House of the Dragon finale: Who’s behind the stunning costumes?

The season finale of House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones, aired on Sunday, attracting millions of fantasy fans.

The HBO drama, based on George RR Martin's novel A Song of Ice and Fire, features fiery beasts, battles, and family feuds at its core.

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Behind the photo-realistic visual effects and complex plots is a massive production effort, with the show's costumes impressing both audiences and critics.

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Emmy award-winning designer Caroline McCall from Portadown in County Armagh joined the show for its second season and plays a vital role in bringing the fictional kingdom of Westeros to life.

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Coming off her work on BBC and HBO's fantasy drama His Dark Materials, Caroline expressed her enthusiasm, saying she was "really excited to try to get my teeth stuck into another one."

“I was excited by the scale of it, and slightly apprehensive when I got the job... [House of the Dragon] is a huge show with an amazing scope of design as a costume designer,” she told BBC News NI.

“I was very excited to get the opportunity to pitch for the job.”

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Caroline was brought in to succeed the renowned designer Jany Temime, best known for her work on the Harry Potter films, who laid a solid groundwork for the series.

“I had the benefit that there was already a really great costume team on board," she said.

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“A lot of the team already knew the workings of the show, so that was really helpful.”

Hailing from County Armagh, Caroline discovered her passion for costume design at an early age, inspired by theatre productions at Belfast's Grand Opera House.