In Game of Thrones, Season 7, what fabric is Daenerys' black dress made of?
I would say it’s wool twill with a stitching designed to make it look slightly “scaly,” and lined with (most likely fake) fur reflective of her budding alliance with soon-to-be-revealed nephew and lover Jon Snow.I wasn’t able to find any mention by the costume designer, Michele Clapton, as to the exact material, but I did find a great close-up of the costume for reference:If you’re generally interested in learning more about the costumes of GOT and the process behind them, Clapton has a wonderfully curated collection of inspiration and behind-the-scenes insights on Instagram.
What fabric would be best to make a Game of Thrones cosplay cloak?
I would not buy from a thrift store. You could get fabric that is too old there. an dress or skirt is not going to have enough fabric for a full cloak. Fabric.com (link from your comment) is a good web site. And the fabric you picked would work. It is 59" wide. You could make a cape from that width, but to really make a nice looking cloak it should be much wider than that. That means doulbing the yardage you buy. The cloak I made for my daughter was 52" long and 130" wide. It had two seams, one on each side. You need to add in for your seams at the top and for your hem. So for a 54" long cloak you would need to plan on at least 56" long panel or 1.6 yards. For a full cape at least two panels - 3.6 yards. Go for 4 yards. Use the extra to make ties and to finish the top collar. Instead of sewing two pieces together. Use one full panel in the back. Cut the second panel in half length wise and sew to each side of the back piece.
Where can I find a blue dress like Kalisi in Game of Thrones?
ebay - says there they have 3 left. You can get dresses like that in most shops.
In Game of Thrones, Season 7, why does Daenerys not take over Dorne after the deaths of Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes?
Two things:From a narrative perspective, the deaths of Ellaria and the Sand Snakes were meant to end the Dornish narrative. This wasn’t like, say, the death of Ned or the deaths of Robb and Catelyn, which served as turning points that pushed the narrative along. The writers did not kill the Dornish players to set up further action with Dorne. They did it to clear Dorne off an already bloated chessboard. And since that was the aim, they’re unlikely to examine Dorne further because … why go further with it when you took steps to finish it off?Dorne may be leaderless now but it’s also not in outright opposition to Dany. If anything it’s in limbo. She doesn’t really need it, nor is it worth splitting up her forces to deal with it. Why would she take over an area that isn’t fighting her now and might still support her when she can fight actual opponents? Dorne also isn’t exactly brimming with men, money, food and/or arable land. She has no strategic reason to mess with it now.
What kind of paint/pen do you use to draw on fabric?
Partly that depends on the type of fabric you're drawing/painting on, and the thickness and detail of lines/brushstrokes you want. (Some people who want to paint on fabric will do it with special paints/inks onto silk ...especially onto blank silk scarves.) You can paint on cotton or other natural fabrics though with *acrylic* paints, or with acrylic paints to which acrylic "textile medium" (from the craft store) has been added which just makes acrylic paint more supple after drying (or you can use "fabric paints" which already have the textile medium added). You can also thin acrylic paint with *water* then use it like watercolors --let areas dry first if you don't want them to spread further, or before you paint any other colors on that you don't want to mix since that will change the original color. You can also use certain "oil pastels" to draw on fabric though those may not last as well after washing, etc. (those are best on 100% cotton or 100% polyester fabrics --can't remember). As for pens, again it depends on the effect you want. In addition to using brushes of various kinds (or even sponges/etc) with acrylic paints, etc. as above, you can also use "fabric markers" (which come in colors) or many permanent markers (though some will bleed, soon or later ... *pigment* pens/markers are best, not "Sharpies", and those come in various widths and a few colors). Also, you'll usually want to stabilize the fabric before drawing/painting on it and to keep the colorants from soaking into the back side, etc. You can do that *temporarily* for painting/drawing by ironing the fabric to the shiny side of freezer paper, or pressing it to a piece of cardboard/etc that's been sprayed with spray adhesive (then let dry a bit so any bonding will be temporary), or pressing it to very fine sandpaper, or even stretching it across a frame in some way. Remove after drying. You should be able to buy acrylic paints and the other things at most any craft store, or at art supply or hobby stores. Some of them will even be available at drug stores, Target, etc. HTH and have fun! Diane B.
Can someone describe this dress in a paragraph?
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Nearly all the major characters on Game of Thrones are wearing black costumes in season 7. What is the significance of this?
Forget the wardrobe department and scriptwriters for a moment. Let’s go to Westeros itself for the real answer.We mustn’t forget that we’re viewing an age without central heating and electric space heaters, in a world where winter lasts for years. In such a world, the weak and foolish would be weeded out over a period of thousands of years. Only those who plan ahead and work hard in the summer would survive.How much firewood is required to keep a cabin warm for five years of winter? How much food - dried meat, dried grain, dried beans, onions, rice, berries - to keep a family alive? Easy enough for the castled nobility to gather these things, not so easy for the peasants who form the vast majority of the population.Every possible factor that could contribute a few calories of heat to living bodies trapped by many snowfalls and ice would play in. Homes must be more like bear dens when winter comes - short ceilings to keep warm air close to the people, no high openings that would let the precious warm air escape. Only the bottom half of a door would open in winter, for the same reason.A firepit in the center of the room so the maximum number of people could huddle around it; no great roaring blaze, only a pile of hot coals periodically refreshed by a piece of carefully husbanded wood.The snow itself has insulating value and would help keep the interior temperature above freezing. In the North, sheep and long-haired goats must be a pillar of the economy. They certainly were in medieval Northern Europe. And common people would sleep with their livestock to share body heat; it’s still done today in the Third World.Now, back to your question, Kai. Why do you see people wearing black in a Westerosi winter? Because every kilocalorie counts. Black in winter might be the equivalent of a mouthful of food per day, and for thousands, that could be the difference between living and dying in the third or fourth year of winter.Forget war; forget stressful times. In Westeros, there is always war and stress. The season is the reason; the main characters who switched over to black did so, as the common folk do, without a second thought about the matter.
What does Tywin Lannister's (Game of Thrones) robe appear to be made of?
All of Tywin Lannister’s costumes appear to be made of black brocade, meticulously tailored, with a close-fitting set-in sleeve and high mandarin collar. The brocades often are “diapered”, which means a pattern composed of small, regularly repeated geometric motifs, usually diamonds or lozenges, used to decorate a surface (not like baby diapers!). The clasps on the front of his costumes are large and rectangular, like the clasps found in the Sutton Hoo burial (Suffolk, England, from around the 7th century)Here are a pair of Sutton Hoo clasps, restored by Herbert Maryon of the British Museum, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his efforts.But Tywin Lannister never wears gold or colorful enamel work. His clasps, although beautifully made, are silver with black niello-work.The effect of Lanister’s costume is rich, but severe.