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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tyum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum /


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Fans, and even close friends of Saar’s, didn’t know that costume design was a part of her lore until this show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“To me it was, ‘Oh, this is like art, but it’s a woman in a costume, and I can do that,’” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

For the costumes and sets, the technology was trained using sketches by Henri de Gissey, a costume designer and decorator for the court of King Louis XIV.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Six months after that incident, the woman inside the costume was facing criminal charges.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

She handed me a costume, and I dove behind the bright yellow curtain I’d just helped hang.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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