costume
noun
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the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ballβWe won the prize for best costume.β
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the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social classβThey wore their national costume to the social event.β
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unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and placeβIn spite of the heat, the child insisted on wearing a woollen costume.β
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the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
verb
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to dress in a costumedress up
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to furnish with costumes