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Costume :	Cersei Lannister
Variant :	Red and gold dress, season 2
Source :	Game of Thrones TV
Progress :	Complete
Worn At :	London MCM Expo October 2012

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I want YOU for nefarious purposes

The Queen of Westeros

We got that Lannisport Swaaagaaaa

Lannisters for Life

Ah whoops, not my fault.

WIP

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Cersei Lannister

Costume Information

General
Cost :	100ish?
Time Taken :	2 days of sewing plus 2-3 weeks of fussing and fretting

Description
First off, I absolutely love (and hate) Cersei's character. I'm a big fan of the books, despite the heart wrenching pain they cause me, and with the beautiful costumes of the TV show I just had to do something. Cersei felt like the natural choice, and her red and gold dress seemed like the perfect outfit to fuel my Lannister pride. Though I'm incredibly proud of the overall effect, I cut a lot of corners with this dress. Given the amount of screentime and her pose during the show, it can be very tricky to know what goes where. I went for a basic wrap pattern, and drafted up the sleeves myself - they are about half the size that they should be, and both 'ends' should finish with a square point. I was however worried about the amount of fabric I was using, and with each sleeve already needing about 4 meters I really didn't fancy going for 100% accuracy. The curve on the 'front' of the sleeves therefore was just to help show the lining and give an illusion of fullness, saving me a lot of trouble (and precious, precious money). The gold panels should meet the bodice in a nice smooth curve, something that I just really didn't have time for. Finally, the embroidery is a simple applique - ironed on and then tacked up in places with gold thread. I didn't even attempt the lions on either side as I had horrible visions of getting it entirely wrong. I'd rather find a way to do it accurately than mess up the dress. Petty whinging aside, I was so incredibly proud of how this all came together. The belt was my first attempt at using craft foam and chainmail, and I learnt a LOT from that experience (mostly, chainmail is a little bitch and never sits how it should). I also ordered my amazing Lannister necklace from The Iron Ring (http://www.etsy.com/shop/theironring); a totally worthwhile expenditure. Everyone was so incredibly lovely to me while I was wearing it, and I recieved so many compliments I actually had a bit of a happy cry when I got home. It was such a joy, and so worth all the excessive meters of taffeta. I think I'll wear her again, but might try my hand at the golden bodice from the Battle of Blackwater episode.

Description

First off, I absolutely love (and hate) Cersei's character. I'm a big fan of the books, despite the heart wrenching pain they cause me, and with the beautiful costumes of the TV show I just had to do something. Cersei felt like the natural choice, and her red and gold dress seemed like the perfect outfit to fuel my Lannister pride.

Though I'm incredibly proud of the overall effect, I cut a lot of corners with this dress. Given the amount of screentime and her pose during the show, it can be very tricky to know what goes where. I went for a basic wrap pattern, and drafted up the sleeves myself - they are about half the size that they should be, and both 'ends' should finish with a square point. I was however worried about the amount of fabric I was using, and with each sleeve already needing about 4 meters I really didn't fancy going for 100% accuracy. The curve on the 'front' of the sleeves therefore was just to help show the lining and give an illusion of fullness, saving me a lot of trouble (and precious, precious money). The gold panels should meet the bodice in a nice smooth curve, something that I just really didn't have time for. Finally, the embroidery is a simple applique - ironed on and then tacked up in places with gold thread. I didn't even attempt the lions on either side as I had horrible visions of getting it entirely wrong. I'd rather find a way to do it accurately than mess up the dress.

Petty whinging aside, I was so incredibly proud of how this all came together. The belt was my first attempt at using craft foam and chainmail, and I learnt a LOT from that experience (mostly, chainmail is a little bitch and never sits how it should). I also ordered my amazing Lannister necklace from The Iron Ring (http://www.etsy.com/shop/theironring); a totally worthwhile expenditure.

Everyone was so incredibly lovely to me while I was wearing it, and I recieved so many compliments I actually had a bit of a happy cry when I got home. It was such a joy, and so worth all the excessive meters of taffeta. I think I'll wear her again, but might try my hand at the golden bodice from the Battle of Blackwater episode.