EMILIA CLARKE may be a natural brunette, but as Game of Thrones's Daenerys Targaryen she's best-known as an ethereal platinum blonde - which is how she appears on the cover of the May issue of Vogue. But with Sam McKnight booked as the hairstylist for the shoot, even Daenerys found herself getting a subtle style update.
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"Any blonde look, in my opinion, needs a bit of regrowth to bring it up to date. The only no-no in the roots department are grey ones on dark hair," McKnight explained. "I cut and textured a long blonde wig and then the day before we went to Paris to shoot, I sent the wig to hair-colour queen Nicola Clarke at John Frieda, who is the 'blonder' to Kate Moss, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet to name a few. She added some dark roots to make the look more modern and real."
"Paolo Roversi shot the cover on the first day, then on the second day we decided to try Emilia with her own dark hair, which looked fabulous too of course," McKnight revealed. "So we got two Emilias in one issue."
McKnight is no stranger to wigs - he's the man behind the many faux-hairstyles seen at Chanel shows over the past few seasons, including the ice-blonde bobs that Cara and co sported for the spring/summer 2014 show.
"The wig is the contemporary transforming accessory," he enthused. "Wigs are the new hats!"
May Vogue is on newsstands now. Download the new issue of Vogue here.
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