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Wardrobe

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, wardrobe means: The department, clothing, and related work that provide, organize, fit, and maintain what performers wear in a production.

In Turkish: kostüm departmanı

How it is used

Common in film, TV, and theatre. It can mean the costume team, the clothing itself, or costume handling on set, especially in calls about fittings, continuity, and quick changes.

Example sentences

  1. Wardrobe asked the lead actor to return after lunch so they could adjust the jacket before the courtroom scene.

    Here, wardrobe refers to the costume team responsible for fitting and altering the actor’s clothes so they match the scene correctly.

  2. Please check with wardrobe before the reshoot, because the tie in yesterday’s footage had a different pattern.

    In this example, wardrobe is linked to continuity, making sure costume details stay visually consistent across separate shooting days.

Common collocations

  • wardrobe department
  • wardrobe fitting
  • wardrobe change
  • wardrobe continuity
  • continuityKeeping details consistent from shot to shot, such as costumes, props, hair, positions and actions, so that the edited scene looks like one continuous moment.
  • castAll the actors who play the characters in a film, series or play. As a verb, to cast someone means to choose them for a role.

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