Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers.

Other names for Costume Attendants: Clothing Supervisor, Costume Cutter, Costume Designer, Costume Draper, Costume Mistress, Costume Seamstress, Costume Shop Manager, Costume Specialist, Costumer, Costumer Assistant, Costuming Supervisor, Dresser, Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant, Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser, Wardrobe Assistant, Wardrobe Attendant, Wardrobe Custodian, Wardrobe Dresser, Wardrobe Mistress, Wardrobe Specialist, Wardrobe Supervisor,

• Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage.
• Clean and press costumes before and after performances, and perform any minor repairs.
• Assign lockers to employees, and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, and costume storage and laundry areas.
• Provide assistance to cast members in wearing costumes, or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.
• Design and construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.
• Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes and other wardrobe necessities.
• Check the appearance of costumes on-stage and under lights in order to determine whether desired effects are being achieved.
• Inventory stock in order to determine types and conditions of available costuming.
• Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, and other production staff in order to discuss and execute costume design details.
• Monitor, maintain, and secure inventories of costumes, wigs, and makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, and wardrobe mistresses/masters.
• Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, and costume checks.
• Direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals and performances.
• Distribute costumes and related equipment, and keep records of item status.
• Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.
• Examine costume fit on cast members, and sketch or write notes for alterations.
• Review scripts or other production information in order to determine a story's locale and period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes.
• Recommend vendors and monitor their work.
• Study books, pictures, and examples of period clothing in order to determine styles worn during specific periods in history.
• Provide managers with budget recommendations, and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, and makeup needs.
• Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of alteration workers.
• Care for non-clothing items such as flags, table skirts, and draperies.