costume
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On Friday, customers crowded into a costume shop in Paris, but manager Didier Jarsale said it was not his job to "ask every customer what they intend to do with what they buy."
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Commodus’s idea of a good time was to dress up in gladiator costume and kill scores of wild animals in the Colosseum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Spirit Halloween: Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at the seasonal costume superstore Spirit Halloween?
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
The group holds in-person events, and Nabiha can be spotted on college campuses in a blow-up unicorn costume advocating for Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
George was on the other side of the studio, wearing her wicked stepmother costume: a long, dark gray dress with a high collar.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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The visitor center provides costumes and pitchforks to tourists wishing to re-enact the painting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
My neighbor showed me his kids’ Halloween costumes today; a vampire, a zombie and a clown.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Undoubtedly, Stewart’s Shakespearean training helped him look past the costumes, sets and CGI into the humanity of what the writers and Gene Roddenberry intended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Amidst the feathered headdresses and brightly coloured costumes in the afternoon Caribbean heat, the King, dressed in a suit and sunglasses, joined dancers at the front of parade to cheers from the crowd.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The trunk is in a tent, surrounded by rack after rack of vibrant costumes, props, and vanities with mirrors.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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“As the costumed performers cheered across the stage, MCR frontman Gerard Way told the crowd, ‘Thank you, Dallas.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The program identifies its cast of 15 as “Mother,” “Offspring,” “Community” and “Fledglings,” all costumed by Viktor&Rolf in mostly glossy unitards that range from hues of burnished gold to polished bronze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Chuck Varga, a founding member of the costumed shock-metal act Gwar, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
Surrounded by horses and chariots, costumed and painted for the crowds, before we were allies.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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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
This isn’t the kind of film that gets Oscar nominations, but Arianne Phillips and Monica Chamberlain’s bonkers costuming, all candy colors and asymmetrical shapes, deserves recognition, or at least awe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They didn’t get to figure out staging, costuming and what made a good Beatle setlist.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Bretaña says method dressing tends to work best with sci-fi or fantasy projects because of the inherent drama in their costuming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Detective work seemed to me to be two parts costuming and one part luck.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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