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costume

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


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Today, there are at least 300 costume photography studios in Shangri-La, a city of fewer than 200,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Chimi Lhamo, an ethnic Tibetan makeup artist working in one of Shangri-La’s hundreds of costume photography studios, is torn about the tourist waves that have transformed her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ethnographer Imre Romsics said paprika became an important symbol of Hungarian identity during the 19th century, "alongside costume, folk art and other traditions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

"After having lived here my whole life, it's funny walking down the streets of Belfast and bumping into people that I know wearing my full police costume," Braniff says.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

And when he winked right back, I couldn’t help but think it was a promise that he would give me a better costume next time.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Harvir Dhillon, lead economist at the British Retail Consortium, said at this time of year "retailers will be competing hard" as they see "greater demand for sweets and chocolate, as well as decorations and costumes".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The archive also keeps costumes made using the Globe's "original practices" approach, which aims to recreate how plays were staged in Shakespeare's time.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Denny and Hector are wearing the same costumes and masks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“A lot of customers will ask me if I would wear these costumes, and I tell them bluntly: ‘I would never wear this.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The three of us in matching Halloween costumes the year we dressed as pieces of sushi.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Chuck Varga, a founding member of the costumed shock-metal act Gwar, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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 long life that “Rocky Horror” has enjoyed as a midnight movie, with shadow casts of costumed fans lip-syncing along, was a surprise to everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

I’ve always been forward with costuming and theatrics, but it’s been cool seeing what Fabi’s been creating for our visuals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

Baxter played most of the parts, bolstered by a riot of colour, fabulous sets, costuming and sharp scripts.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Detective work seemed to me to be two parts costuming and one part luck.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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