The theatrical costume is a paradox: it hides, yet at the same time, communicates revealing aspects of a character; it is made to be seen from afar, yet the designers and costume makers care for the tiniest details, even if invisible. Each costume contains thousands of secrets, from colour combining to decoration, from the choice of a fabric to the technique to create a form. And behind the various techniques that make it possible, the resulting creation has precise aesthetic choices, decisions on taste, hints at the spirit of time, in addition to the imagination and the particular eye of each costume designer.
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