costumier
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At a fancy-dress party on Mustique, she wore a Valkyrie outfit, hired for her by Colin Tennant from a Los Angeles costumier, and in it she mimed an aria from the Ring Cycle.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2017
They have a UK origin, having been specially customised by famous London costumier Bermans & Nathans, whose 40 Camden Street address remains on a clothing tag.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013
Martin Scorsese and Sandy Powell are another power couple of director and costumier.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2012
Nello Corsini, his slim figure habited in the garments which he had hired from a costumier in the neighbourhood of Wardour Street, followed these famous personages.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William
Under the latter system, the attention of the spectator is largely absorbed by the triumphs of the scene-painter and machinist, of the costumier and the musicians.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
Catering to the needs of the numerous local seamstresses, costumiers, knitters, crocheteers and dressmakers, it thrived.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2022
Among them are costumiers hand-sewing tiny emerald green crystals onto a dancer's outfit.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2017
The atmosphere was often one of a family fete, with horse riding and circus sideshows, costumiers and storytelling.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2015
You suspect, however, that one supplementary profession still making healthy profits will be historical costumiers.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2012
Lily ran her eye down the columns: artistes’ boarding-houses, costumiers, scene-painters, dancing-schools, every town, every theater.
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
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