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, footwear, hats and head dresses 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 (designed by John Napier, winner of the 1983 Tony Award for Best Costume Design). The Costume designer is the person whose responsibility is to design costume for a film or stage production. He or she is considered part of the "production team", alongside the director, scenic and lighting designer. The costume designer might also collaborate with a hair/wig master or a makeup designer, with the latter two operating on a subordinate level. In European theatre the role is somewhat different as the theatre designer will design both costume and scenic elements. Costume designers will typically seek to enhance a character's persona, within the... full article at wikipedia