Thread:Dizzycomputer/@comment-3182821-20200528221711/@comment-3182821-20200528231435

I think we are looking at two separate periods - early on they made specific swing costumes, and in later years they had a back-stock of tonnes of costumes, so why make extra characters when they could just give swings a mix and match set to wear? That's still "their own" costume in the sense of those items are in wardrobe specifically for this actor, but I don't think that approach counts as a "character" the way NBQ does, for example. Makeup should be ignored for design sake - you can paint your face to anything any day.

I reckon we just need to really pay attention to details, and when it's definitely a Demeter unitard, for example, that's not a separate, specific swing character, it's just the costume pieces worn by a swing. Just as well there's all these gorgeous clear Broadway photos coming to light!