costumery

Dress-up clothing collection

Costumery is the art or practice of designing and making costumes, or costumes collectively.

The word covers theatrical wardrobes, historical dress, and the craft behind them: The film's costumery earned an Academy Award nomination.

A costumery can also be a shop or department where costumes are made or sold.

festive

masquerade

Deceptive act or costume party

dress-up · Mardi Gras · Day of the Dead

theatrical

wardrobe

Garment storage furniture

dressing room · alteration · garment rack · dress rehearsal · wardrobe mistress · backstage

collection

period pieces

Works set historically

craft

sewing

Craft with needle and thread

  • patternRecurring arrangement or template
  • fabricWoven or knit material
  • notionsFleeting mental impressions

embellishment · trim · sequins · beading · applique · dressmaking · tailoring · boning · corsetry · millinery

Opposites
clothing purpose/occasion

costumeryeveryday wear

Ordinary daily clothing

street clothes · plainclothes · casual wear · workwear · civvies

authenticity/transformation

costumeryauthenticity

Quality of being genuine

undisguised · naturalness · plainness · genuineness · true self

Phrases
Family

costume, costumed, costumer, costumers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G