Original post by Good blokeYou are having a laugh, surely?
It is time for you to let me educate you. It is offensive (and patronising) to "educate" other people on what language they may use - especially when you are trying to appropriate some synonyms to mean something you wish them to mean for political purposes.
Costume, schmutter, gear, clobber, clothes, dress, apparel, garb, ensemble, attire, panoply - it's all perfectly acceptable.