衣い装しょう方かた

noun

dresser; costume assistant

Refers to a person responsible for costumes in traditional Japanese theater, especially kabuki. Not a general term for a fashion stylist or personal dresser.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの衣い装しょう方かたは、役やく者しゃの着き付つけや衣い装しょうの管かん理りを担たん当とうする。

  In kabuki, the dresser is in charge of dressing the actors and managing the costumes.