costume

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That was the costume she wore to her gig on Sept. 16, 1991.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Rooted in epic and devotional storytelling, it played out on all-sided stages, driven by heightened voice, gesture and costume.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The streamer teased Turner’s Croft costume earlier this year, sharing a still of the actor in a fitted dark green tank, shorts and round sunglasses with gun holsters on her legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

One vendor sold t-shirts with captions proclaiming “LEGEND” alternatively accompanying pictures of Charlie Kirk or, for some reason, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts together in costume from The Andy Griffith Show.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I ground the marker over Mom and that ridiculous Star Trek costume.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas