One of ABBA's strengths was their colourful glittery costumery.
costumery in American English
(kɑˈstuːməri, -ˈstjuː-)
noun
1.
items of costume
2.
the art of designing, making, or providing costumes
Word origin
[1830–40; costume + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, isomerism, orientation, paraffin, walkover-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, cutlery, fishery, witchery
Examples of 'costumery' in a sentence
costumery
To my surprise, the students all agreed that the costumery was a good thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He understands that if you're going to rely on narrative, rather than costumery, then the narrative needs to be entertaining.