wardrobe mistress

English

Noun

wardrobe mistress (plural wardrobe mistresses)

(performing arts) A woman in charge of the procurement, maintenance, and inventory of the costumes and other clothing worn by performers.
- 2008 May 16, Lina Lofaro, “Grade School Impresarios”, in Time:
  The wardrobe mistress from Wicked showed the kids where the nooks and crannies are hidden in the show's lavish costumes to allow the leading ladies to hang from ropes.

Synonyms

Translations

a woman in charge of maintaining a theatrical wardrobe

French: costumière (fr) f

References

“wardrobe mistress”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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