costumes

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Afterward the beau monde had a few days to find new costumes for the Monday Mayday masquerade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In the weeks leading to Thursday, Colbert auctioned off a raft of props and costumes featured on the show, as well as pieces of set including a giant illuminated sign.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Schlather—set against a white wall with a few chairs, extreme shadow-throwing lighting by Yuki Nakase Link and modern all-black costumes by Terese Wadden.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Eleven Irish traditional musicians stood side-by-side in elaborate costumes, some meeting for the first time only hours before the performance.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

In fact, it had been Nine who’d found the cloak that Clare wore now, stuffed in a garbage bag full of human costumes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman