costume
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Or sneak into his fancy arena in an elaborate costume that avoids detection by facial recognition technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Prolific costume designer Bob Mackie, whose dynamic sparkling and fringed creations dressed pop culture superstars such as Cher, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He won a Tony Award for best costume design for Cher's musical "The Cher Show."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
But laughter came from the audience when Spence pulled off two costume changes.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I thought about this costume thing all night and the next day.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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As always, runners donned a variety of costumes in the bid to raise funds for good causes.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Her new work takes cues from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” and has designs by the hard-edge visual artist Sarah Crowner and costumes by the crack duo of Harriet Jung and Reid Bartelme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
‘Star Wars’ fans will find much to love, including costumes, props--and inspiration--at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sonny Angels are three-inch plastic dolls that are generally naked, except for themed headgear and costumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
All the happy commercials on television showing kids wearing costumes, the noises on the street outside, give a heaviness to the pit of my stomach.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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The Jive Bunny album covers and music videos featured a cartoon rabbit, with costumed actors also making promotional appearances as the character.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A fleet company of dancers, choreographed and costumed by Spencer Liff, added to the dreamlike effect of a concert bookended by numbers from “A Chorus Line.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Given the group’s commitment to costumed stage personas, the mixed sexuality of their members, and their name, the Village People came to represent the confluence of masculinity and queerness.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The collective appearance of the gentlemen, like that of the ladies, is very imposing: they are all costumed in black; most of them are tall, some young.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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I’ve always been forward with costuming and theatrics, but it’s been cool seeing what Fabi’s been creating for our visuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
With each passing month, the book club became more elaborate and more involved — including vacations in coastal towns, costuming, pickleball tournaments and monogrammed custom merch.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Ms. Peck’s three dancers, dressed in Ms. Page’s casual-clothes costuming, slightly featured Mr. Lendorf, though more from his own charisma than from her unmemorable inventions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
From the soundtrack’s mix of pop hits and little-known, chic electronic tunes, to Patricia Field’s sumptuous couture costuming — not to mention the stellar performances, lovely direction and clever writing.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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