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Never pick up your own costume.
If there’s absolutely no other option, bring an attractive basket (decorate it if you have time) and drop your garments in it. It’s still not fabulous for you to carry it off stage, but it’s better than crawling around at the end of your act grabbing all your costume bits.

O.K. — why not?