costume
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Today’s stars are now doing interviews in costume, on subways, and talking to other celebrities on their various podcasts.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’s also aware that some people are stealing and appropriating, using a coolness that they didn’t create as a costume of convenience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Now Patricia’s red dress and antler headpiece ensemble will be this year’s go-to Halloween costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She also upped the production from her last Brat tour, with more elaborate staging, numerous costume changes, dramatic pyro and strobe lighting, and she was accompanied by a host of dancers and a live band.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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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Doors at the museum opened at 10:00 BST, with shield-wielding re-enactors in costumes from the era waiting outside.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
One complaint: The Rams revised their uniforms and appear to have kept those shiny, rubbery appliqués that make the jerseys look like last-minute Halloween costumes from Walgreens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
While the characters have only a tenuous connection to the theme of vehicles, the original costumes they’re modeling are enchanting in their candor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Thus, in time, serious scientists would be playing make-believe—disguising themselves in fuzzy-furry giant panda costumes.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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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 dancers, costumed in their Saturday evening black-and-white vintage best, added to the parading splendor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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
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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The Envelope spoke to the costuming teams behind these Emmy-nominated series about toast-worthy guest attire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“By Design” cleverly drapes its thematic thorns in ornate production design and costuming, making its emotional impact all the more deceptive.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
She zeroes in on the singer-songwriter’s frequent choice of yellow costuming and golden headwear, callouts to Yoruba culture and its spirits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 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
All were found to be fraudulent—tricks of costuming, light, accomplices, secret tools, background research, and lots of practice.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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