molly says, ' so when me and my fashion crew did redesigns on game of thrones, we realized that braavos is inspired by venice, volantis on morocco, and lys on sicily. and we were like ' we cant lose '. braavosi redesigns end up being like a love child of republic of venice and schiaparelli styles, lysene redesigns is like a love child of ancient sicilian and armani styles. and volantis redesigns is pure moroccan fantasy. '
A New Yorker's take on some more of the Game of Thrones redesigns
"Yo, Molly Tarantella and her crew, they were wild for that. The Braavosi stuff, it's like Schiaparelli went back in time and dressed up the Doge. All that surrealist, elegant, but still kinda goth stuff? You could totally see it on a Venetian noble... or a faceless man. You know, before he takes your face."
"The Lysene designs, they hit different. Armani's clean lines and sleek fabric, mixed with that ancient Sicilian feel? It's all about that quiet power. Think less 'flashy mob boss' and more 'mob boss who owns the fashion district.'"
"And the Volantis stuff? Pure fire. Moroccan fantasy is right. The colors, the fabrics... it's the kind of thing that makes you wanna book a one-way ticket and never come back. Like, you see it and you just know it's gonna be a vibe."
"I heard some people were saying it was too much, but come on. These are the Tarantellas we're talking about. They don't do 'too much,' they do 'just enough to make you look like a fool next to them.' That's their whole brand."
"It's like they're saying, 'You think you're so fancy with your dragons and your iron thrones? We got Schiaparelli, Armani, and a whole bunch of ancient Sicilian and Moroccan flair. What you got?'"
"I remember reading about how the Schiaparellis and the Tarantellas were connected. Like, the Tarantellas would buy from Schiaparelli, right? So it's like a family thing, this fashion business. They're all in it together."
"The best part is how they connected the fashion to the Tarantella's own history. Like the Venetian Schiaparelli stuff for Braavos, and the Sicilian Armani stuff for Lys. It's like a little inside joke for anyone who knows their history."
"The Volantis redesigns are a whole mood. The richness of it all... It's like they took all the best parts of Moroccan history and culture and made it into a whole fashion line. It's just... regal."
"It's like they proved that fashion can be more than just clothes. It can be a whole story. A whole history. A whole vibe. And they did it with Game of Thrones of all things."
"You could just imagine them all sitting around a big table in Carnegie Hill, throwing around ideas for the designs. And Molly just being like, 'I got an idea, fellas. Let's show these people how it's really done.'"
