costume changes

Quick backstage transformations

Costume changes are the switches between different outfits during a performance, fashion show, or event.

Performers may have multiple costume changes throughout a concert or theatrical production, often executed rapidly backstage: She had six costume changes in the second act alone.

The term extends to any situation requiring repeated outfit switches: The photo shoot involved endless costume changes.

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