Alicent Hightower’s 4 Best Outfits from Season 3 of “House of the Dragon”

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Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower Season 3 of HBO’s “House of the Dragon”


Alicent – The Former Queen

Season three of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” is the penultimate season. The show is a prequel series based on George R.R Martin’s book “Fire and Blood,” as well the shorter novellas “The Princess and the Queen,” and “The Rogue Prince.” These stories are all set in his “A Song of Ice and Fire” world – chronicling the events of a devastating civil war called “The Dance.”

The third season premiered on June 21st, 2026 with eight episodes.

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Rhaenyra Targaryen’s 5 Best Outfits from Season 3 of “House of the Dragon”

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Rhaenyra Targaryen wearing her Chain Mail Riding Ensemble, Season 3 of “House of the Dragon”


Rhaenyra – Queen of the Realm

Season three of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” is its penultimate season. The show is a prequel series based on George R.R Martin book “Fire and Blood,” as well the shorter novella “The Princess and the Queen,” and “The Rogue Prince.” These stories are all set in his “A Song of Ice and Fire” world chronicling the event of a devastating civil war called “The Dance.”

The third season premiered on June 21st, 2026 with eight episodes.

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Alina Starkov’s 5 Best Costumes from Season 2 of “Shadow and Bone”

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Alina Starkov of Shadow and Bone

Alina: Jessie Mei Li
Costume Designer: Wendy Partridge

The second season of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone dropped March 16, 2023. Where the first season focused on the first book of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone trilogy, Season 2 covers books two and three, with characters from the Six of Crows duology woven in. There are a lot of differences between the books and the series, so it’s best to look at each as separate stories.

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Alina Starkov’s 5 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “Shadow and Bone”

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Jessie Mei Li plays Alina Starkov in “Shadow and Bone”


Alina Starkov of Shadow and Bone

Alina: Jessie Mei Li
Costume Designer: Wendy Partridge

Based on books from The Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo, the Netflix TV show “Shadow and Bone” combines the first book of The Shadow and Bone trilogy and weaves into it the characters from the Six of Crows duology.

The premise is Ravka is a country that is figuratively and literally torn by war and a dark accursed shadow region filled with monsters called “The Fold.” Grishas, special humans that have powers to help manage the fold however only one fable Grisha has the ability to tear down it, The Sun Summoner, a grisha who can manipulate sunlight. However there are those who want to use the Fold for their own ambitions.

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Gladys Russell’s 10 Best Costumes from Season 3 of “The Gilded Age”

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Taissa Farmiga plays Gladys Russell HBO’s “The Gilded Age”


Gladys wants to Live Her Own Life – Her Mother has Other Grand Plans

Gladys Russell:  Taissa Farmiga
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone  

The third season of  “The Gilded Age” premiered  summer 2025.  It picks up six months after season two closes, roughly in early spring of 1884. 

Season three finds Gladys in an extensional battle with her mother, Bertha. Gladys wants to marry for love and her father, George, and her brother, Larry, are on her side. However Bertha is determined for her to marry Hector Vere, The Duke of Buckingham.   

This dynamic of Gladys’ marriage is the cause for much of the drama for the members of The Russell’s family as both Larry and George feel betrayed by Bertha’s ruthless at the cost of her family’s happiness and their desires for their lives and well-being over social standings.  

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Peggy Scott’s 5 Best Costumes from Season 3 of “The Gilded Age”

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Denée Benton plays Peggy Scott "The Gilded Age" Season 3 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits, Pink Ballgown
Peggy’s Season Three costumes are Pretty & Romantic to Reflect for Storyline


Peggy Poised for a Force for Change

Peggy Scott: Denée Benton
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

HBO’s third season of the “The Gilded Age” premiered in June 2025.  It picks up six months after the end of season two, roughly early spring of 1884. 

After quitting her job at the Globe due her romantic vibe with Mr. Fortune, Peggy is more of free agent who focused on her stories and  her  getting chapters published in newspapers. Along with her writing, she is still a secretary at Van Rhijn/Forte household as well getting involved in the Women’s Suffrage movement which is very passionate about. However Peggy’s main storyline is her romance with Dr. William Kirkland, who is from prominent Newport Family.   

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Marian Brook’s 7 Best Costumes from Season 3 of “The Gilded Age”

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Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook “The Gilded Age” Season 3 Ranking Costumes, Gowns, Dresses and Outfits

Marian Brook: Louisa Jacobson 
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone  

HBO’s third season of the “The Gilded Age” premiered in the summer 2025.  It picks up six months after  season two, roughly early spring of 1884. 

Marian poised to be more than Debutante 

The Third Season finds Marian in a blossoming relationship with Larry Russell. In light her past romantic failures of the past two seasons  plus the drama with Gladys and the Duke, Marian is overly cautious with advancing her relationship with Larry. 

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Bertha Russell’s 10 Best Costumes from Season 3 of “The Gilded Age”

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Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell, "The Gilded Age" Season 3 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits, Yellow & Black Outfit
Carrie Coon portrays Bertha Russell in “The Gilded Age,” Julian Fellowes’ prequel to “Downton Abbey” set in 1880s New York City. Russell’s costumes reflect her new money and power play with New York Society.

Bertha Russell – The Future of New York Society 

Bertha Russell: Carrie Coon
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone  

The third season of  “The Gilded Age” premiered in the summer 2025.  It picks up six months after season two, roughly early spring of 1884. 

Bertha Poised to Take Over the World 

After her triumph in the opera wars Bertha is angleing another victory for her family, the marriage of her daughter Gladys to a member of the British aristocracy. This match would put her family in an unquestionable position as the leaders of American Society, more so than they already were with their seemingly vast wealth, but it comes at the cost to the overall happiness of her family. Unfortunately for Bertha she has a tunnel vision when it comes to this match.

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Gladys Russell’s 5 Best Costumes from Season 2 of “The Gilded Age”

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Taissa Farmiga plays Gladys Russell HBO’s “The Gilded Age”


Introducing The Gilded Age

Gladys Russell: Taissa Farmiga
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

The Second season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” premiered on October 29th 2023. Much like the title suggests the series is set during 1880s in New York City. It features an ensemble cast with many of the actors being stars of the stage.

Season two opens on Easter of 1883 and is primarily set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the exclusive Academy of Music.

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Peggy Scott’s 5 Best Costumes from Season 2 of “The Gilded Age”

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Denée Benton plays Peggy Scott in HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

Introducing The Gilded Age

Peggy Scott: Denée Benton
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

The second season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” premiered on October 29th 2023 and is set during 1880s a.k.a “The Gilded Age” in New York City. The cast is an ensemble with many of the actors being stars of the stage

The season opens on Easter Sunday 1883 and set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the ultra exclusive Academy of Music. However not all the characters are as absorbed in the rivalry. Peggy being one such character whose story goes deeper than the cities’ opera venues.

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