--- title: Game of Thrones: Cersei Lannister Costume Evolution Photos description: Cersei Lannister's outfits in Game of Thrones have consistently mirrored her story's arc. canonical: https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-28T14:23:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:45.784Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: See How Cersei Lannister Has Changed Over Six Seasons of 'Game of Thrones' og:description: From vengeful wife to merciless queen og:url: https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See How Cersei Lannister Has Changed Over Six Seasons of 'Game of Thrones' twitter:description: From vengeful wife to merciless queen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # See How Cersei Lannister Has Changed Over Six Seasons of _Game of Thrones_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 28, 2017 2:23 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 28, 2017 2:23 PM CUT [Cersei Lannister’s](http://time.com/4666352/game-of-thrones-season-7-trailer-jon-snow-cersei-daenerys/ "undefined") costumes in [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/ "undefined") have consistently mirrored her story’s arc. When viewers meet Cersei in the first episode, she had just reluctantly made the journey from King’s Landing to Winterfell with her (now late) husband, [King Robert Baratheon](http://time.com/3924852/every-game-of-thrones-death/ "undefined"). At the time, she was playing the part of dutiful wife. However, her choice of clothing in House Lannister’s colors of red and gold hinted at what relationships were truly important to her. After successfully plotting the death of Robert and ensuring the ascension of Joffrey — her oldest son with her twin brother Jaime — to the Iron Throne, she adopted ever more regal outfits that signified her growing power. Cersei’s most recent ensemble — the militant black gown she wore to be crowned as Queen of the Seven Kingdoms in the season six finale — demonstrated her ruthlessness in the wake of the death of her last surviving child. “Black was the obvious choice,” costume designer Michele Clapton told [_Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-finale-cersei-dress "undefined"). “Yes, it is for mourning her children, her father . . . but it’s more than that. To me, it represents a deadness inside her—the overwhelming desire for power at any cost. The multi-layered effect created by mounting the leather onto silver brocade gives a more complex feeling, implying that nothing achieved is ever simple.” **MORE:** [This _Game of Thrones_ Quiz Will Prove Whether You’re Ready for Season 7](http://time.com/4819907/game-of-thrones-quiz-season-7/ "undefined") See the full gallery of Cersei’s costumes above.  Cersei Lannister in Season 1 of Game of Thrones Helen Sloan—HBO  Cersei Lannister in Season 3 of Game of Thrones Keith Bernstein—HBO  Cersei Lannister in Season 4 of Game of Thrones Macall B. Polay—HBO  Cersei Lannister in Season 5 of Game of Thrones Helen Sloan—HBO  Cersei Lannister in Season 6 of Game of Thrones Helen Sloan—HBO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/"},"headline":"See How Cersei Lannister Has Changed Over Six Seasons of Game of Thrones","datePublished":"2017-06-28T14:23:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:45.784Z","description":"From vengeful wife to merciless queen","url":"https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","photography","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4818230/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-costume-evolution/","name":"See How Cersei Lannister Has Changed Over Six Seasons of Game of Thrones"}}]}] ```