Costume design

Costume design is the design of the appearance of the characters in a theater or cinema performance. This usually involves designing or choosing clothing for the actors to wear, but it may also include designing masks, makeup or other unusual forms, such as the full body animal suits worn in the musical Cats.

Costume Desinger

The Costume designer is the person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. One of the most prolific costume designers in cinema was Edith Head.

Related Topics:
Costume - Movie - Stage - Edith Head

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Costume designers will typically seek to enhance a character's persona through the way that character is dressed, while at the same time allowing the character to move freely and perform actions as required by the script. The designer needs to possess strong design capabilities with a thorough knowledge of fashion history.

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