Paying Homage To The Women of Qarth (One Tit Out)

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When Daenerys Targaryen first enters the city of Qarth she notices that the Qartheen women are wearing gowns that leave one breast bare. [1]

Later for the audience with the Pureborn in the Hall of a Thousand Thrones Daenerys has to garb herself in Qartheen fashion, as Xaro Xhoan Daxos warns her that the Enthroned will never listen to a Dothraki, so she takes care to go before them in flowing green samite Qartheen gown.

While in the House of the Undying Daenerys sees a false vision of the Undying Ones - a great hall and a splendor of wizards. When a kingly man in rich robes tells Dany (falsely) that they are the Undying of Qarth there is a woman beside him who then tells Dany that they have long awaited her. Dany notices that the woman clad in rose and silver and that the breast she has left bare in the Qartheen fashion is as perfect as a breast could be. Shortly thereafter, after discovering the real Undying Ones, Dany sees that one of them, an ancient woman seated on the opposite side of the table, is wearing a gown of pale silk that as rotted on her body, one withered breast is left bare in the Qartheen manner. [2]

When Dany decides that she and her people must flee Qarth she goes down to the docks to seek ships passage dressed in Dothraki fashion. That morning Irri had brought her a Qartheen gown to wear, an airy confection of ivory samite patterned with seed pearls, but Dany refused it, telling Irri that the docks are no place for a lady's finery. [3]

At the Game of Thrones panel for San Diego Comic-Con 2012, actress Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) jokingly gave the explanation to author George R.R. Martin that she didn't wear the breast-exposing Qarth dresses as described in the books because it was a "warmth issue".[9] The real reason, as Clarke explained in a separate interview with WinterIsComing.net, was that it was felt that having Daenerys spending entire scenes wearing a dress that left one breast exposed would detract from the integrity of the drama and of Daenerys as a character:

"I remember when I was filming in Croatia seeing a copy of book 2, and the front cover picture was of Dany in the ‘traditional Qartheen fashion’ and you could say that I was rather taken aback. There are lots of things to bear in mind when adapting a book for the screen, and yes we all agreed that if this was kept as a visual reference, it would take away from the drama and integrity of Dany’s storyline as she grows into such a strong Khalessi."
 
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