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Southern California Costume StoresDiscover year-round stores selling Renaissance Festival gear, Mardi Gras costumes and more!
During Halloween time, there are "costumes on every corner" as temporary costume stores sprout open in empty buildings, and party supply shops turn entire sections of their stores into costume headquarters. When does it make sense to shop at a year-round Southern California costume store for your disguises and supplies?1.) When you're a frequent costume user: It may not be Halloween except once a year...but Halloween is not the only event when people have the chance to dress in disguise. What about the yearly Renaissance Festival? Do you like to have more fun by attending in a historical period costume? Or, what about Christmas---does anyone in your family play Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus or an elf? What about Mardi Gras? Does anyone travel to an area which celebrates with parties & parades (and you'd prefer to have your costume ahead of time, rather than hoping you'll find one at the last minute in a strange city?) For frequent costume users, developing a relationship with a local costume shop's staff is a good way to get service that goes "over and above" what the average one-time shopper will get. 2.) When you want a costume that's "different:" Naturally, a mass-merchandise Halloween store isn't going to make costumes on-premises. On the other hand, some of Southern California's costume shops which are open year-round DO have custom-sewn costuming options. Or, they may simply make their own stock of rental costumes...which will guarantee that you'll be the ONLY one at your Halloween party or special event to arrive in the particular costume you chose! 3.) When you're body isn't a "standard" size: Even people who only need costumes on Halloween might enjoy choosing their outfits from a year-round costume store. If you think that clothing & department stores seem to carry a limited amount of sizes, their selection of sizes is absolutely huge compared to the limited range of Halloween costume sizes. With nationally-distributed Halloween costume brands, it's common to see sizes such as "Adult medium," "children's small"...or even "one size fits all." Now, we all know that the phrase "one size fits all" should REALLY say, "One size fits some people." For anyone who wants a larger or smaller-than-average costume size...or simply a costume that fits the wearer's body more perfectly...year-round costume stores can be the right place to go. Many sell a larger range of sizes than seasonal shops. And some even have alterations on-site...or the ability for you to request a custom-made costume. On this page, we'll talk about some of the year-round Southern California costume stores you might enjoy. There are too many costume shops in greater Los Angeles/San Diego to talk about them all. Some of these year-round shops are highly specialized. EXCLUDED from this page are the following--- 2.) Dance costume shops: Other costume shops cater to the dance industry...costumes for recitals, college dance production, and professional dance troups 3.) Costume manufacturers & wholesalers: Others listed in directories as being costume shops are really costume manufacturers. Since SoCal is also an industrial center, it's no surprise that costumes are made in this area, then shipped world-wide. 4.) Costume shops without websites: Potential customers deserve to know what types of costumes a store sells before driving through traffic. No one wants to waste their time. On this page, you'll only find Southern California costume stores in which "real" consumers can shop, not just industry professionals. Most are general costume stores which cater to your year-round holiday and pageant/festival needs (though some listed on this page cater to the large group of Renaissance Festival-goers.) Los Angeles Costume StoresBurbank: Halloween Town, address, 2921 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505; Phone number 818-848-3644. Website, http://www.halloweentownstore.com Burbank: Norcostco/California Costume (and Theatrical supplies), address 3606 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505. Toll Free phone number is 800-220-6915; local phone number is 818-567-0753. Website, www.norcostco.com Canoga Park: Halloween Adventure's Costume Warehouse Superstore, address 8443 Canoga Ave, Canoga Park, Ca 91304. The Costume Warehouse telephone number is (818) 341-0217. The company's official website is www.HalloweenAdventure.com Covina: Alicia's Costumes, address 112 E College Ave, Covina, CA 91723; phone number (626) 974-8880. Website: www.aliciascostumes.com Gardena: Fantasyland Costume Co, address is 1118 W. 135th St, Gardena CA 90247; phone number is 310-217-0456. Year-round shop for costumes, wigs, accessories, makeup, etc. The side of this business which deals with Renaissance Faire apparel is called "Lady & the Fool Renaissance Clothing." Website: www.fantasycostume.net Hollywood: Adele's of Hollywood, address is 5034 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90027. Adele's telephone number is (323) 663-2231. Full-time costume supplier which serves both the movie industry and the general public. Website: www.adelescostumes.com Hollywood: Hollywood Toys & Costumes, address 6600 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028; Phone number, 323-464-4444. Website: www.hollywoodtoys.com Hollywood: Ozzie Dots costumes & vintage clothing, address is 4637 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027; phone number (323) 663-2867. Costumes & crazy stuff. Want a Bates Motel keychain? Here's your place! Website: www.ozziedots.com La Puente: Francisco's Discount Halloween Shop, address is 15834 Main St, La Puente, CA 91744. The Halloween Discount Shop's phone numbers are (626) 968-8340 and (626) 961-6000. Toll-free telephone number is (800) 479-3722. This is the main store's address, but the Halloween Discount Shop also sets up temporary stores every September & October. Call the main store if you'd like to find out where this years seasonal shops are located. Website: www.halloweendiscountshop.net Long Beach: Bianca's Divine Costumes, high-end, opulent period costumes by appointment only; (mostly rentals and custom, but some for sale.) Call Bianca's Costume's phone number (562) 596-6776. Website: www.biancascostumes.com Long Beach: Party Props, address in Belmont Shore is 5114 East 2nd St, Long Beach, CA, 90803; Phone number 562-987-1505. Website: www.costumesbypartyprops.com Los Angeles: Costume-Shop.com, phone number, (323) 466-1216; address, 4621 Council Street, Los Angeles, CA. Website, www.costume-shop.com Redondo Beach: Aardvark costumes & vintage clothing, address is 2621 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278. Aardvark's phone number is 310-370-6500 (local) or telephone number 877-722-2738 (toll free.) Website: www.aaardvarks.com Note the 3 "a's" instead of two in the website name. San Pedro: Behind the Scenes Costumes, phone number (310) 521-9000; address, 461 W 6th St San Pedro, CA. Website www.behindthescenescostumes.com Signal Hill: Pendragon Costumes, phone number (562) 490-9501; 2300 Walnut Ave Signal Hill, CA 90755. Website: www.pendragoncostumes.com (Costumes are very specialized; check website before heading here)South Pasadena: Would You Believe? costumes, 1118 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena, Ca 91030; telephone number is (800) 700-3828. Year-round costume sales & rentals, theatrical makeup and accessories. Website: www.wyb.com Tarzana: Etoile costumes, address, 18849 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, 91356; phone number 818-343-3701. Website, www.etoilela.com Torrance: Halloween Illusions: 18900 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA (NEC 190th and Hawthorne Blvd.)Halloween Illusions phone number is 310-542-8004. This is a temporary store open Sept/Oct 2007 only. Website: www.halloweenillusions.com Torrance: Platinum Costumes, address is 1423 Marcelina Ave, Torrance, CA 90501; phone number is(310) 328-9832. Website: www.platinumcostumes.com Whittier: Uptown Vintage & Costumes, address is 6741 Bright AveWhittier, CA 90601; phone number (562) 698-1867. Website: www.hipstyls.com In addition, don't forget to check the Party America Stores, the Party City Stores and the Spirit Halloween Store pages of this website, since both these chains have many Los Angeles County locations. This web page, with very few exceptions, lists Halloween stores & costume stores with their own websites. After all, why would you want to trek to a store without knowing if you'll like what it sells? Still, you might wish to learn about other Los Angeles and Long Beach costume stores. You may follow the upcoming link to reach the
Los Angeles costumes page
of the "Insider Pages." The stores on the list may have reviews you may read that have been written by previous customers. At least if a store doesn't have a website, the reviews should be of some help.
Halloween Club...a local tradition
Even though stores with websites were the ones selected for this page (so you could check to see if you like their merchandise BEFORE you drive to them,) there's one store without a website that really should be mentioned. It's The Halloween Club, and it's a huge, warehouse-sized store that stands out in its class. Hey...inside here, it's Halloween all year long!When the costumers and set decorators from the popular TV show, "Desperate Housewives" needed to create a realistic-looking Halloween-time filming set...many months before October!...where did they turn? To The Halloween Club! And when Los Angeles stores annoy you with their before-season Halloween displays at the end of August, where's a likely place that they got their supplies? Once again, at The Halloween Club. In fact, the film industry and big business are 2 ways that this Halloween specialty store makes a living year-round. (Well, along with the fact that they do offer other seasonal decorations, as well, during Halloween's "slow season.") Some families make it a tradition to head to the Halloween Club every year. There's a good reason why. If you want to find a store with a big lineup of costumes in many different sizes and brands, you won't find a bigger display than at the Halloween Club. It's a pretty "child safe" place, too. The rows of children's costumes are laid out at the front of the store, so kids won't have to pass flirty costumes or blood-dripping ghouls in order to make their selections. Nevertheless, the Halloween Club is also a headquarters for scary and bizarre items...in costumes, accessories, and home decorations, too. They have a large selection of realistic-looking latex masks...and even a black-light room to display their glow-in-the-dark Halloween merchandise. The Halloween Club address is 13310 Firestone Blvd, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. This location is in plain view from Interstate 5 just north of the Carmenita exit. Still, it takes some wiggling around on these oddly-laid-out streets to reach it. Here's a Google map to the Halloween Club store, which you should study if you've never been there before. The Halloween Club phone number is (562) 407-3284. SoCal Costume Stores -- Orange County
Photo note: The Disney costumed character Stitch (from the animated movie "Lilo and Stitch") dances at a Disneyland Resort's Halloween celebration. Orange County is home to several big Halloween theme park festivities at the Disneyland Resort and Knott's Berry Farm (AKA Knott's "Scary" Farm during October!)Buena Park: Charisma Costumes, address, 6161 Lincoln Avenue, Buena Park, CA, 90620; phone number, 714-827-7550. Website: www.charismacostumes.com Laguna Beach: TippeCanoe's vintage clothing & costumes, address 648 S Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (between Legion and Cleo Streets on the inland side of the street.) Tippecanoe's phone number is (949) 494-1200. Tippecanoe's will help you dress in authentic period clothing year round; specialists in the decades of 1950's thru 1990's. Website: www.tippecanoes.com Lake Forest: (The) Costume Castle: address 23811-C El Toro Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630. The Costume Castle's phone number is (949) 588-9929. This location is open year-round with a wide array of costumes for every occasion. The store operates a seasona, Sept/Oct store at the Tustin/Irvine Marketplace, as well. See "Tustin" listing for details. Website: www.thecostumecastle.com Orange: Costumes Galore, address is 1070 N. Batavia, Suite "E"Orange, CA 92867; phone number is (714) 639-1010. Website: www.costumesgalore.com Santa Ana: Rental BOOtique, phone number (714) 241-0907; address, 2227 S Bristol St, Santa Ana, CA 92704. Website: www.rentalbootique.comHigh quality, many made in shop; Some items for sale. Tustin: (The) Costume Castle: address at the Tustin/Irvine Marketplace is 2881 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92782; telephone number (714) 505-3031. This store is a temporary seasonal store for Halloween 2007; see the main Costume Castle listing under "Lake Forest" for your costume needs during other months of the year. www.thecostumecastle.com Orange County DOES have more year-round costume shops; however, it's very short on costume stores which have a website. (And having a website was a major criterion for whether or not a costume store made it onto this page. People need to SEE what they're going to find at a store before spending time driving to it.) Nevertheless, to assist the many searchers who are looking for costume stores in Orange County, here's a link to the
"Insider Pages" directory, which has a costume section
featuring user reviews for Orange County costume shops. Also, don't forget to check the Party America, the Party City and the Spirit Halloween Store pages of this website, since all of these popular chains have Orange County locations. Southern California Costume Stores - San Diego CoOceanside: Costume Classics, phone number (760) 722-5515; 610 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA. Website is www.costumeclassics.net Ramona: Historic Arms & Armor, phone number (760) 789-2299; address is 17228 Voorhes Ln, Ramona, CA 92065. Website is www.historicenterprises.com.(Renaissance specialists) San Diego: Buffalo Breath Costumes, 2050 Hancock Street, San Diego, CA, 92110; Phone number, 619-297-1175. Website: www.buffalobreath.com Theatrical Quality; rent or buy (expensive.) San Diego: (The) Costume Shop, address is 2960 North Park Way, San Diego, CA 92104. The Costume Shop's phone number is (619) 574-6201. Website: www.thecostumeshop.net San Diego: Fun 'n Folly Costume & Novelty, phone number (858) 780-0302; address, 13223 Black Mountain Rd # 1-20, San Diego, CA 92129. Website is www.funfolly.com San Marcos: 2nd location of Buffalo Breath Costumes: address is 630 Nordahl Road, San Marcos, CA 92069; phone 760-739-9800. Website is http://buffalobreathcostumes.com Other San Diego costume stores and rental shops: One major criterion for "making it" onto this page was that a store had to have its own website. Readers shouldn't have to "guess" what a store can offer them before they spend time driving to it. Nevertheless, if you'd like to explore still more options, you can use the following link to access the
San Diego costumes page
of the "Insider Pages." You'll at least be able to read reviews about the experiences that other people have had with the stores on their list. Also, don't forget to check the Party City and the Spirit Halloween Store pages of this website, since both of these popular chain stores have San Diego County locations. San Bernardino Co & Riverside Co costume storesOntario: Harlequin Costume Store, address 720 S Milliken, Ontario, CA, 91761. Harlequin Costume's phone number is 909-390-8527, and its website is www.costumemagic.com. Palm Desert: Halloween Gear costume shop, phone number (760) 779-1898. The Halloween Gear store address is 72840 Highway 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260. Its website is www.halloweengear.net. Riverside: A & H Rents, address is 10241 Hole Avenue w Riverside CA 92503; phone number is (951) 689-2705. Year round costumes and party equipment for all occasions. Website: www.ahrents.com San Bernardino: Enchanted Attic costume store, address 25899 East Baseline, San Bernardino, CA, 92410. The Enchanted Attic's Phone number is 909-862-1170; its website is www.enchantedatticcostumes.com. San Bernardino: Fun Corner Costume Shop, 426 W. Baseline, San Bernardino, CA, 92410. The Fun Corner phone number is 888-885-7648; and the website is www.funcorner.com. Temecula: CC & Company Costumes, phone number is 951-676-7423; Address, 27574 Commerce Center Dr. #140, Temecula, CA 92590 (next to Sizzler Restaurant; Opposite side of I-15 from Promenade at Temecula Mall.) This is a year-round costume store, and can also send costumed entertainers to your party. Website: www.ccandcompanyinc.com Upland: (The) Theater Company, address is 1400 North Benson Avenue, Upland, CA 91786; phone number is (909) 982-5736. This is a year-round costume supplier. Halloween costumes for rent. For theater & community organizations, complete costuming is available for the particular play your group plans to produce. Website: www.theatreco.com Still other Inland Empire/Desert area Halloween costumes & decorations can be found in stores which have only seasonal costume displays. These include the following popular chains of party goods stores--- Ventura Co and Santa Barbara Co costumesCamarillo: Party Pleasers, phone number is (805) 482-0339; address is 2291 Pickwick Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010. Year-round party supplies & equipment rentals...including costume rentals. Website: www.partypleasers.comMoorpark: Moorpark Party Shop/The Halloween Shop, address is 530 New Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, Ca 93021; phone number is (Toll Free) 877-523-1733. The website for this Ventura County Halloween store is www.halloweenunlimited.com. Newbury Park: Halloweenstreet.Com, phone number (805) 498-8444; address, 1111 Rancho Conejo Blvd, Newbury Park, CA 91320. Website, of course, is www.Halloweenstreet.com. Santa Barbara: Scavenge store, address is 418 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. The Scavenge store phone number is 805-564-2000; and its website is www.ScavengeInc.com. For still other Halloween costume & decoration stores, try the following pages of this website: Renaissance Festival costumes on EBayA number of Renaissance Festivals will be taking place throughout California during the next several months. Perhaps you have reached this page looking for a place to find a good costume to wear to the Faire. The EBay internet auction site is a good place where you can find Renaissance Festival costumes all year long. Sometimes, these costumes will be new; other times, they'll be used. Sometimes they'll be in great condition; other times, they may have "seen better days." That's just the way it goes with live auctions! You can never tell what somebody's going to want to sell.Below you'll find a continually updating widget which can show you both women's and men's Renaissance costumes which are up for bid...right at this very moment...on EBay. The widget is set to find "Renaissance Costumes," but if you'd like to search for something different, just fill in the widget's search box with the name of what you're hunting. Backwards Links: HOME :: Latest News :: Choose a different Halloween page: Halloween Section: Family Halloween Fun, overview :: Costumes: Jack Sparrow, pt 1 :: Captain Jack, pt 2 :: Animal Costumes :: Boys Superheroes :: Clowns :: Disney Princesses :: Pet Costumes :: Pirates/kids :: Witch and Vampire costumes :: Stores: Disney Stores :: Halloween BuildABears :: Party America :: Party City/Los Angeles :: Party City/other So Cal :: Spirit Halloween :: Year-round costume stores :: Activities--Disney: Disneyland Halloween Events :: Woodys Roundup pics :: Haunted Mansion pics :: Haunted Mansion, pt 2 :: Disney Pumpkins :: Disney Candy Corn :: Mickeys Halloween Parade :: Dance w/Disney Characters :: Halloween Disney Characters :: Knotts-- Knott's Halloween Events:: Scary Farm Pics:: Halloween Haunt Pics, pt 2:: Six Flags-- 6 Flags Fright pics :: Magic Mtn pics, pt 2 ::
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