I need all the love for this one because I super-focused on it for over half a day without pause. What sleep schedule? I had the unstoppable urge to draw these two menaces. If you want me to make more things like this the endorphin rush of positive feedback will need to be stellar XD. Second bird with this stone is that I actually drew an unprompted man for the HotD series. Can’t be getting too predictable with only pretty ladies.
For this redesign I wanted to reference and build off of Rhaenyra's Heir outfit. So while it's not exactly the same they should feel like they are pulling more from the "ancient Valyerian" (Byzantine-esque) fashion than the styles that Alicent is currently wearing in court. Extra points if you an spot the references to Empress Theodora (again + her Emperor). Oh and because I make the rules in these redesigns: Corlys is Black and Rhaenyra isn't Hollywood sized. I can pull from the books and the show as I please! So I wanted to include her long single plait (styled after a previous Queen) and her generous curves in these post-time jump illustrations.
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‘I will name her Laena, after my mother. One day she may ride a dragon.’— Lady Baela of house Targaryen ‘the dragon twin’, lady of Driftmark wife to Lord Alyn Velaryon and rider of Moondancer.
“What’s really interesting is that Rhaenyra has grown up with an expectation that there will be, at some point, a brother who will take on the heirdom and carry the lineage forward. She’s grown up always knowing that it’s not her destiny and that she will always be, to some extent, set aside as an aside.” — Emma D'Arcy
The ocean blue of House Velaryon and the gold worn by Princess Rhaenys, Lady Laena, Princess Rhaenyra & ladies Baela and Rhaena.
Highlight the gown worn by Princess Rhaenyra in honor of the birth of her son Prince Joffrey Velaryon.
Pentoshi style dresses worn by lady Laena and her daughters
BLACK & GOLD
In a true display of wealth, the ladies of House Velaryon wore black and gold dresses for the wedding of Princess Rhaenyra and Ser Laenor.