costume piece

British  

noun

1. Also called: costume drama.  any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age

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Example Sentences

Smith worked with company dancer Janie Taylor to design a floral mask as a costume piece.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s certainly apparent as he goes over the costume, piece by piece.

From The Verge

Olivia Colman, soon to be seen in hit Netflix drama “The Crown”, plays Britain’s 18th-century Queen Anne in the costume piece with plenty of laugh-out loud moments, a role for which she has won critical acclaim as well as award accolades.

From Reuters

The leading item at the sale is a blue-grey jacket once worn by Han Solo, which was found at a costume house and screen-matched, and which the company says is the only significant costume piece from the original film trilogy to come to public auction.

From Reuters

The blue-grey jacket, which was found by the Prop Store’s founder and chief executive, Stephen Lane, at a costume house and screen-matched, is “the only significant Han Solo costume piece from the original trilogy ever to come to public auction,” the company said in a release.

From New York Times