Costume and wardrobe specialists need knowledge in the following areas:

• Fine Arts: The methods and concepts needed to create visual, music, or dramatic arts.
• Design: Making and using plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Production and Processing: How products are made and distributed.
• Customer and Personal Service: Providing special services to customers based on their needs.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Psychology: People, their actions, and mental processes and how to treat problems.