Ingrid Zoré does not particularly like the term costume film: "Ultimately, it implies that there are films for which the costumes are important and others for which one could actually get by without them.

But a specific shape comes to suit people as a consequence of time, profession or money, but also mood, vanity, a craving for recognition, modesty, good luck or need."

Berühmte deutsche KostümbildnerInnen: Costume Design In German Cinema

What was Horst Buchholz' waist measurement in 1960? 1970? 1980? 1990? What is Heino Ferch's shoe size? What size of hat does Goetz George wear? The course of careers and physiognomies. Correlations, the details of which are kept under lock and key. Only the circumference of David Bowie's knee seems harmless: 37 cm, measured at the end of 1976.

After five years, fashion becomes costume.