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larpa-costuming: Costuming for and by LARPers!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/larpa-costuming/
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/larpa-costuming/

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http://www.chainmailconnection.com/
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http://www.chainmailconnection.com/

Milieux: The Costume Site-web index for costumers and those interested in costume. History, images, research, musueums, instruction, organizations, events, and large source/suppliers listings
http://www.milieux.com/costume/
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http://www.milieux.com/costume/

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http://www.paralada.org/Estonia_self/Estonia_htm/avatarprime.html

http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/costume.html

http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/costume.html

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Wikipedia-Article "Props"

Prop has multiple meanings:

  • For carriable items used in performances, see theatrical properties.
  • For bladed propulsion devices, see propeller.
  • For "prop forward", see rugby union positions.
  • For various referenda named using "prop" or "proposition", see referendum.
  • To give props to somebody means to give "proper respect" to him/her; for example, "I've got to give props to Dave for the way he handled that situation."
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Wikipedia-Article "Costuming"

Yarkand ladies' summer fashions. 1870s
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Yarkand ladies' summer fashions. 1870s

The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. It can also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party or in an artistic theatrical performance.

Costumes for the ballroom (about 1850)
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Costumes for the ballroom (about 1850)

Theatrical costumes, in combination with other aspects, serve to portray characters' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, and can even reveal information about the historical period/era, geographic location, time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance. Sometimes theatrical costumes literally mimic what the costume designer thinks the character would wear if the character actually existed. On the other hand, often stylized theatrical costumes can exaggerate some aspect of a character.

National costume or regional costume can express local (or exiled) identity and emphasise uniqueness.

The wearing of costumes has become an important part of Mardi Gras and Halloween celebrations, and (to a lesser extent) people may also wear costumes in conjunction with other holiday celebrations, such as Christmas and Easter. Mardi Gras costumes are usually jesters and other fantasy characters, while Halloween costumes traditionally take the form of supernatural creatures such as ghosts, vampires, and angels. Christmas and Easter costumes typically portray mythical holiday characters, such as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, and costumes may serve to portray various other character themes during secular holidays, such as an Uncle Sam costume worn on the Independence day for example.

Some people wear costumes for erotic purposes. This is taken as a harmless fun or a form of fetishism, or a combination of the two.

See also: cosplay

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