Collocations for costume - noun
ADJECTIVE
full
For the dress rehearsal, the cast will be in full costume.
For the dress rehearsal, the cast will be in full costume.
colourful/colorful,
elaborate,
lavish
outlandish, outrageous, ridiculous
folk (esp. AmE), national, traditional
dance (esp. AmE)
period
Many locals dressed in period costume for the celebrations.
outlandish, outrageous, ridiculous
folk (esp. AmE), national, traditional
dance (esp. AmE)
period
Many locals dressed in period costume for the celebrations.
Halloween
(esp. AmE)
I have a great idea for my Halloween costume.
I have a great idea for my Halloween costume.
eighteenth-century,
Victorian,
etc.
bunny, clown, fairy, etc.
bathing (old-fashioned), swimming (both BrE)
bunny, clown, fairy, etc.
bathing (old-fashioned), swimming (both BrE)
VERB + costume
be dressed in,
dress in,
have on,
wear
He had a cowboy costume on.
He had a cowboy costume on.
don,
put on
For Halloween he donned a superhero costume.
For Halloween he donned a superhero costume.
create,
design,
make,
sew
He designed the costumes for a production of ‘The Firebird’.
He designed the costumes for a production of ‘The Firebird’.
costume + NOUN
design
designer
drama
The movie is a costume drama based on a 19th-century novel.
designer
drama
The movie is a costume drama based on a 19th-century novel.
change
The main character had five costume changes.
The main character had five costume changes.
ball,
party
(both esp. AmE)
They celebrated New Year's Eve with a costume party.
They celebrated New Year's Eve with a costume party.
jewellery/jewelry