Are you going to a fancy dress party and don't know what to wear?

A costume hire shop, or fancy dress hire shop can be an easy and fun way to get the perfect outfit, without all the work of trying to make one yourself! The range is huge- there's scope for lots of creativity.

Many costume hire shops have websites, which include photos of people wearing their costumes, to give you an idea of what they look like on. By visiting a few of these sites, you can narrow down the right shops to visit, and hopefully save time in rushing about looking in person.

There is a short list of costume hire shops at the end of this article.

Some fancy dress hire shops will undertake delivery. And some will even create a costume to suit your needs, if they don't have one in stock!

Most costume hire shops will reserve a costume for you for a future date. Part payment may be required at that time. Full payment, plus a bond, will be required before the item is taken out. Hire periods are generally for 2 or 3 days, depending on the shop, unless other arrangements are made.  Late fees apply in most cases.

Damage or specialised cleaning may be charged for, if the item isn't returned in satisfactory condition.

• Halloween Monsters, Ghosts, Zombies, Devils, Spooky TV Characters
• Christmas Elves, Father Christmas, Mrs Claus, Reindeer
• Easter Bunny costumes
• TV Characters
• Animals, Birds, Insects
• Animated Characters, Kids costumes, Girl costumes, Boy costumes
• Toys/Character Dolls, Costumes for Girls
• 20th Century- typical dress from different decades
• Historical Time Periods- Egyptian, Shakespearean, Roman
• Medieval- Lords and Ladies, Court Jester, Knights, Period costumes
• Religious- Nuns, Monks, Famous Religious People & Bible Characters
• Famous People
• Pirates
• Traditional Costumes- from many different nationalities
• Dance costumes of different styles
• Suits and Tuxedos
• Hollywood- movie characters, glitz and glamour costumes
• Famous Music Personalities/Groups
• Western
• Heroes and Villians
• Murder Party Characters
• Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme Characters
• Mythical Creatures
• Space and Aliens
• Sports
• Careers
• Jungle
• Plants, Flowers and Trees
• Inanimate Objects
• Schoolboy, Schoolgirl costume
• Prisoner, Policeman & Policewoman costumes
• Goth style and Gothic costumes
• Doctor and Nurse costumes
• Outrageous and Sexy cotumes

COSTUME ACCESSORIES

Costume hire shops can also provide costume accessories to enhance your outfit, such as:

• Wigs- historical, long and different styles, coloured, glitter, lady gaga wigs, princess wigs
• Masks- huge variety (scary masks, movie hero masks)
• Stage Make-up, face paint, horror make-up and accessories
• Props etc- swords, eye patches, character glasses, noses, canes, costume jewellery

COSTUME HIRE SHOPS

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