Costume
noun
A set of clothes worn to create the appearance of a character or period.
She wore a witch costume for Halloween.
Often appears as...
- halloween costume
- costume party
noun
The fashion or style of clothes typical of a certain country, historical period or profession.
The traditional costume of Japan is the kimono.
Often appears as...
- traditional costume
- national costume
noun
A wardrobe provided for actors to wear during a performance.
The costumes for the play were elaborate and detailed.
Often appears as...
- costume department
- costume fitting
noun
A set of clothes worn to create the appearance of a character or period.
She wore a witch costume for Halloween.
Often appears as...
- halloween costume
- costume party
noun
The fashion or style of clothes typical of a certain country, historical period or profession.
The traditional costume of Japan is the kimono.
Often appears as...
- traditional costume
- national costume
noun
A wardrobe provided for actors to wear during a performance.
The costumes for the play were elaborate and detailed.
Often appears as...
- costume department
- costume fitting
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Character Role
Used when dressing up as someone else, often for fun or a special event.
I need a pirate costume for the school play.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Typically worn for celebrations like Halloween or themed parties.
Everyone had creative costumes at the masquerade ball.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Wear
A costume is not for daily attire; it's for specific roles or events.
You wouldn't wear a superhero costume to the office.
Pro Tip 1/3Character Role
Used when dressing up as someone else, often for fun or a special event.
I need a pirate costume for the school play.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Typically worn for celebrations like Halloween or themed parties.
Everyone had creative costumes at the masquerade ball.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Wear
A costume is not for daily attire; it's for specific roles or events.
You wouldn't wear a superhero costume to the office.
Pro Tip 1/3Character Role
Used when dressing up as someone else, often for fun or a special event.
I need a pirate costume for the school play.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Typically worn for celebrations like Halloween or themed parties.
Everyone had creative costumes at the masquerade ball.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Wear
A costume is not for daily attire; it's for specific roles or events.
You wouldn't wear a superhero costume to the office.
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My journey from Marine...
arm them with incredible material, keep production value as minimal as possible -- no sets, no costumes, no lights, just reading it -- to throw all the emphasis on the language and to show that theater can be created at any setting. It's a powerful thing, getting in a room with complete strangers and reminding ourselves of our humanity,
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
Social psychologists like me come along and say, "Yeah, people are the actors on the stage, but you'll have to be aware of the situation. Who are the cast of characters? What's the costume? Is there a stage director?" And so we're interested in what are the external factors around the individual -- the bad barrel?
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My love letter to...
as their favorite characters from film and television and especially anime, but it is so much more than that. These aren't just people who find a costume and put it on -- they mash them up. They bend them to their will. They change them to be the characters they want to be in those productions.
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Bring on the female...
why is every character she dresses up as a boy? And where are all the female superheroes? And that is not actually the question, because there's plenty of female superheroes. My question really is, where is all the female superhero stuff? Where are the costumes? Where are the toys?
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The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
authentic City is very important in a story like this because we are not telling something fictional it's so it's a true story it's about somebody who really made a difference and someone who's known all the world costume Isis was really exciting because the story starts in
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Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
from all their peers' designs. They can take any element from any garment from the history of fashion and incorporate it into their own design. They're also notorious for riffing off of the zeitgeist. And here, I suspect, they were influenced by the costumes in Avatar.
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How much of what you see...
An elderly woman named Rosalie was sitting in her nursing home when her room suddenly burst to life with twirling fabrics. Through the elaborate drapings, she could make out animals, children, and costumed characters.
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Inside a cartoonist's...
it's time to shape it. A cartoon is like a staged play. A cartoonist is playwright, director, stage designer, choreographer, and costume designer. A cartoon has characters, a set, dialogue, even if one line,
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Dresser crab camouflage...
it usually adorns its costume with sponges and seaweed as these are most often sir hand but given the chance it improvises a trait that helps the dresser crab maintain perfect camouflage
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Kabuki: The people's...
continues to delight audiences with the actors' elaborate makeup, extravagant and delicately embroidered costumes, and the unmistakable melodrama of the stories told on stage.
Video examples
My journey from Marine...
arm them with incredible material, keep production value as minimal as possible -- no sets, no costumes, no lights, just reading it -- to throw all the emphasis on the language and to show that theater can be created at any setting. It's a powerful thing, getting in a room with complete strangers and reminding ourselves of our humanity,
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
Social psychologists like me come along and say, "Yeah, people are the actors on the stage, but you'll have to be aware of the situation. Who are the cast of characters? What's the costume? Is there a stage director?" And so we're interested in what are the external factors around the individual -- the bad barrel?
Video examples
My love letter to...
as their favorite characters from film and television and especially anime, but it is so much more than that. These aren't just people who find a costume and put it on -- they mash them up. They bend them to their will. They change them to be the characters they want to be in those productions.
Video examples
Bring on the female...
why is every character she dresses up as a boy? And where are all the female superheroes? And that is not actually the question, because there's plenty of female superheroes. My question really is, where is all the female superhero stuff? Where are the costumes? Where are the toys?
Video examples
The Making of 'Genius' PIPE...
authentic City is very important in a story like this because we are not telling something fictional it's so it's a true story it's about somebody who really made a difference and someone who's known all the world costume Isis was really exciting because the story starts in
Video examples
Johanna Blakely: Lessons...
from all their peers' designs. They can take any element from any garment from the history of fashion and incorporate it into their own design. They're also notorious for riffing off of the zeitgeist. And here, I suspect, they were influenced by the costumes in Avatar.
Video examples
How much of what you see...
An elderly woman named Rosalie was sitting in her nursing home when her room suddenly burst to life with twirling fabrics. Through the elaborate drapings, she could make out animals, children, and costumed characters.
Video examples
Inside a cartoonist's...
it's time to shape it. A cartoon is like a staged play. A cartoonist is playwright, director, stage designer, choreographer, and costume designer. A cartoon has characters, a set, dialogue, even if one line,
Video examples
Dresser crab camouflage...
it usually adorns its costume with sponges and seaweed as these are most often sir hand but given the chance it improvises a trait that helps the dresser crab maintain perfect camouflage
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Kabuki: The people's...
continues to delight audiences with the actors' elaborate makeup, extravagant and delicately embroidered costumes, and the unmistakable melodrama of the stories told on stage.
Example 1 of 10
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
I think supporting casts in comics are missing. I think a lot of the time in comics, all we have are people in costumes talking to other people in costumes, superheroes talking to superheroes and supervillains, and that's it.
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Hailey Gates
American Journalist
I wrote a play that I directed and I was in, and I paid for the sets and the costumes and to put it up in a theater all through modeling. It really afforded me a lot of creative control in my life.
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Xavier Dolan
Canadian Actor
Titanic' made me want to tell stories... To have all these characters and costumes and have ambition and think big and have dreams... It came at a very troubled period of my life.
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Gloria Guinness
Mexican Editor
I've never worn costume jewelry in my life. It's really very self-defeating. Why should a man buy a woman real jewelry when she wears false pieces?
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?
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Ginnifer Goodwin
American Actress
I think of clothes a lot like costumes. I think of what I wear in real life as being my real life character's costume.
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Emily Hampshire
Canadian Actress
I like a character, not a costume - the idea of putting on clothes and you become someone else.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
I have worked with some of the most amazing costume designers in the world.
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Ncuti Gatwa
Costume really helps you feel in character.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
I think supporting casts in comics are missing. I think a lot of the time in comics, all we have are people in costumes talking to other people in costumes, superheroes talking to superheroes and supervillains, and that's it.
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Hailey Gates
American Journalist
I wrote a play that I directed and I was in, and I paid for the sets and the costumes and to put it up in a theater all through modeling. It really afforded me a lot of creative control in my life.
Quote examples
Xavier Dolan
Canadian Actor
Titanic' made me want to tell stories... To have all these characters and costumes and have ambition and think big and have dreams... It came at a very troubled period of my life.
Quote examples
Gloria Guinness
Mexican Editor
I've never worn costume jewelry in my life. It's really very self-defeating. Why should a man buy a woman real jewelry when she wears false pieces?
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?
Quote examples
Ginnifer Goodwin
American Actress
I think of clothes a lot like costumes. I think of what I wear in real life as being my real life character's costume.
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Emily Hampshire
Canadian Actress
I like a character, not a costume - the idea of putting on clothes and you become someone else.
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Gillian Armstrong
Australian Director
I have worked with some of the most amazing costume designers in the world.
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Ncuti Gatwa
Costume really helps you feel in character.
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