What's the difference between clothes and costumes in English?

Clothing English [? gɑ:m？ Nt] beauty [? gɑ:rm？ nt]

Clothing; Clothes;

Dress for;

Clothing English [? kl？ ] beauty [? klo]

Clothing; Clothes; Sailing suit

Verb (abbreviation of verb) covers (present participle of clot); Provide clothes for.

When clothing and clothes refer to clothing, the difference between them is:

1, garment (mainly used in clothing or fashion industry) and apparel are both nouns and verbs.

2. Clothing: A common word, collective noun, is the general name of clothes. Equivalent to China's "clothing".

Clothing: solemn tone, formal words, plural forms can be used interchangeably with clothes, meaning that all people wear them. The singular refers to a single piece of clothing, especially a robe, coat, etc.

4. Clothing industry terms/expressions have strong meanings, such as: clothing factory/company, a piece of clothing/clothing.

/Clothing factory/company can accept it, but choosing a clothing factory is more "professional" from the perspective of style/rhetoric. The name of the clothing company/importer used for "signboard", the word clothing is preferred.

[example]

China will hold the International Garment Machinery Exhibition.

China will hold the International Garment Machinery Exhibition.

Some local people provide food and clothing to the refugees.

Some local people provide food and clothes for the refugees.