Abstract :
Examples of clothing as non-verbal communication are quite a lot, and we can see
it in everyday life. The effect that clothing has on people's social identity is quite
large, the way we dress every day is an example of how the clothes we wear affect
the way we express ourselves. In addition to the clothes we wear everyday,
costumes also have the same effect regarding the identity of the characters being
played. This study explains how a costume depicts a character or identity in a
theater performance qualitatively with the aim of making art books for a theater
performance in Jakarta, as a medium of education and reference for the theater
community and clothing as well as the community