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Over 12,000 Costumes, props and sets available for hire! Theatre | Musicals | School Productions

02/09/2024

VCE students! Don’t forget that Stage School Australia is offering its extensive wardrobe collection for costume and prop hire to all students undertaking their VCE performance exams! ✨

Our extensive wardrobe includes Shakespearian and classical, period costuming, fantasy, Disney, and popular Fiction characters, uniforms, animals, and formal attire and dance wear, and a treasure trove of props and accessories, which are just some of the many options available, complete with accessories! 👗🎩💼👑

Pricing:
Individual booking: $65
Stage School Student: $52
Group bookings: 5+ students, organised through school receive 10% off.
Extra charges: Shoes, Wigs, Props, Speciality Costumes

Individual appointments available during the September school holidays. Contact our Costume Department to book!
📞 8199 8345
📧 [email protected]

16/08/2024

We all know that in graduation year VCE students and their wonderful teachers are under pressure! 🍎📚

To help ease the stress, Stage School Australia is offering its extensive wardrobe collection for costume and prop hire to all students undertaking their VCE performance exams! ✨

Our extensive wardrobe includes Shakespearian and classical, period costuming, fantasy, Disney, and popular Fiction characters, uniforms, animals, and formal attire and dance wear, and a treasure trove of props and accessories, which are just some of the many options available, complete with accessories! 👗🎩💼👑

Pricing:
Individual booking: $65
Stage School Student: $52
Group bookings: 5+ students, organised through school receive 10% off.
Extra charges: Shoes, Wigs, Props, Speciality Costumes

Individual appointments available during the September school holidays. Contact our Costume Department to book!
📞 8199 8345
📧 [email protected]

14/05/2024

School uniforms available for your next production of School of Rock, Matilda, you name it! 👔👒🎸

28/04/2024

The details ➡️ the stage 🌹✨

21/04/2024

Some stunning bits and pieces from our Wicked set! 💙👗✨

31/03/2024

These costumes are truly something else on stage ✨💙

21/03/2024

Iconic coats 🧥
1. Joseph’s Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
2. Gomez Addams’
3. Mary Poppins

20/02/2024

A bit of glitz and glam for your Tuesday evening scrolling ✨

13/02/2024

These little wombat and kangaroo costumes have to be some of the cutest pieces we’ve got in our closet! 🦘

09/02/2024

A bit of sparkle for you Friday evening 👗✨

27/01/2024

It’s all in the details 🪶

19/01/2024

Costume detail - one of our sparkly ‘Cats’ pieces 🤍🐈

12/01/2024

We are HUGE fans of the bow trend that has been taking over recently. How darling is this sparkly pink number as seen in YABC’s recent season of ‘Time to Dance’?! 🎀

26/12/2023

The colours of Joseph’s iconic technicolor dream coat 🌈✨

08/12/2023

Chanelling Madonna's 1990 MTV Awards performance of Vogue in her iconic Marie Antoinette look 🎀🎂✨

17/11/2023

Mermaid details 🧜🏽‍♀️🐚✨

14/11/2023

Some bits and pieces that are heading to the National Theatre soon for YABC’s end of year performance season! 🧵✨

14/11/2023

Some bits and pieces heading to the National Theatre soon for YABC’s end of year performances 🧵✨

11/09/2023

Some razzle dazzle that went out for a production of Chicago a few weeks ago ❤️✨

18/08/2023

This stunning blue lady has been put together this week for YABC’s Triple Threat’s performance tomorrow night at the 2023 Star Ball! We can’t wait to see her in action 🌟💜💃

11/08/2023

Costume close up! These feathers belong to just one of our many stunning bird costumes 🦢🦩🦆

09/08/2023

Costume Feature!!! Our tiny little farmer and farm animal costumes have to be some of the cutest pieces in our collection 🥺🐮🐷🧑‍🌾🌾

07/08/2023

Layering is key in making period costumes feel authentic, and you can't go wrong with a shawl! 💜

06/08/2023

1700s and 1800s period pieces are some of our favs! Love the little gold details in this costume put together for AYT's mid-year production of Treasure Island ✨

04/08/2023

Precious pearly details on a piece fit for a princess! 🤍✨

02/08/2023

Costume Feature!!! Here are some photos of the Pirates in AYT's mid-year production of Treasure Island! We have all the pirate hats, maps, and peg legs you could possibly need ready for hire 🏴‍☠️🏝️🗺️

31/07/2023

The 90s called and said that red plaid and leather jackets are back in. We don't make the rules 🤷😎

30/07/2023

And All That Jazz ✨

These sparkly pieces laden with all the sequins, beads, and ruffles you can imagine are part of our show biz and glitzy range available to hire for the next time you're putting on a production of Chicago!

28/07/2023

Costume close up! These precious details belong to none other than Princess Fiona's iconic dress 💚👗

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19 Trade Place
Melbourne, VIC

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://costume-dept.com.au/

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Class is in session! Our school uniform costumes are ready to star in your next production 🤩📚🎓

It’s that time of year again! With VCE exams creeping up, The Costume Dept is running a special hire offer for ALL students undertaking their VCE performance exams! 🎭 With a collection of over 16,000 bits and pieces, we have something to fit every need 🌟 Our extensive wardrobe includes Shakespearian and classical, period costuming, fantasy, Disney, and popular Fiction characters, uniforms, animals, and formal attire and dance wear, and a treasure trove of props and accessories, which are just some of the many options available! 👗🧥🎩👒 Get in touch to book an appointment! ✨ 📞 8199 8345 📧 [email protected]

Whether it's Legally Blonde, High School Musical or Bring It On; our stunning cheerleader costume will shine in your next production 🤩📣💃⭐️⭐️

Meet Sarah, our wonderful Wardobe Manager at the Costume Department! 👗🤩 Sarah is one of the masterminds behind all of the wonderful costuming you see at all of our branch performances and larger scale productions! She’s been with the Costume Dept for many years, working her creative magic across countless shows with us and she plays a big part in pulling these performances together and getting our students out on stage looking as incredible as they always do! 🪡🎩✨ It takes an army to put our performance seasons and productions together and we are so lucky to have such an incredible team working on all the behind the scenes bits and pieces! 🌟

There’s absolutely nothing basic about these costumes! 😅✨

The magic of costumes ✨ #costumedept #costumes #theatre #performing

Follow along as Betty takes us through some of our most popular hires here at the Costume Department! 🎩✨

A little sneak peak into our recent costume photoshoot! Keep an eye out for some of these stunning pieces in upcoming shows!! 👀👗✨ #thecostumedepartment #costume #theatre #stage