I generally consider "costume" to mean something not intended for wearing for other than a party, play, or trick-or-treat.
Only reason my outfit for MD Ren. Fest. gets "garb" and often just "clothes" instead of "costume" is that it tends to get a real workout... from a few singes from helping put out a small fire, to running all over the place, spilling "stuff" on it, sitting around (managing to sew the skirt to something *once), singing, kitchen duty, etc. Now if I get around to finishing my "faire outfit for play"...*that'll* probably get referred to as costume... garb would be at a pinch. Kinda like it's rare to see someone wear a "national costume" and ever do any real work while wearing it... but "traditional clothes" are sometimes worn By someone at work :-) -Liz _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
