time for our favorite true queen of Westeros: Daenerys Targaryan!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She may be the dragon's daughter but she doesn't know it yet. Just look at that face! Would you believe we see this exact same expression when she realizes FIRE CANNOT KILL A DRAGON? Let's keep that in mind, shall we?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In Dany's first appearance, she wears a simple, diaphanous lavender gown with her hair down. She wears no jewelry or adornments or, for that matter, shoes. This particular gown is almost an exact match for the gown that Mhaegen (young prostitute and mother of one of Robert Baratheon's numerous children) wears in her first appearance. Shae and Roz also wear versions of this dress. A notable difference are the bands over her shoulders, symbolic of restraints. Just as the dress Cersei wears at the end of this episode is representative of her sexual power, Dany's dress in this scene is largely about her lack of control over her own fate and even her own body. Both the dress and Dany herself are almost invisible. Lest we forget, this is the scene in which her older brother informs her that he is going to marry her to Khal Drogo, a man she has never met, and instructs her to put on an even more see-through dress while creepily pawing at her body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In the next scene, Dany puts on the dress Viserys instructed her to
wear. She is exposed, literally and figuratively to a group of
strangers. Her creepy brother is using her body as a bargaining chip in his gambit
to reclaim the Iron Throne. It is, however, worth noting that even
though this lavender dress is even more invisible than the last one,
Dany herself is brighter and more vivid in this scene. Also important:
the two dragon pins on her shoulders (Viserys only has one) and the two
small braids in her hair. We cannot stress this enough: <i>braids are important.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And now it's time for the big wedding! Doesn't Dany look excited and happy to be there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Dany's hair is still loose and flowing here, but this is the first hint of intricacy in the styling of her braids - note the metal clips that call to the armored aspects of her attire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The halter is a woven metallic, contrasting with her wedding dress, another pale and floaty dress that makes her recede into the background, even as she's the center of the celebrations. She is wearing her Targaryan pendent in her bodice, and her armbands finish the illusion of armament. She is in a princess fantasy version of armor, even as Daenerys (a true princess) sits through her less-than-fairytale wedding. She is wearing a ring in this scene that we don't see again. It could be a Targaryan relic, or even just a reference to a more western type of marriage. The halter and armbands continue the motif of restraints in her early clothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She's so young and obviously terrified, but her bravery is evident even now as she walks toward her new husband's gift to her, a white horse (continuing this theme of the wrong type of Disney wedding). Oh Dany, we can't wait until you realize your power and we can worry about you less than we do right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This scene was a lot less problematic in the books. There was hair braiding. It was nice. (And then the writing staff of Game of Thrones decided to change it to a rape scene because... why?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And here Dany is a while later, depressed and back in her first dress, fading into the background:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is Dany's first real scene as a member of the Khalasar. This is the most covered up we've seen her thus far. She doesn't fade into the background here; instead she melds with the trappings of her adopted culture, dressed in the earth tones of a Dothraki woman. The cut and style of the dress in halfway between the drapey gowns she's been wearing thus far and the more functional clothes of a Khaleesi. (We also think it is slightly reminiscent of Jedi robes.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> By episode three, Dany has truly started to come into her own as a
Khaleesi. She wears a functional outfit; halter top,
trousers, boots, split skirt and riding gloves in deep earth tones. She
looks at home in the saddle and in the Khalasar. (Especially in
comparison to her brother, who clings to his Westerosi clothes almost as
hard as he clings to his delusions of grandeur.) Her braids are also
more numerous, and thicker than they have ever been. The only remnant of
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transition to powerful Khaleesi is not totally complete. This outfit
exposes some of her stomach, which makes her look somewhat younger than
she might otherwise. And while we are completely in favor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_%28Xena%29">awesome warrior women</a> <a href="http://buffy.wikia.com/">with bare midriffs</a> (we grew up in the nineties, can you tell?) we do believe that the style reads as somewhat young/adolescent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Dany is wearing this outfit, and having her hair braided when Irri tells her that she is pregnant. This pregnancy secures her position within the Dothraki, the mother of the Stallion who will Mount the World. News of her pregnancy also makes her a threat in the eyes of Robert Baratheon's council. A plot to poison her is afoot, and while we're on Team Khaleesi, Ned Stark was wrong: they should've taken her out at this point: it was their only chance, and now she's a comin'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Sarahnarglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050049388367790272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369554340448062879.post-66046123369678570692013-04-30T10:23:00.000-07:002013-04-30T22:46:12.555-07:00Cersei Lannister: Episode 1<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Cersei Lannister is the epitome of southern style, which makes sense, considering she sets the style. Notable aspects of her personal attire include rich jewel tones (especially the color red), sumptuous fabrics and intricate embroidery, all ostentatious displays of wealth and power. Even her crazy, crazy braids form a crown upon a her head, a crown which gets larger and higher throughout season one.</span></span><br />
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first time we ever see her she is in red tones with her hair down; she
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that the dress is actually scarlet. Like we said, Cersei tends to be pretty
literal.) Red is commonly used to symbolize sex, power, and sexual power, and
with Cersei it symbolizes all three. For Cersei, sex is almost always about
consolidating her power. This scene demonstrates that power when she convinces
her brother/lover to defenestrate ten-year-old Bran Stark in the scene that
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Can you tell the Starks are from the North? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Everything is grey inside Winterfell, including the fashion. The other
colors all lie under a layer of grey – even the light blues which serve as a
standout color for the Starks evoke the cold of the north. Insert ice blue joke
here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> <i> The
Stark Women all belong at Winterfell – they blend seamlessly with the grey
stone walls.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Sansa
and Arya are often dressed nearly identically, tying them together as sisters
but also highlighting their differences. The knotting on Sansa's dresses is
always neat, and she obviously places a lot of stock in her appearance, whereas
Arya is always messy and usually covered in dirt; she is a tomboy and still a
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Arya
hair is always in braids; in this way she is her southern mother’s daughter.
Her braids are thicker and less fussy than Sansa’s, probably because they were
tired of dealing with Arya’s hair when she got back from shooting arrows out of
bows that are BIGGER THAN SHE IS like a boss. Note the lacing detail on Arya's
dress: Winterfell is a fortress, and Ned Stark a soldier: the lacing evokes
armor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Mama
Stark was a Tully once upon a time, but she is fully entrenched in the life and
family she has at Winterfell. In her dark blue cloak she almost blends in
perfectly to the gray walls of the keep as well as the deep green of the
forest. Also note the gray fur on her cuffs; gray fur positively screams
“Stark!” in most of the scenes where it appears. She works hard to represent
her husband’s house, often looking more 'northern' than the natives. There is, however, a small nod to her southern
heritage in her subtle braids and the light blue gown, though it’s barely
visible under her heavy robe. (We will also see Sansa in light blue later in
the episode.) Catelyn never wears blue anywhere but at Winterfell, where she is
queen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Sansa
stands out from the rest of the Starks, a column of light blue. Cat wears a
subtler, darker blue brocaded among the Stark green in her cloak. Note Sansa's
braids. Braids are gonna be important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> There
isn’t really a reason to include this picture of Arya, except that it is
adorable and this our blog and we can post pictures of tiny adorable heads in
giant helmets if we want to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Time for some southern braids. This is easily the most
elaborate hairdo we’ve seen Cat in thus far (including the other seasons,
because we’re from the future and we know what’s going to happen to them all,
whooooooo, evil laugh, etc). Cat is braiding Sansa’s hair for the feast
welcoming the Royal Family, which includes Cersei’s Crazy Pile O’Braids.
Fashions are set by the queen – everyone in Cersei’s retinue has some version
of her hairstyle, and already this look is being copied by the northern
nobility, from which it will trickle down to the common folk (especially the prostitutes
– gotta have your own look, even when you’re naked).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> In this scene, Mama and Ginger Stark discuss Sansa’s
possible impending betrothal to Prince Joffrey the Worst. Cat has some
reservations (if only she knew) but sweet, young Sansa wants nothing more than
to marry a handsome prince. This scene serves to highlight the fact that Sansa
is basically a younger version of Cat; they are wearing two versions of the
same dress here. The fact that it’s Cat, rather than a servant, braiding
Sansa’s hair says a great deal about their relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"No, Cat, we cannot be friends; your hair is gonna have to get a lot more fabulous first."</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Sansa laughs with her friends (remember when Sansa had
friends?) and eye-flirts with Joffrey. Cersei looks Sansa over as the potential
mother of Joffrey’s heirs. Cat remains wary of the Lannisters. (TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS,
GIRL!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> As in the previous scene, Sansa has the same dress as Cat;
her hair is a homemade version of Cersei’s Princess Leia do (we
say "homemade" because Cersei’s hair is a creation that probably took three
servant’s several hours to construct. Sansa is a beautiful girl, but her hair
and outfit look downright sloppy by comparison.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So young, so innocent.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> Hey Sansa, you know how you look
like you truly belong here? DON’T LEAVE. Trust us, we have seen the future, and
those braids look heavy.</span></div>
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