HBO Presents ‘Game of Thrones: The Costumes’
Calling all Game of Thrones fans! HBO have a few wonderful projects coming your way. Today, we’re going to take a look at HBO’s upcoming book Game of Thrones: The Costumes.
The massive show that recently ended with it’s 8th and final season has been one of the biggest shows ever to grace our screens.
We’re talking big budgets, special effects, spectacular set pieces, and incredibly fight scenes. However, one aspect that has always intrigued fans, including myself, are the costumes.
With HBO’s new book, we finally get to an inside look at how the various costumes in Game of Thrones were conceptualized and crafted. Game of Thrones: The Costumes celebrates the incredible artistry involved in creating each outfit with beautifully detailed photographs of individual costumes and behind-the-scenes details.
This is a must have for all Game of Thrones fans. The book will be available from November 12, 2019.
Here are some exclusive images from the book, enjoy!
About the Authors
Michele Clapton is an award-winning costume designer who has been working in film and television for twenty years. She has received considerable acclaim for her work on Game of Thrones, winning four Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Television Craft Award, and four successive Costume Designers Guild Awards. Clapton also created acclaimed costumes for The Crown, for which she won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA for Best Costume Design, and a Costume Designers Guild Award for Outstanding Period Television Series. She was awarded the NYWIFT Designing Women Award in 2019.
Gina McIntyre is the New York Times best-selling author of Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down. Her other books include Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water: Creating a Fairy Tale for Troubled Times, The Art of Ready Player One, and Star Wars Icons: Han Solo. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter, and Entertainment Weekly. She lives with her husband and daughter in Riverside, Illinois.
This isn’t the only book due out. That’s right! Game of Thrones: The Costumes is part of a collection that includes:
- Game of Thrones: The Storyboards (Spring 2019, $60), Art by William Simpson, lead storyboard artist for Game of Thrones; Written by Michael Kogge
- The Art of Game of Thrones (Fall 2019, $75.00), Written by Jody Revenson and Deborah Riley
- The Photography of Game of Thrones (Fall 2019, $75.00), Photography by Helen Sloan, principal unit photographer for Game of Thrones; Written by Michael Kogge
What is your favourite costume from Game of Thrones? Let us know in the comments- Mine is Jon Snow’s armor he wears during The Battle of the Bastards. I absolutely love it.
James Lister is a University student in the UK, currently undertaking his Masters degree in Media & Communication. He has a strong passion for everything Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and Anime related.
