25 ways Star Wars is better than Game of Thrones
23. The fashion
The costuming on Game of Thrones was truly top-notch. From the elaborately embroidered gowns worn by the ladies in King’s Landing to the dragon-inspired evolution of Daenerys Targaryen’s wardrobe, the fashion of Game of Thrones is almost unmatched.
Like most costuming in a fantasy series, the fashion of Game of Thrones told a story. The cut of necklines and the colors of accessories and adornments told other characters and the audience where a particular person was from. And for many of the leading female characters in the series, like Daenerys and Sansa Stark, their choice of clothing spoke volumes about their story arcs.
Star Wars clothing does the same, but the fashion of a galaxy far, far away is among the most iconic and instantly recognizable.
Star Wars is essentially its own fashion genre now. Try to wear a set of beige-colored wrapped tunic and pants along with a floor-length hooded brown robe without being accused of cosplaying as a Jedi. Then there’s the cold, blacks and grays of Imperial officers and Emperor Palpatine contrasting with the impersonal all-white Stormtrooper armor.
But perhaps the most iconic Star Wars fashions of all are that of Padme Amidala and Leia Organa. While Leia’s stark white gown and softly coiled hair buns gave off the impression of a helpless princess in A New Hope, we quickly learned she was anything but. She carried on the bright white color palette at the end of the movie and in her more utilitarian uniform on the planet Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. Leia’s elaborate yet functional style harkened back to that of her mother, Padme Amidala.
As a teen queen of Naboo, Padme was consistently dressed to the nines in every public appearance — full, elaborate face makeup, gravity-defying headdresses and attention-commanding gowns. Padme didn’t simply wear clothing, she wore art.
Though she continued wearing elaborate fashion during her time as a senator, her style slowly became more subdued as the prequel movies came to an end — signally the end of the opulent, comfortable Republic as well as the end of her role as a smart, compassionate voice in politics.
Star Wars fashion is so iconic that a traveling exhibit of costumes and props from the films arrived in several cities around the country from 2015 to 2018. In that exhibit were some of the clothing worn by Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Darth Vader’s armored suit, robes created for both Jedi and Sith and an entire room dedicated to the fashion of Padme Amidala, played by Natalie Portman.