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costume

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


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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

“I went down to see and I said, ‘I would like to have a job, maybe in your costume department,’” remembers Saar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

For the costumes and sets, the technology was trained using sketches by Henri de Gissey, a costume designer and decorator for the court of King Louis XIV.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Six months after that incident, the woman inside the costume was facing criminal charges.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

He had a clown costume himself, and he would perform at children’s parties sometimes.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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