Liam Cunningham defends Game of Thrones ending; and Maisie Williams tries to answer questions as she eats spicy wings

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Luka Nieto · 357 Comments

We’ve got a few more post-Game of Thrones Season 8 interviews for you today, and I promise two of them are more serious than the title may suggest. First of all: yes, Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) recently appeared in the popular be-interviewed-while-eating-increasingly-spicier-chicken-wings “Hot Ones” Youtube channel, and it was hilarious if not informative; but also, […]

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Game of Threads: The Iron Throne

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Hogan McLaughlin · 53 Comments

We’ve come to the final official Game of Threads. It’s been a great ride. I want to take a quick minute to thank everyone at Watchers for this wonderful opportunity to nerd out over the costumes and flex my writing muscles in ways I usually don’t get to, and to be able contribute this small offering […]

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Game of Threads: The Bells

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Hogan McLaughlin · 24 Comments

Michele Clapton has never shied away from giving us heavy symbolism during important moments for the characters. Sometimes it’s visually very obvious like Sansa’s “Eyrie” dress, Margaery’s wedding gown, or Cersei’s “Tywin” homage when she takes her crown. Sometimes it’s subtler like a dagger woven into a textile, or the deeper meaning of a particular […]

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Game of Threads: Winterfell

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Hogan McLaughlin · 19 Comments

Game of Threads is back to assess all of the beautiful costuming work featured in Season 8! Because of the nature of these final two seasons- everyone in survival mode and trying keeping warm, and the epic battles teased in the trailer- there might be less content to work with to warrant weekly recaps, but […]

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Game of Thrones Weekend Round-up: Road to the 2018 Emmys

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Sue the Fury · 51 Comments

The road to the Emmys and the looming denouement of our favorite show brings us a slate of new Game of Thrones interviews this weekend. With 22 nominations comes more campaigning and more interviews where we can glean season 8 tidbits (hopefully!) and interesting info about seasons past.

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Game of Thrones Season 7 Wins Two BAFTA Craft Awards & Series-wide Special Award!

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Luka Nieto · 21 Comments

Last week it was announced that Game of Thrones would receive a special award at the BAFTA Craft Awards for “the craft behind the making of the critically acclaimed series and their outstanding contribution to revolutionising and pushing the boundaries within the various crafts involved in making all the 67 episodes to date”. As we […]

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Jacob Anderson wishes Varys was a merman, Michele Clapton talks dressing two queens, and more

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Samantha · 43 Comments

With season 7 of Game Of Thrones ending Sunday, the dust has just now settled here at the Wall from a frenzy of recaps, roundups, post-mortems, analyses and interviews from cast and crew about the epic season finale. However, despite officially entering the offseason, the news is still coming fast and thick. Here’s what we’ve rounded […]

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Michele Clapton talks dressing the reunited Starks and Indian company discusses replicating Westeros

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Samantha · 28 Comments

The gleaming swords and daggers, the regal crowns, the intricate embroidery on gowns and robes — part of the appeal for Game Of Thrones fans is the level of detail in the costuming and the beautifully imagined world it helps to create. In a recent article from Broadly, fans got a peek behind the curtain at how some […]

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Game of Thrones Unveils Second Jewelry Collection from Michele Clapton and MEY

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sue the Fury · 12 Comments

Game of Thrones is a merchandising dream, with all us fans wanting a taste of Westeros in our own lives (the dragon bits, not the bloody wars and complicated family lives). With that in mind, the show’s Emmy Award-winning costume designer Michele Clapton teamed up last year with MEY to create a line of jewelry […]

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Season 7 Outfits Decoded by Game of Thrones Costume Designer Michele Clapton

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Luka Nieto · 83 Comments

Followers of Daenerys Stormborn have been waiting many years for her to proudly wear the colors of House Targaryen. And yet, she wore blues during her liberation campaign and whites during her rule of Meereen. Award-winning costume designer Michele Clapton has made us wait, and for good reason. Now that Daenerys is finally on Westeros, […]

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