#but Rhaenys's episode 08/09/10 black outfit is meant to emulate the masculine skirt silhouette
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The way this outfit is so "Dragonkeepers" leaning is everything.
She was in a Valyrian-inspired aesthetic before we even strictly-speaking knew what that was. We have the angular lines of the jacket, sharp shoulders, we have the kimono-like neckline!
It's obviously not as blatant as the S2 costumes, where we really lean into the silhouette that's sort of established by the robes that Rhaenyra and Daemon wear at their wedding but no one else wears a neckline like Rhaenys has on her blouse. No one else has a garment like she does with that jacket.
And the pattern has scales. So it's rich, it's got Westerosi influence as well, it's by no means a robe at all, but it clearly leans more towards the silhouette that visually speaks of a Valyrian heritage and specifically to do with dragons.
And just as a bonus, we got the triangular shape around her neck and the sharp shoulders in the first dress we see her in, after the Great Council.
Rhaenys's costumes are so contextualised. Colour, shape, length, whatever. It's contextual. Whether she's twinning with her husband, leaning into her Targaryen roots, repping a house or her own independence, or a mixture, it's there.
#I just made this post BC I love that first outfit tbh#rhaenys targaryen#house of the dragon#but Rhaenys's episode 08/09/10 black outfit is meant to emulate the masculine skirt silhouette#Rhaenys is ALWAYS meant to look ready to ride her dragon in S2 - something that's then put onto Rhaenyra's character after her death#She sometimes matches with her husband and sometimes she doesn't#They DON'T match in S2 except potentially at Lucerys's funeral (why oh why hbo do you not have a good pic of that dress)#And blah blah blah I'll shut up now#But yeah 😍 she was the first to lean into this established Targ aesthetic#beating out Daemon and Rhaenyra by 2 episodes 🫣
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