Costume/Wardrobe Responsibilities
Professionals in the costume department locate, style, maintain and clean all the clothing and accessories that actors wear. If a costume needs to look dirty or distressed, costumers have tricks to add that look...and sometimes even add it uniformly across identical garments in case one gets wrecked and another is needed. Sometimes costumers create clothing from scratch using sewing skills, but more often they source it from stores, thrift stores or businesses that rent specialty apparel.
Tools for Costumers
Set Kits: A collection of essentials tools for filming days including sewing and repair items, tools to distress clothes, and cleaning supplies.
Clothing Rack: To keep costumes tidy and most important: organized.
After the Shoot: Wardrobers clean all of the clothes.
Costumes tell a story about a character. The wardrobe team weaves their talent into the overall effort to tell stories through film.