Costumes in Block Island, RI

Costumes in Block Island refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class or period. They may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party, or in an artistic theatrical performance. The major categories of costumes are: theatrical costumes, national costumes, children's costumes, and costumes for holidays and festivals.