The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. It can also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party or in an artistic theatrical performance.

Theatrical costumes, in combination with other aspects, serve to portray characters' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, and can even reveal information about the historical period/era, geographic location, time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance. Sometimes theatrical costumes literally mimic what the costume designer thinks the character would wear if the character actually existed. On the other hand, often stylized theatrical costumes can exaggerate some aspect of a character. Without theatrical costumers, the audience would be left wondering who is related to whom, and which person is which. Costuming, truly is as important as the set and the script, yet most audiences take it for granted.

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swimming costumes are not my friends
MeBec (rebecca cross) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:23:58 -0000
swimming costumes are not my friends
@DocGirlfriend oh, and the deadly butterflies costumes, what color are they? I need to know what nail polish to stock up on.
Enzerutomoshibi (Enzeru Tomoshibi) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:20:53 -0000
@DocGirlfriend oh, and the deadly butterflies costumes, what color are they? I need to know what nail polish to stock up on.
Making marinara/lasagna/garlic bread from scratch, husb watching TV, & the kids come to ME for help w/ costumes/hair/the world ending. WTF.
versionofme (Melissa) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:18:03 -0000
Making marinara/lasagna/garlic bread from scratch, husb watching TV, & the kids come to ME for help w/ costumes/hair/the world ending. WTF.
@DrStringfellow lol let's electronic fist bump Juice Box! These will be our names for the epic Halloween costumes next year.
JessSotelo (Jessica Sotelo) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:12:57 -0000
@DrStringfellow lol let's electronic fist bump Juice Box! These will be our names for the epic Halloween costumes next year.
#youknowyourfat When you go to food conventions and try to eat the people in food costumes.
MissStackhouse_ (Sookie Stackhouse) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:11:54 -0000
#youknowyourfat When you go to food conventions and try to eat the people in food costumes.
Kids Costumes http://bit.ly/8RtnUD
CostumePop (Costume Pop) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:01:04 -0000
Kids Costumes http://bit.ly/8RtnUD

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