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Fashion design focuses on creating wearable clothes for everyday life, whereas costume design creates outfits specifically for characters in a performance.

Fashion design often aims for timeless appeal, while costume design is typically time-specific, capturing the fashion of a particular era.

Fashion design can shape and reflect contemporary culture, whereas costume design often reflects the culture within the context of the performance's setting.

Costume design budget is often determined by the production's overall budget, while fashion design is influenced by market demand, cost of materials, and brand positioning.

Fashion design may prioritize durability and comfort, while costume design emphasizes visual impact and authenticity to the period or setting.

Costume design must consider an actor's movements and the functionality within a performance, while fashion design prioritizes everyday functional needs and ease of movement.

Fashion designers often follow trends and consumer demands while costume designers work to support a narrative or character development.

Both fields value innovation, but fashion design often pioneers new styles and materials for the market, while costume design innovates to enhance the believability and depth of characters.

Fashion design must appeal to a broad audience or specific market segments, whereas costume design aims to immerse the audience in the story and characters.

Fashion designers create for the mass market or individual clients, whereas costume designers create for actors portraying specific roles.

Fashion design requires adaptability to changing trends and seasons, whereas costume design adapts to the specific requirements of each production.