costume

• accessories: anything carries or worn on top of the basic costume for decorative purposes
• breaking down: an artistic process of aging or distressing a costume. paint, glue, due, ripping or tearing can be used in this process.
• colour: can be used symbolically to suggest character, emotion or theme.
• Costume: what a performer wears to evoke the appearance of a particular character. It may be realistic or stylised, appropriate to the historical setting of the play, or deliberately modern in look.
• costume plot: a list or chart made by the costume designer showing the characters appearing in each scene and what they are wearing.
• dresser: crew member who aids with dressing
• dress form: the adjustable torso used by costume cutter, dressmakers an tailors for making garments.

  
• dress rehearsal: dress full costume / lighting / effects / sound / action rehearsal.
• fabric: the material from which the costume is constructed.
• fitting: the process of adjusting the costume to the performer's body
• gondola: an enclosed, easily transportable costume rail with removable sides that enable large shows to manage huge quantities of costumes and wigs easily.
• mock - up: a full scale model of a costume, used as a test run.
• muslin: a simply woven cotton fabric used to make the costume mock-up, also called performery cotton or unbleached cotton.
• pancake: waster based stage makeup, applied with a sponge.
• personal props: small props that are usually carried in the performer's costume, such as money or a pen.
• quick change: a change of costume that needs to happen quickly, takes place close to the side of the stage. costume for quick changes may be made using velcro and zips rather than buttons to make it easier.
• seamstress: a member of the wardrobe department who operates sewing machines and carries out other sewing tasks.
• swatch: a sample of fabric to demonstrate the materials to use on a costume or set design, a sample of lighting gel.
• wardrobe: a general name for the costume department, its staff and the accomodation they occupy.