The costumes are stunning evocations of the voluminous gowns and picture hats of the Gibson Girl days.

So the plot creaks, the sets are decaying, the costumes are pre-historic, the orchestra was sloppy and not very well connected with what the singers were doing.

In some ways, 24 presents a simpler situation, as costumes and hairstyles generally should not change very frequently ; in many feature films a range of different hairstyles and costumes must be created, changed, and then recreated exactly, as various scenes are shot.

Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences.

The reasons why episodes were produced in colour for monochrome transmission are not stated in any literature but it is possible that it was for the purposes of testing the look of sets and costumes using the new cameras.

Another very popular situation where costumes are employed are for sporting events, where people dressed as their team's representative mascot help the club or team rally round their team's cause.

Animal costumes which are visually very similar to mascot costumes are also popular among the members of the furry fandom where they are referred to as fursuits that match ones animal persona, or fursona.

The local costumes are extremely picturesque, and are well seen on the day of St John the Baptist, the patron saint.

New York Times noted: " The costumes and ornaments are a glamorous cover for the genre's somber themes.

The editor of a collection of over 3, 000 vintage Halloween postcards writes, " There are cards which mention the custom trick-or-treating or show children in costumes at the doors, but as far as we can tell they were printed later than the 1920s and more than likely even the 1930s.

Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after supernatural figures such as monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils.

His Age of Apocalypse appearance ( referred to as Spikey ), classic costume ( his standard look ), original costume ( his first comic appearances, with his face completely frosted over ), and Bobby Drake ( the look he adopts in the New X-Men series and his subsequent solo series: he appears in his human form, wearing a leather trenchcoat, with only his hands appearing frozen ) are alternate costumes for Iceman.

Production values are sometimes minimal, but can involve elaborate venues and costumes.

Traditional stories, in turn, are only one category within folklore, which also includes items such as gestures, costumes, and music.

These parties are usually of short duration and sometimes involve getting ready for the event ( e. g., the guests may put on makeup or costumes ).

Samba schools are large organizations of up to 5, 000 people which compete annually in the Carnival with thematic floats, elaborate costumes, and original music.

Related to similar media sources, the cosplay community forms a subculture centered around wearing costumes and reenacting scenes or inventing likely behavior inspired by their chosen sources, usually from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea ( a. k. a. Korean wave ), China, and Philippines media.

* A new dance inspired by the quadrille which becomes more and more popular: The Can-can, danced to a furious rhythm by dancers in titillating costumes ;

These costumes led to Saks Fifth Avenue developing a line of turbans and jewelry inspired by Carmen Miranda in 1939.

Miller adopted a visual and design policy of sets and costumes inspired by great paintings of the era in which the play were written, though the style was dominated by the post-Shakespearean 17th century artists Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt.

The black-and-white costumes designed by Cecil Beaton for the Royal Ascot sequence in My Fair Lady were inspired by the " Black Ascot " of 1910, when the court was in mourning for Victoria's son, Edward VII.

The party and its many costumes inspired Anger, who produced a painting of it, and asked several of those who attended to appear in a new film that he was creating – Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.

The band members make their own lavish monster costumes, which they claim are inspired by many of the creatures from H. P. Lovecraft's literary multiverse, the Cthulhu Mythos.

For Aida, Mariette and Du Locle oversaw the scenery and costumes, which were inspired by the art of Ancient Egypt.

Donning costumes inspired by The Front Page, " Scoops Brannigan " ( Dryer ) and " Cubby O ' Switzer " ( Rentzel ) peppered players and coaches from both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings with questions that ranged from clichéd to downright absurd.

The band is well known for its elaborate science fiction / horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo themes.

The corps made a dramatic change inspired by Michael Cesario, with new all-white uniforms more closely resembling costumes.

Each member of the original line-up had musical backgrounds in various genres, including ska, punk, surf and New Wave, all elements which were incorporated into the band's music and aesthetic: for example, the name " Aquabats " was created to sound like a surf band, while a shared admiration of Devo inspired the idea of matching costumes.

However, in Norway national romanticist ideas had a more lasting impact, as seen in the use of folk inspired costumes.

Shields and Carradine ( center left ) and Sarandon ( center right ) in a setting with costumes and poses inspired by the historic photos of Ernest J. Bellocq

The costumes and poses are inspired by the Storyville photos of E. J. Bellocq.

Lordi members have stated that their costumes were inspired by Kiss and the horror genre.

Many of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth sagas and their stage costumes and live shows are largely inspired by the themes and characters of fantasy literature.

The collection was inspired by the costumes and the image of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Dralions costumes are vibrant in color ; inspired by clothing from India, China, and Africa ; and are shaped according to the movements of each performer's choreography.

The people that take part in the festival are usually enlisted in filaes or comparsas ( companies that represent the Christian or Moor legions ), and for several days, they parade with bombastic costumes loosely inspired by Medieval fashion.

Its otherworldly scenery and costumes seem to have been inspired by fairytale illustrations, mixed with the studio-bound visual style of Hammer horror.

Soon she changed the very face of the dance, by introducing musical instruments, like violin, set and lighting design elements, and innovative costumes, and jewellery inspired by the temple sculptures.

The affair inspired Godwin to spend much time designing theatrical costumes and scenery.

He often donned their tribal costumes, such as the one featuring a tall, black sheepskin hat from the top of which dangled a little red bag ornamented by a chain of worsted lace and tassels ; ;

The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, choreography by Peter Gennaro, scenery, costumes and lighting by William and Jean Eckart, musical direction by Jack Elliott, and the production was directed by Mr. Abbott.

The Alpanschluss (" coming down from the alps ") is celebrated by decorating the cows with garlands and enormous cowbells while the farmers dress in traditional costumes.

It was directed by Sean Mathias, with set design by Stephen Brimson Lewis, costumes by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting by Mark Henderson and choreography by Wayne McGregor.

The production was directed by Trevor Nunn, with choreography by Lynne Page, sets and costumes by David Farley and new orchestrations by Jason Carr.

* The Halloween special, titled " Bungholio: Lord of the Harvest ( Butt-O-Ween )," involved them attempting to trick-or-treat in ridiculous costumes -- i. e. Beavis dressed up as a giant "' nad " by wearing underpants on his head and Butt-Head becoming nachos by pouring hot cheese-sauce over his head, although at one point he said he was dressed up as a dumb-ass.

He also designed some of the costumes worn by the group, notably those from the cover of the group's debut album Crowded House.

Christmas and Easter costumes typically portray mythical characters such as Santa Claus ( by donning a santa suit and beard ) or the Easter Bunny by putting on an animal costume.

He is presented as such in The Acharnians, where Aristophanes shows him to be living morosely in a precarious house, surrounded by the tattered costumes of his disreputable characters ( and yet Agathon, another tragic poet, is discovered in a later play, Thesmophoriazusae, to be living in circumstances almost as bizarre ).