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On the heels of Heritage’s record-breaking Game of Thrones auction, there’s now a first for House of the Dragon as the production and HBO have donated a Daemon Targaryen costume from season 1, episode 6—worn by Matt Smith in the scenes where Daemon and Laena fly their dragons above Pentos—to be auctioned off at Propstore as part of the Costume Designers Guild Awards’
contribution to that IATSE Emergency Relief Fund’s auction following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. It is a screen-matched costume and, from what I can tell, complete including gloves, boots, and belts, all resplendent with hand-stitched embroidery.
Created under the direction of the award winning costume designer Jany Temime, the costume represents dragon riding garb used by Daemon Targaryen with a definite intention behind them, as described by lead writer and showrunner Ryan Condal:
“If this costume seems a little flamboyant for someone like Daemon Targaryen, these were dragon-riding leathers that he had commissioned specifically for his period of service to Prince Reggio Haratis of Pentos while he lived there with his wife, Laena, and his daughters, Baela and Rhaena. Prince Reggio paid Daemon and Laena handsomely to guard Pentos with their dragons and insure his interests against the Triarchy, a dangerous alliance of three of his rival states in Essos. Daemon wanted something that spoke loudly to his Targaryen lineage so as to make his patron feel that he was getting his coin’s worth. This costume does just that.”
As of now, the bidding stands at $7,500, with 7 and a half days left to bid. Seems low to us, all considered, but we suspect that it’ll meet Propstore’s estimatge of $10,000-$20,000. Personally, I suspect this’ll be worth a deal more in years to come.