Etymology
Origin of costuming
Example Sentences
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“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
Swift says the goal of the Eras tour was to "over-serve" in terms of the number of songs performed, the extravagance of the costuming, and the details of each set design.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
By “my company will change directions,” Whitten is referring to his sexuality, a personal struggle he details explicitly in a poetry collection called “Save Me,” self-published in 1983 while still on a break from costuming.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
Mr. Tomash, mirroring Taylor Stanley, who identifies as nonbinary, has what might be seen as a seraph role, given the wing-like, flowing sleeves of fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s costuming, supervised by Marc Happel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 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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