Myrcella’s Burial Dress
“Gold will be their crowns. Gold, their shrouds.” Maggy the Frog’s prophecy for Cersei’s future has proven as accurate as any encountered thus far on Game of Thrones. Of all her children’s deaths, it is Myrcella’s at the hands of the Ellaria Sand that Cersei tries most actively to prevent, to no avail. The yellow of her burial dress only further harkens back to Maggy’s prophecy.
Missandei’s Priorities Evolve
Since she was freed from her owner Kraznys mo Nakloz by Daenerys Targaryen, Missandei’s wardrobe strongly reflected that of the Dragon Queen’s, with the two on more than one occasion rocking the same style in different colors (usually blue and white). However, since striking up a romance with Unsullied commander Grey Worm, her style has started becoming more in sync with his than their queen’s, an evolution that first becomes clearly apparent here, with this Unsullied-inspired leather look.
Gilly’s Cinderella Moment
Does Game of Thrones need a Cinderella moment? Not really, but someone must have decided that it was worth a few minutes of screen time in season 6, because during Sam and Gilly’s brief stay at the ancestral Tarly home of Horn Hill, that’s exactly what we get. The dress itself is… fine, hardly the sleekest or most noteworthy dress we’ve seen over the seasons, but the whole sequence is pretty emblematic of how the show’s writing has gotten a little… rockier… in recent seasons.
Margaery “Sees The Light”
Margaery Tyrell could have been a truly formidable player in the game of thrones if her kings hadn’t kept dying. She’s cunning and knows how to play the long game, as demonstrated by her “acceptance” of the High Septon’s teachings to gain her freedom without having to endure the walk of shame Cersei experienced. This dress is far more demure than anything Margaery’s ever worn previously, but the golden floral embroidery around her shoulders indicates her priorities remain the same as they always have—she’s just tweaked her strategy.
Smalljon Umber’s Armor
House Umber’s sigil is four chains linked by a central ring. In other words, it’s a house that’s basically made to have badass armor. Greatjon Umber’s armor was pretty cool back in season 1, but the expansion of the budget since then is evident in the differences between the father’s armor and the son’s. The Smalljon might not be especially memorable for his personality, but his armor and his Battle of the Bastards showdown against Tormund Giantsbane make his short-lived existence well worthwhile.
Daenerys Wears Black
Daenerys has pretty consistently embraced more of a “white queen” aesthetic over the seasons, so when Daenerys starts wearing black in season 6, it becomes clear that truly everyone is going aesthetically darker and edgier as Game of Thrones hurtles full speed ahead towards an epic finale.
Cersei’s Throwback to Tywin
Following Daenerys’ arrival in Westeros, Cersei tells Jaime that the key to keeping the Iron Throne under Lannister control is to embrace the cutthroat cunning of Tywin. Of course, Cersei says things she doesn’t mean all the time, but in this case, her words are further supported by her dress, which echoes their late father’s wardrobe down to the fabric.
Queensguard Uniform (a.k.a. Kingsguard 2.0)
Cersei wastes no time in getting down to business once she officially takes over the Iron Throne after Tommen’s death, and one of the first things she does is revamp the royal guard uniform. Not only has a much more intimidating black armor replaced the gold but the generic crown that used to be embossed on the breastplate has been replaced with the exact image of Cersei’s crown, further emphasizing the specificity of the guards’ loyalties to her and only her.
Jon’s Direwolf Armor
After years of rocking the black furs of the Night’s Watch, Jon is still working to hit his stride as King in the North (Warden of the North? Unclear). That said, he has made strides in season 7 towards looking the part, embracing his father-uncle’s preferred hairstyle and rocking some brand new direwolf armor. That said, the two direwolves on the breastplate here are a bit eerily reminiscent of the direwolves clasps on the cloak Robb Stark wore to the Red Wedding… well, let’s hope that’s not meant as foreshadowing.
Daenerys’ White Coat
Much like Ellaria Sand in “The Viper and the Mountain,” Daenerys’s “Eastwatch” coat is a “best outfit, worst day” sort of situation. After a season of seemingly having defaulted to black like basically every other character, Daenerys returns true to form in this exquisite white fur coat. She knows what her style is, and this coat goes to show that she can prepare for winter and the possible end of the world without compromising her aesthetic.
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