She plays the slave-freeing, kingdom-conquering feminist queen Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones. But just wait till you meet Glamour‘s May cover star, Emilia Clarke in real life. The English actress talks about finding her own inner power and expressing it with no filter. Read an excerpt from our interview here, but first, see her in spring’s most vibrant dresses.
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Steven Pan1/5Emilia Clark in Glamour
Gucci dress. Necklaces from top: Eva Fehren, Monique Pean.
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Steven Pan2/5Emilia Clarke: She slays on-screen and off.
Red Valentino dress. Scosha star ring. All other rings, Catbird.
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Steven Pan3/5Hair Power
“There are days when I feel like the less strong version of myself,” says Clarke. “I put the f—king Khaleesi wig on and go out there and let her refulfill me.”
Gucci jacket, dress.
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Steven Pan4/5Acting, #NoFilter
“There’s so much heartache and failure and sh-ttiness that doesn’t get on the front of the magazine,” Clarke says about being an actor.
Rochas dress. Jennifer Meyer earrings. Catbird ring. Rachel Comey shoes.
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Steven Pan5/5Emilia’s Ink
Clarke has two tattoos: A bumblebee (left hand) and a sailor’s reef knot (right hand). “They’re like pinkie rings,” says Clarke.
*Marc Jacobs dress.
Stylist: Laura Ferrara; Hair: Kevin Ryan at Art + Commerce; makeup: Alice Lane, manicure: Ashlie Johnson, both at The Wall Group; production: Brachfeld/Los Angeles; set design: Colin Donahue at Owl & The Elephant.*
