Should I Buy or Hire a Costume?

Buying or hiring a costume is a personal choice and when being considered you need to think about cost, your ability to put together your own costume, and what your think the frequency of use will be. Renting on a regular basis can be a bit costly so sometimes it can work out cheaper to buy a costume, depending on the type and the quality.

Pros and Cons of Buying

Some people like to buy their own costumes so they know that no-one at the party has rented it previously from a fancy dress store. You can get costumes at a cheap price so this is a really viable option. Buying a costume may mean that you now have your own costume but remember, you now have to wear that costume to numerous parties, or just buy another one to add to your small or large growing collection.




Pros and Cons of Hiring

Hiring costumes is easy, usually affordable and allows you to have access to a huge variety of costumes. If you hire a costume you may not get to keep the costume, but you can always go back to the store and rent a different costume for the next party. This is a great alternative for people who aren't great at crafts and sewing, and who like to dress up as something different for every party.
When making the hiring vs buying decision remember to consider if the costumes are for adults or children. Children's costumes are more likely to get used more than once, but they will also be grown out of more quickly.

How Do I Know That A Rented Costume Is Clean??

You've been invited to the costume party of the year, and you really want to impress with your fancy dress, and that means you need to rent a costume. That sounds fine in theory, but how can you be sure that your ultimate costume choice is clean?

Costume hire by its nature involves a costume being rented out to people again and again, for the life of the costume. Of course, there's going to be questions about the cleanliness and hygiene of an outfit that has been worn by many others before you. Nearly everything in a costume store has been used before, that includes dresses, trousers, capes, shoes, wigs and many other costume pieces. How can you be sure that everything is clean?.

There is no need to fear. Because we at Costume Bazaar offer costume rental for private parties as well as for professional events and even film or TV shoots – ensure that all their costumes are clean before they are hired out. The cost of cleaning is included in the costume rental, and we will wash or dry clean and sanitise every costume and accessory upon its return. In fact, we suggest you don't try to clean a costume yourself if you have spilt something on it, as our professional cleaning process is usually sufficient.