The Abbey Theatre Costume Hire

12/04/2019

On May 1st 2019, we will be making a small change to our pricing system. The 10% appro charge will no longer be deducted from the hire total. The appro charge will stay the same as always, but it will no longer be refunded at the hire stage. We hope that this small change does not cause any inconvenience and we are happy to help with any questions you have. You can email us on [email protected] if you have any queries.

20/02/2019

The Irish Costume Archive Project now has a website! Run by Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh and Veerle Dehaene their website is a showcase of their excellent collection of costumes. www.icap.ie
You can also view their current exhibition at the Lighthouse cinema, Smithfield.

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29/11/2018

Please note that we are now booking up two weeks in advance. Please call or email us as early as possible to get your appointment. Email: [email protected]

05/10/2018

Lace Gloves and Life Jackets, a beautifully worded piece written about our Costume Hire Stores in this months issue of Totally Dublin. Words by Amelia O'Mahony-Brady and photographs by Ros Kavanagh.
Amelia visited our stores last month and we took her on a visual journey of the Abbey's costume archive.

28/08/2018

We will be open every Friday during September and October this year, starting from Friday September 7th. If you would like to book in for a Friday appointment, call 01 8797310 or email [email protected]

16/03/2018

We are so excited to see some of our costumes on the big screen for Irish film company Tailored Films .The Lodgers, costume design by IFTA nominee Sarajane Ffrench O'Carroll. The black cloak worn by Charlotte Vega was originally designed by Gaby Rooney for the Abbey Theatres production of King Lear in 2013.

09/03/2018

If you didn't catch TG4's programme Snáithe, Irish Fashion on Wednesday evening, it's still up on the TG4 player. Ciara O'Doherty interviews some of Ireland's most prolific costume designers. See if you can recognise the Costume Hire Stores in the background of some of the shots. https://www.tg4.ie/en/programmes/snaithe/

Snáithe - Six-part documentary series tracing the story of Irish fashion design through the eyes of contemporary designers, experts and fashion historians.

15/09/2017

From time to time, we receive costume donations. Sometimes vintage clothing, sometimes haute couture. Yesterday we were so fortunate to receive these hand made period costumes by Audra Levinskaite. Her costumes are now part of our stock and will be very well taken care of and be used for numerous performances.

13/09/2017

Did you know that we offer a 15% discount for all Tiger Fringe Productions? http://www.fringefest.com/

25/08/2017

Have you seen our new website? It has lots of new information as well as a reduced pricelist. We recently reduced prices on our contemporary pieces such as T-shirts, vests and other modern pieces to promote hire rather than fast fashion shopping. https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/about/costume-and-props/

We make original hand-crafted costumes and props to bring characters and their worlds to life on stage.

12/05/2017

16/03/2017

Huge Congratulations to Dundalk Theatre Workshop for their production of . Here are some great photographs of the cast wearing some Abbey Theatre costumes.

17/02/2017

Some of our recent Instagram uploads, photos taken on site by Ros Kavanagh.

17/02/2017

If you're not already following us on Instagram, please do! https://www.instagram.com/abbeytheatrecostumehire/?hl=en
It's where we post all of our photos! We like to follow people back, to see what you guys are up to with your costume design, set design and theatre work.

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09/02/2017

Spotlight on some of our newest additions to Costume Hire: She Stoops to Conquer, designed by Joan O'Clery and Nick Dunning's robe from the most recent Anna Karenina designed by Sarah Bacon

03/02/2017

These beautiful photographs were taken by Ros Kavanagh at Costume Hire. If you would like to see more, please follow us on Instagram

15/11/2016

http://www.projectbowes.com/interviews/2016/11/12/costume-department-in-the-abbey-theatre

This is a great write up about the Costume Hire and Costume department at the Abbey, thank you Project Bowes.

It’s the opening night of a new play and the curtains are about to go up. You sit in the hazy darkness of the auditorium amongst wine-soaked theatre-goers, all waiting with anticipation for the show to begin.