The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Period Movies

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Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind," (1939) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Period Piece Drama Movies
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind,” (1939)

Roses are Red, Peonies are Blush, Period Floral Movie Gowns are Opulent and Lush

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral aresuper lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from period movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Modern Movies

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Anne Hathaway as Mia from "The Princess Diaries," (2001) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Anne Hathaway as Mia from “The Princess Diaries,” (2001)

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from modern set movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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Alicent Hightower’s 5 Best Outfits from Season 2 of “House of the Dragon”

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Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower Season 2 of HBO's "House of the Dragon" Ranking Alicent Costumes, Dresses, & Outfits
Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower Season 2 of HBO’s “House of the Dragon”

Alicent Hightower: A Member of The Greens

Based on “Fire & Blood” by George R. R. Martin, the second season of HBO’s House of the Dragon premiered on June 16th, 2024 with a total of eight episodes. Following immediately after the events of season one, the second season sets up more mounting tensions between the warring factions as while as the early conflicts of “The Dance.”

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Rhaenyra Targaryen’s 5 Best Outfits from Season 2 of “House of the Dragon”

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Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in Season 2 of HBO's “House of the Dragon” Ranking Rhaenyra Costumes, Dresses, & Outfits
Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in Season 2 of HBO’s “House of the Dragon”

The Queen on Dragonstone

Based on parts of George R. R. Martin’s prequel that follows the Targaryen family “Fire & Blood,” the second season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” follows right after the first left off in the mist of the early days of cilil war conflict called“The Dance.”

The second season premiered on June 16th 2024 with eight episodes in total.

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Alicent Hightower’s 7 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “House of the Dragon”

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Emily Carey as Younger Queen Alicent in “House of the Dragon” Season 1 of "House of the Dragon" Ranking Alicent Costumes, Dresses, & Outfits
Emily Carey as Younger Queen Alicent in “House of the Dragon” Season 1


House of the Dragon: A Prequel Show

Game of Thrones concluded its run on May 19, 2019. As the show ended it seemed that every show wanted to be the next big Game of Thrones juggernaut that enjoyed the same prestige, popularity and critical acclaim that Game of Thrones once enjoyed.

HBO knew what it had with the original show and while the first attempt at a prequel didn’t pan out, a Targaryen centered show did. The first episode of House of the Dragon premiered on August 21st 2022. It is set nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and was based on parts of Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin.

The first season is about the lead up to a Targaryen civil war, “The Dance of the Dragon.” The reason for the war was over the issue of succession. The first ten episodes also span nearly twenty years and have many time skips.

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Rhaenyra Targaryen’s 9 Best Outfits from Season 1 of “House of the Dragon”

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Milly Alcock as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in Season 1 of "House of the Dragon" Ranking Rhaenyra Costumes, Dresses, & Outfits
Milly Alcock as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in Season 1 of “House of the Dragon”


House of the Dragon

After Game of Thrones ended in May 2019 there was this push for the next big show. Every network and studio wanted something on the same level as a cultural juggernaut. And as it turns the next big show was actually a Game of Thrones Prequel series.

House of the Dragon is based on parts of Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, a Targaryen history. House of the Dragon is set 170 years prior to the events of Game of Thrones and depicts a Targaryen civil war called “The Dance of the Dragons.

” The first season premiered on HBO on August 21, 2022.

The first season spans twenty years leading up to the conflict.

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The 10 Best Yellow Costumes from Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movies

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Rebecca Ferguson's sleeveless goldenrod gown and veil combination in 2021's "Dune" is one of the best yellow costumes in fantasy/sci-fi. Best Yellow Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Fantasy & Sci-fi Movies
Rebecca Ferguson’s sleeveless goldenrod gown and veil combination in 2021’s “Dune” is one of the best yellow costumes
in fantasy/sci-fi.

A Color as Bright & Warm as the Sun

Yellow has positive happy associations, especially since it is a color long linked with the sun. Other meanings attributed to yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm. It also stimulates the logic areas of brain, so it aids with learning, clarity and perception.

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The 10 Best Yellow Costumes from Modern Movies

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Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless" (1995) is absolutely iconic in her yellow plaid jacket and matching skirt suit, with yellow cardigan and white shirt underneath. Best Yellow Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Alicia Silverstone in “Clueless” (1995) is absolutely iconic in her yellow plaid jacket and matching skirt suit, with yellow
cardigan and white shirt underneath.


Optimism, Youth & Happiness

Yellow has positive happy associations especially since it is a color long linked with the sun. Other meanings of yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm. It also stimulates the logical areas of the brain, so it aids with learning, clarity and perception.

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Kate’s Costumes from Season 4 of “Bridgerton

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Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma Bridgerton, Season 4 "Bridgerton" (2020-2026), Best Costumes, Gowns, Dresses, and Outfits, Burgundy and Tan patterned Dress worn to Benedict's and Sophie's wedding
Simone Ashley as Kate, Season 4 “Bridgerton”

The Viscountess

 Kate – Simone Ashley

Costume Designers: John Glaser, George Sayer & Dougie Hawkes

This post is going to be a little different in tone from my other Bridgerton ones. 

One of the major pitfalls of Bridgerton is that after a Bridgerton sibling has their leading season their roles in the show are is diminished -this also extends to their love interest as well. This comes at the expense of characters having to their development stagnant while waiting for their season, this mostly has only really impacted Eloise. 

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