costume
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Thinla from Laos has abandoned the short, sequinned dress she wore in the first video of her infectious reggaeton song Bae and is adopting Lao hill-tribe costume for her and her backing dancers.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
I think you see that in the changes in his style and costume, the way he holds himself, and his confidence with his power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Items from Indiana Jones's costume in Temple of Doom, including the protagonist's fedora, are being sold at the same auction.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
By the weekend, the demise had already entered parody territory: A Harvard Law student saw a peer wearing a Halloween costume that was an angel outfit with a “Weil” sign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
I didn’t really care what Dad’s costume was, though, as long as I got candy.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
To Kermode, Russell always wanted “The Devils” to have a timeless quality, which is why the sets and costumes look bracingly modern even today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"It's a window to other countries, to music, to people, to costumes," he told AFP, adding that he hoped it would be the first of many.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Klum's party, which brings celebrities across the globe together dressed in their wild, weird and wonderful costumes.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
She said the hotel staff dress up in colourful costumes every year and have great craic with the international visitors.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The performers make last-minute adjustments to their costumes, and the animal handlers give their charges one last check.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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
The long life that “Rocky Horror” has enjoyed as a midnight movie, with shadow casts of costumed fans lip-syncing along, was a surprise to everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Like “Piazza,” the very basic production—designed by Liliana Duque Piñeiro—had a decorative back wall and some columns that were moved around by costumed figures for scene changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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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
Michael Chybowski’s bold lighting brought out the rich, dusky hues of Susan Ruddie’s costuming, which suggested South Sea islanders clad in beachwear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
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
But the costuming was only step one of several other strategic changes that Zhang Hemin and Huang Yan’s team would make.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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