This ‘Game of Thrones’ Fact Will Change the Way You Look at the Whole Show

There are always new details and theories about Game of Thrones that shape the way we watch the show, and this new one that’s been discovered will definitely surprise you.

The attire and costumes on Game of Thrones are always fascinating to look at, and you probably often find yourself wondering how they’re created.

Well, the answer is… the costumes come from IKEA.

Ok, not all of them do, but according to Michele Clapton, a costume designer for the first five seasons of Game of Thrones, that’s where she got a lot of material for the costumes, as first reported by Buzzfeed.

In a YouTube video where Clapton gives a lecture on “Designing the Middle Ages: The Costumes of GoT,” she says, “We take anything we can. We cut, and then we shaved them, and then we added strong leather straps, and breakdown which is like a religion on Game of Thrones.”

Clapton goes on to say that the capes/rugs are waxed and frosted to pair better with whatever the scene’s landscape is.

Additionally, it seems that when she says “breakdown” Clapton means that this is the name for the process of making the materials look worn and aged. This process includes anything from sandpapering to dying to even grating the fabrics.

Buzzfeed was curious about which costumes might be IKEA materials, and so they did a side-by-side comparison with a rug from the home decor giant and they found something interesting.

By their analysis, it looks as if the RENS White Sheepskin rug from IKEA is the same thing used to make Jon Snow’s cape, barring a whole lot of “breakdown,” that is.