Wednesday 16 August 2017

16th August 2017 - On the Night Watch with IKEA

Thought for the day:"Just before I die, I am going to swallow a bag of Popcorn. My cremation is going to be epic!"

Having been out in Germany for a week and seeing the fantastic costumes that the players wear out there - it was interesting this morning to find an article about the costumes for Game of Thrones and the Night Watch...


"Being a member of the Night’s Watch in Game of Thrones doesn’t sound like much fun. Constant threat of danger and death at the hands of Wildlings and White Walkers. Vows of celibacy. Freezing your ass off constantly. There really is very little about their job that you’d actually want. They do however have some pretty cool capes, and you don’t need to be a Brother to get one. All you need is a $79 SKOLD IKEA rug, because believe it or not, that’s what the tough guys of the Night’s Watch have actually been wearing on their backs this whole time.
The truth was revealed by head costume designer Michele Clapton at a talk at the Getty Museum in LA last year. “These capes are actually IKEA rugs,” She said. “We take anything we can; we cut and we shave them and then we added strong leather straps. I want the audience to almost smell the costumes.” Want to make your own? Then you’re in luck because IKEA have released a simple set of instructions in their trademark easy-to-follow format. Scroll down to see for yourself. Better hurry up though. Winter is coming!
So IKEA decided to issue the instructions on how to create a Night watch Cloak !!!







So - that is how you do it 
In other news - from the Heilige Krabbe - I put together a video of the Zwiebelgeschmack (The Onion Flavour) band - complete with didgeridoo and bagpipes...
Meanwhile - My friend Henning together with others has written a review - it is in German but will translate if you have the facililty ..
Enjoy
Cheers!



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