COSTUME HIRE
Fancy Dress Hire
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.
Here are some ideas of types of costumes you can hire, to get you thinking:
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Halloween Monsters, Ghosts, Zombies, Devils, Spooky TV Characters
Costume hire shops can also provide accessories to enhance your outfit, such as:
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Props etc- swords, eye patches, character glasses, noses, canes, costume jewellery
COSTUME HIRE SHOPS
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snog the Frog Fancy Dress & Costume Hire
Phone: (02) 9690 2001
10 Hart Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Email: info@snogthefrog.com.au
http://www.snogthefrog.com.au
Christina's Costumes
Phone: (61 2 9664 2242)
Email: imagine@christinascostumes.com.au
http://www.christinascostumes.com.au/
Christina and her partner Larry are establishing Wombat Creek Animal Refuge
at Merriwa in the upper Hunter Valley.
Profits from Christina's Costumes Fancy Dress Hire go to help fund this project
to help protect Australian wildlife.
Fancy Shmancy Boutique Fancy Dress Hire
Phone: (02) 93871330
32-48 Denison Street
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
Email: info@fancyshmancy.com.au
http://www.fancyshmancy.com.au/
ABC TV Studio Costume Hires
ABC Costumes
Gate 7,
8 Lanceley Place Artarmon NSW 2064
Phone: + 61 2 8333 5757
Fax: + 61 2 8333 5755
http://www.abc.net.au/abcresourcehire/costumes/
VICTORIA
The Costume Factory
1st floor, 43 Hardware Lane,
City 3000
Phone: 03- 9670 1765
and
24 Langhorne Street,
Dandenong 3175
Phone: 03- 9793 5266
Plus other locations.
Email: headoffice@costumefactory.com.au
http://www.costumefactory.com.au/
Creative Costumes
458 High St Prahran, 3181 Victoria
Phone: (03) 9533-6393
Fax: (03) 9533-6394
Email:sales@creativecostumes.com.au
http://www.creativecostumes.com.au/index_star.html
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Gang Show (Scouts) Hire
Email: Costume Hire - costumehire@adelaidegangshow.com
Technical Hire - techhire@adelaidegangshow.com
http://www.adelaidegangshow.com/hire.asp
Theatre Costume Shop
129 Wright Street, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
Phone: (08) 8231 4231 Fax: (08) 8231 6499
Email: info@theatrecostumeshop.com.au
http://www.theatrecostumeshop.com.au/
QUEENSLAND
Gold Coast Arts Centre
Phone: (07) 55816548
Email: costume-hire@gcac.com.au
http://www.gcac.com.au/costume_hire/default.htm
Camelot Fancy Costume Hire
Lower Ground Floor
262 Adelaide street
Brisbane 4000 QLD
Phone: 3229 7868 Ph/Fax: 3221 8595
http://www.camelotcostumes.com
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Sweet Apple Fancy Dress Hire and Ballet Shop
15 Kennedy Street
Kingston Canberra, ACT 2604
Phone: +61 2 6295 3782
The FX Factory
Elouera Street BRADDON ACT 2612
Phone: 02 62577393
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
AJ's Costume Hire
Shop 21, 53 Cecil Avenue
Cannington, Western Australia 6107
Phone/Fax: +61 (08) 9356 1984
Mobile: 041 186 1403
Email: barbiegirljen@hotmail.com
http://www.ajs-costume-hire.com.au/index.php
The Dress Up Box
21B Green Street Mt Hawthorn WA 6016
Phone: 08 9443 6166
hires@dressupbox.com.au
http://www.dressupbox.com.au/
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Penny's Fancy Dress Hire
Shop 5, 408 Stuart Highway, WINNELLIE
P.O. Box 803, Sanderson N T 0812
Phone: (08) 8947 1269
http://www.pennysfancydress.com.au/
Spell Bound Fairies
Lot 46 Acacia Rd Humpty Doo NT 0836
Phone: (08) 8988 4583
TASMANIA
Kameleon Kostumes
48 Bathurst Hobart TAS 7000
ph: (03) 6234 5253
Fancy Francis Costume Hire
433 Macquarie St South Hobart TAS 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 1130
Happy Partying!
