period costumes

Historical production wardrobe

Period costumes are clothing designed to accurately represent a specific historical era, worn in theatrical productions, films, or at costume events.

The term distinguishes historically accurate dress from generic costumes: The film's period costumes captured 1920s Paris perfectly.

A period costume drama or period piece is set in a particular historical time.

Opposites
temporal setting

period costumesfast fashion

Trend-driven cheap apparel

athleisure · street clothes

everyday vs. theatrical

period costumesstreet clothes

Ordinary daily attire

everyday wear · plainclothes · workwear

Family

period, costume, period dress

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G