costume

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

"he won the prize for best costume" unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

"in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

"he wore his national costume" dress in a costume

"We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" furnish with costumes

as for a film or play

The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. It can also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a fictional charactercharacter or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party or in an artistic Theatretheatrical performance. Theatrical costumes, in combination with other aspects, serve to portray characters' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, and can even reveal information about the historical period/era, geographic location, time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance. Sometimes theatrical costumes literally mimic what the costume designer thinks the character would wear if the character actually existed. On the other hand, often stylized theatrical costumes can exaggerate some aspect of a character.National costume or regional costume can express local (or exiled) identity and emphasise uniqueness.The wearing of costumes has become an important part of Mardi Gras and Halloween celebrations, and (to a lesser extent) people may also wear costumes in conjunction with other holiday celebrations, such as Christmas and Easter. Mardi Gras costumes are usually Court jesterjesters and other fantasy characters, while Halloween costumes traditionally take the form of supernatural creatures such as ghosts, vampires, and angels. Christmas and Easter costumes typically portray mythical holiday characters, such as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, and costumes may serve to portray various other character themes during secular holidays, such as an Uncle Sam costume worn on the Independence Day (US)Independence day for example.Some people wear costumes for eroticismerotic purposes. This is taken as a harmless fun or a form of fetishism, or a combination of the two.See also: cosplay

External links -

1000costumes.com - ''1000 Costumes''.

fax.libs.uga.edu - ''LACY'S DRAMATIC COSTUMES'', collected & edited by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1865 & 1868. ''(a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & fax.libs.uga.edu - layered PDF format)''

costumes.org - ''The Costumers !Manifesto''.Category:Clothingd e:Kostümda:Kostumenl:Kostuumj a:服装

Pirate Pete childrens entertainment music costume games fun
Pirate Pete, childrens pirate music entertainer sails Australia entertaining kids groanups with songs, stories, games and lots of fun
http://www.piratepete.com/

Emerson Costume
Custom Costumes, wedding,dance & Prom dresses made,rentals,alterations, accessories, packaged costumes, dance wear & shoes. Blk, White Elvis Boots,make-up
http://www.emersoncostume.com/

Nightmaregloves
nightmare gloves , beautifully handmade, with great attention paid to detail.gloves from all films are available
http://www.nightmaregloves.com/

FairyGodMother
FairyGodMother offer authentic corsets and separates to make the perfect ball or prom gown. We are a UK based fashion company with an online and London shop.
http://fairygodmother.biz/

http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Site institutionnel des Arts Décoratifs : présentation de l'institution, des musées, des collections et informations pratiques.
http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/

Venice Atelier: historical costumes for sale and rent from venice carnival
venice atelier is a workshop of historical theatre costumes for sale and rent, handmade masks for venice carnival, wedding in costume, special events in venice, we organize your party inside venetian palaces
http://www.veniceatelier.com/

FairyGothMother
FairyGothMother offer authentic corsets and separates to make the perfect ball or prom gown. We are a UK based fashion company with an online and London shop.
http://fairygothmother.co.uk/

Angel Hitomi Official Cosplay Site
Cosplay is dressing like favoirite anime, manga, games and other characters, here's my site, I'm an Italian cosplayer since 1998. You'll find all my photos, portraits, interviews, reports, events, live journal and much more inside!
http://www.angelhitomi.com/

luca ferrari.net
personal site about music & cultures
http://www.lucaferrari.net/

One Girls Trash
the fun place to shop for new, vintage and antique, gifts collectibles and unique treasures. #1 in teh Midwest for all things cool. Cool things for cool people....One Girls Trash....It's an attitude!
http://www.onegirlstrash.net/

Traveller in Black
Made-to-measure hard and soft leather armour, chain mail, scabbards, leather costume, bodices, armoured skirts, belts, masks, jewellery and other accessories for re-enactors, role-players, LARPers and the martial arts.
http://tinb.co.uk/

Starosta Go-Go
This site is about go-go dancers and artists who work on a club scene in Russia and related countries. All artists and costume designers are put into some catalogues separated for different genres. Starosta Go-Go is also a booking agency where you easily can book dancer or artist. Information mostly in Russian.
http://www.starosta.ru/

Miller's Revenge
Seattle-based, blues-influenced rock band. Site includes sound files and pictures.
http://members.aol.com//_ht_a/msrevenge2/MRindex.Html

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Information on attending SIUE, student organizations, student services, academic programs, administrative services, and a campus tour.
http://www.siue.edu/

The Costume Gallery
Directory of costume resources. Period clothing and hair styles, courses on period clothing and its construction, extensive research library, and consultations.
http://www.costumegallery.com/