Noun. 1. costume designer-someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade). costumer, costumier. clothes designer, couturier, fashion designer, designer-someone who designs clothing.
Gestation. Giraffes are pregnant for a period between 14 and 15 months, or 453 to 464 days, one of longest gestation periods in the animal kingdom. Giraffes usually give birth to one offspring at a time, although twins are born occasionally. Because the gestation period is so long, the giraffe won't give birth to another baby for 16 months or more.
Giraffes, which are sizable animals, have an average gestation of 435 days, rhinoceroses have an average period of 450 days, and elephants, the largest land mammals, have an average period of 645 days. The term for how long an egg takes to hatch is often referred to as an incubation period.