Capes characters of “Game of thrones” were rugs from IKEA
Costume designer series “Game of thrones” Michelle Clapton admitted that fur capes guards of the night’s watch is made of rugs from IKEA. On Monday, August 7, according to BuzzFeed.
Clapton last year gave a lecture at the Getty Center (Museum complex) in Los Angeles. It was there that she told about the capes of the defenders of the Wall.
“Game of Thrones,” one of the most expensive shows ever made, used cheap IKEA rugs as capes – Quartz https://t.co/qoGzE6otRk
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“We cut [the carpets], and then cut them, then added leather straps”, she said. Skins have also costarelli and gave them a shabby appearance. This process included staining and sanding.
The Woolly Capes You See On Game Of Thrones Are Actually IKEA Rugs https://t.co/MR8aIEWa47 pic.twitter.com/p7BgDUMUdB
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Despite the fact that the presentation Clapton held in 2016 and is available on YouTube video (the skins she says in 27 minute 35 seconds), press information was only in early August.
Quartz edition, which also wrote about this, draws attention to the contrast: cheap mats from IKEA in one of the most expensive television show in history, in which for each episode, presumably, spent more than $ 10 million.
“Game of thrones” — an American TV series created based on the cycle of novels “a Song of ice and fire” writer George RR Martin. Aired on HBO since 2011. The premiere of the seventh (penultimate) season, took place on 16 July.
Michelle Clapton worked in this project during the first five seasons. For the costumes she received the award “Emmy” in 2012, 2014 and 2016.