Game of Thrones is an HBO fantasy drama series developed by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire trilogy, the first of which is A Game of Thrones.
The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. It started on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes shown across eight seasons.
Game of Thrones includes a big ensemble cast and covers various story arcs throughout the program, which is set on the mythical continents of Westeros and Essos.
Who costumed ‘Game of Thrones’ cast?
At the start of the TV show, lead costume designer Michele Clapton and her team were tasked with creating all of the unique clothing worn by characters across entire continents.
Michele Carragher (Principal Costume Embroiderer): Carragher worked on the complex and very detailed embroidery of Cersei, Margaery, Sansa, Daenerys, and other prominent noblewomen’s garments.
Clothing and fashion in HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series adaptation adds a significant additional aspect to the narrative: the novels could only provide very brief descriptions of clothing styles, but in the visual medium of television, this element becomes much more important.
How much was spent on the entire ‘Game of Thrones’ costumes?
