# What is a costume, and how long do you have to be on stage to be considered a performer?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 21, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-costume-and-how-long-do-you-have-to-be-on-stage-to-be-considered-a-performer/743777 "2016-01-21T13:54:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-costume-and-how-long-do-you-have-to-be-on-stage-to-be-considered-a-performer/743777/21 "2016-01-22T20:32:40Z")

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> [@Quercus](#):
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> Well, it’s not like I was told this directly by a suit manufacturer, so I could well be wrong, and would be happy to hear from someone in the know.

I’m in the same boat. I was just pointing out where your theory falls short for me. No one would suggest that vents were sewn up for a functional reason. It kind of defeats the purpose of having them in the first place. So I offered a theory that made a little more sense to me, in that it would explain both sewn pockets and vents.

But I’m not a tailor either. I too would welcome a sartorial expert to come in and illuminate this issue for us. 🙂

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