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a temporary identity you can zip up, fooling everyone but yourself.
means A set of clothes worn to look like someone or something else — for a play, a holiday, or a particular time and place.
from From Italian 'costume,' meaning custom or habit, which came through French into English. It traces back to Latin 'consuetudo,' the same root behind 'custom' — so a costume was originally the customary dress of a people or an era, the way folk habitually appeared. Only later did it narrow to the deliberate getup of stage and masquerade. The word 'custom' and the word 'costume' are, in the end, the same word wearing different outfits.
- latin root
- shares an origin with the word custom
- oscar bait
- Best Costume Design has its own Academy Award
- halloween economy
- Americans spend billions yearly dressing as someone else
- pet dressing
- costumed pets are a multibillion-dollar industry
- theater law
- costumes can be copyrighted as creative works
marilyn monroe's white dress — pleated halter dress worn in the seven year itch, 1955, designed by william holden's costume team