A costume that allows you to hide your identity is called a costume . Whoever uses a disguise does so with the intention of not being recognized. For example: "Tomorrow's party I will attend with a Batman costume" , "The criminals who entered the bank wore clown costumes" , "Juan, is that you?" "I didn't recognize you in that costume."
Costumes can have different characteristics . They often include masks , masks , makeup or other elements to modify or hide the appearance of people's faces. In other cases, they are limited to items of clothing that the subject wears to give life to a character.
Precisely in this sense we have to highlight a long list of fictional characters who resort to using a costume to take on another identity, hide their usual appearance and become a superhero. This would be the case of figures such as the young photographer Peter Parker who dresses up to be Spiderman, the journalist Clark Kent who becomes Superman when he puts on a costume or the billionaire businessman Bruce Wayne who becomes Batman.
In the same way, within the world of Spanish comics we cannot overlook the figure of Mortadelo, he is a fun character from the "Mortadelo and Filemón" saga. He is a secret agent of the TIA (Air-Terraque Research Technicians) who uses disguises to camouflage himself and go unnoticed in the different missions in which he participates.
Of course, it should not be overlooked that criminals can also resort to using disguises to commit their misdeeds. Thus, for example, it is common for many bank robbers to disguise themselves to hide their identity when robbing a bank.
And that is something that has been reflected in many films and series that have revolved around heists. Thus, for example, in the Spanish television series "La Casa de Papel" it is shown that a group of men and women who are going to rob the Mint and Stamp Factory hide their appearance by wearing a red worker's overalls and a mask that It resembles the face of the painter Salvador Dalí.
A costume party is called a party whose premise is that all guests attend in costume. In this context, concealing identity is not essential, but the most important thing is to surprise with the disguise. Sometimes the most original or fun costumes are even awarded.
Certain popular celebrations also revolve around costumes. On Halloween , children dress up to trick-or-treat. Carnivals are usually celebrated with masks and, sometimes, with certain costumes .
In professional sports , it is common for mascots to exist: characters that a subject plays using a costume. NBA franchises have mascots that entertain the public before games and during timeouts. One of the most famous is the Phoenix Suns gorilla .
The idea of disguise, finally, can be used in a symbolic sense to name that which allows one to hide an intention : "The young man's sympathy was just a disguise to gain the trust of the women whom he then abused," "Behind the disguise." "Being a supportive businessman, there is a man who does not respect the rights of workers."