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costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tyum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum /


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Her new show at Roberts Projects, opening May 30, lets us in on a different but equally foundational branch of Saar’s story: her costume design work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Later that week at the gallery, Roberts shows me some of Saar’s costume design sketches in person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"For each costume, we'd go through around 50 iterations," said Hugo Caselles‑Dupre, also of Obvious.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

After the arrest, the officers forced her into their SUV—the costume wouldn’t fit, so they had to stop and help her out of it first—and took her to jail.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Before dawn she rose, put on her royal costume, and packed up her feathered carpetbag.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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