“One costume can tell you as much about someone’s journey as another character having six costumes,” Emmy-winning costume designer Michele Clapton says in a new interview in which she breaks down her thought process behind the design for Daenerys’ white fur coat. Plus, the brilliant Game of Thrones sound editing team for season 8 has been nominated for three Golden Reel Awards.

Michele Clapton recently spoke to TV Guide about her work on Game of Thrones, offering us a sample of the fascinating insights available in her book, Game of Thrones: The Costumes, which hit bookstores last month.

In the video below, Clapton specifically discusses Daenerys’ much-loved white coat, which debuted in the season 7 episode, “Beyond the Wall” when Daenerys rescues Jon and company from the White Walkers. Clapton explains that the coat design was born out of practicality, that “if she’s riding a dragon to the North, she should be warm,” but that it evolved from there to reflect Daenerys’ self-perception at that time.

“It’s the first time she’s performed a completely selfless task, because it’s usually for her own gain — and on this occasion, it was actually for her love,” she says (which I must say is an interesting take on Daenerys’ modus operandi). “So, I loved this idea, as I developed this costume, that it’s almost [as if] she sees herself as this savior, this angel. And so when she arrives and descends on this dragon, she is this sort of angel of mercy. I think it just said so much about her mental state at the time, how she saw herself.”

In other news, the MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) has nominated Game of Thrones for three Golden Reel Broadcast Media awards, which celebrate excellence in sound editing.

The sound team for the episode “The Bells” is nominated for Best Dialogue/ADR in an episodic long form program:

Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Kimmel

Supervising ADR Editor: Tim Hands, MPSE

Dialogue Editors: Paul Bercovitch, John Matter

The team for “The Bells” is also nominated for Sound Effects/Foley:

Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Kimmel

Sound Designer: Paula Fairfield, MPSE

Sound Effects Editors: Bradley Katona, MPSE Luke Gibleon

Foley Artists: Jeffrey Wilhoit, MPSE Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit

Foley Editor: Brett Voss, MPSE

Lastly, music editor, David Klotz, is nominated for music editing in “The Long Night.”

If you want to remind yourself how beautifully music was utilized in that particular episode (or if you just need a nice cry), enjoy this clip from Game of Thrones Live:

You can read the full list of nominees at MPSE.org. Winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Golden Reel Awards on January 19, 2020.