50 of Game of Thrones most stunning outfits
By Ani Bundel
40. Olenna Tyrell
When it comes to Lady Olenna Tyrell and her outfits, it’s all about what is considered proper for the elderly rich woman to wear in Westeros. Her headwrap, hiding her no longer beautiful hair as well as her neck and basically all of her flesh tucks carefully into her wide lapels that give her the illusion of strong wide shoulders. It’s not actually all that far off from the long robes of the wily Varys, or that when they stroll together they could easily be two peas in a pod.
Her appearance brings to the fore that until the arrival of Lady Olenna in King’s Landing, there are no elderly rich women to be seen in Westeros. In fact, there are not really elderly characters of her station like her anywhere in Westeros. Most of the adults are of her son’s generation, from the Ned Starks to the Oberyn Martells. Only Tywin Lannister comes close, but his family slots in between, with Cersei and Jaime being at least ten years younger than Ned and Robert and those who fought in the rebellion.
Old age is not something that happens often in Westeros. That’s either due to disease, war, and famine, or the Great Game of Thrones. The fact that Olenna has lived so long, and continues to do even still, until she dies of old age in her bed should be a warning to all and sundry that a Master Player stands in their midst.
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