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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tjum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstjum /


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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

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

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

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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