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Meanings of wardrobe mistress in English

Position responsible for the acquisition, care, and maintenance of costumes for a theatrical company, studio, film, or television production.

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Person who acquires and manages a store of costumes for an event or production.

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Examples for "wardrobe supervisor"
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The wardrobe supervisor brushed a fleck from Audrey's orange coat.
Fifth avenue, 5 a.m.: audrey hepburn, breakfast at tiffany's, an...
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Deputy head of wardrobe, Victoria Marzetti, explains: You read the script and note that it is set in 1950s Mississippi.
The Guardian
Usage of wardrobe mistress in English
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There are 26 in the company, all men except the wardrobe mistress.
The new yorker
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An old wardrobe mistress who is personal maid for a female impersonator.
The new yorker
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The French company brought their own electrician, carpenter, prop man, and wardrobe mistress.
The new yorker
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She really will get a talking-to from the wardrobe mistress.
Russian Winter
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A maestro at the piano in the snazziest tails any wardrobe mistress could provide?
The Irish Times
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The stage costumes hung in neat ranks outside under the eye of the wardrobe mistress.
The Real Adventure
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She said that she had indeed, being the wardrobe mistress for "Mister Roberts."
The new yorker
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As for the woman you speak of, we'll get the wardrobe mistress at the Globe.
The Real Adventure
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There is Mardian the eunuch, and Iras, Cleopatra's hairdressing girl, and Charmian, her wardrobe mistress!
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Backstage, reporter met Marilyn Putnam, the wardrobe mistress who said there was a crisis every minute.
The new yorker
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If she agreed to it, he'd get in touch with the wardrobe mistress at the Globe, to-night.
The Real Adventure
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The wardrobe mistress is at the door.
Russian Winter
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The wardrobe mistress, with two assistants, and under Rose's intermittent supervision, managed somehow to get them made.
The Real Adventure
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The drama department boasts a full-time designer, a carpenter and a manager, as well as a part-time wardrobe mistress.
The Guardian
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Each princess had her own wardrobe mistress, but mine was actually my old nurse, who knew little about clothes.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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She can practically hear the wardrobe mistress scolding her, for dropping her costume in a crumpled mass at her feet.
Russian Winter