Abstract:
According to tbe Oxford English dictionary tbe meaning of costume denotes (the distinctive s!Jle of
coiffilre,jelvellel)" and appare' of a period, cot/nfl)', class or a group '. Costumes are considered as things
that are laid 011 the human boqy for beauty) aesthetics and junction. Bocjy shape orfigure is believed to
be the c!lllllt/ative reStllt of a iuoman's skeletal structure and distribution of muscle on the borfJl. The
ftlJlale figure in ma'!)' cultures has been uorsbipped as the .rymbol of ftrtility and prosperity. The
femate form IS considered as more attractive than its male counterpart. In general ftmale figures are
narrouer at the waist than at the bust and hip area, and accentuated with long hair that foils along the
back
