In the midst of recent episode spoilers and script leaks, there is yet more inside info from Game of Thrones that has been revealed (no spoilers).
Multiple Emmy award winner Michele Clapton, who was head costume designer for the first five seasons of the show gave a talk at the famous Getty Museum in LAwhere she discussed the influence medieval art has on GoT’s costumes. At the talk, one behind the scenes bit of info she divulged stood out: she made the Night’s Watch capes out of … IKEA RUGS.
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So, do you wanna know how to turn your rug into a cape? Well, the rugs weren’t just strewn across Jon Snow in their natural form, Michele told the audience at the Getty Museum that she carried out a process to age it and make it look all old and worn called ‘breakdown’.
What is breakdown?
The ‘breakdown’ low-down: The breakingdown process of costumes is a necessity in pretty much all historical and fantasy costumes. Distressing of the fabrics of the materials is essential to give them a faded, worn, or damaged look and this can be done in a variety of ways… and can even be done with a cheese grater .
Unfortunately, the exact model of IKEA rug is unknown, though here are the closest matches.
Get your cheese graters ready if you want a smashing Halloween costume this year!
Video Courtesy of Getty Museum YouTube.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.