Costume Avenue

I had to write because the experience was great overall (fair price, good selection, customer service). The disappointment was we had to leave for Seattle the next morning and we called to let them know ahead of time over 24hrs so within reason. They weren’t open until 11am on Sunday and we weren’t flexible in waiting until store opening. Upon returning the costume Monday they charged us with a late fee. I was disappointed they wouldn’t waive it or understand my circumstance. The lady who is the manager was rude and not understanding of the situation. I will rethink where I will take my business in the future.

TL;DR: Great selection. High quality rentals. Friendly and knowledgeable staff who work well under pressure. Went in with intention to buy, left with a rental and much happier for it.
I dropped by on my lunch break today (the day before Halloween) and it was unsurprisingly packed with people shopping and picking up reserved costumes. As I stepped inside, they had a greeter who was controlling the flow of people into the store and making sure people know what they were looking for and where they were going. I said I was interested in buying a pirate costume to compliment my wife’s well-​established costume, to which he responded by leveling with me that since pirate costumes are VERY popular around here, there really wasn’t much left at this point, but period items were available. He also stressed that they specialize in renting, and particularly this time of year, there are few consignment costume owners who would want to part with an exceptional pirate costume on their biggest weekend. I was grateful for his candor and inquired about piratey-​gypsyish-​rogueish costume components that might complement my family’s general look-​and-​feel.
He helped direct me to the correct part of the small store for a relatively generic, and colorful piratey-​gypsyish-​rogueish costume to compliment my wife’s high-​quality pirate costume and daughter’s flamenco dress.
Then, it wasn’t more than 30 seconds before another employee asked what I was looking for and guided me to a more specific section as I described I was looking. She took the time to go into the back and bring out a fabulous (and comfortable) pair of colorful pants and festive vest to compliment it. She helped me pair it with a poet’s shirt and directed me to where they kept sashes and scarves to really develop a great costume.
The piecemeal costume I rented turned out wonderfully, and I intend to rent from them on future Halloween’s to come.

This place is seriously the way to go for any costume. Not only do they have a huge selection of absolutely stunning costumes their staff is so friendly and helpful. We had so much fun picking out costumes thanks to their staff. Definitely stop in just to see what I mean.

My child has been planning this year’s Halloween costume since, well, last November 1^st. In various incarnations.
This year i waited until October so I dont pre– purchase pieces that said child won’t wear because the desired character has morphed a few times.
The object of Princess’ present obsession has a particular shade of bright pink bobbed hair (animé is life), which is hard to find. Its a villain from the Miraculous Ladybug. Korean animé. Or maybe a cartoon. Not sure. Im not the fangirl she is.
This little store has evening hours for after work so we ducked in at 7pm to check out their wigs. The only pink one they had was more Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time and less the animé super villain. So no luck today.
They have LOTS of stuff though, and the kind man and woman behind the counter when eyeing my child brought up Homestuck and Kill la kill, both of which are beloved fandoms of Princess. So they know their stuff.
We are gonna go back, I’m sure.
They also gave us a handy business card so we can call and inquire about stuff. Princess tucked it into the Dr Who tardis purse next to the Black Butler earbuds.
Yeah we will be back.

What a gem of a store! Talk about a theater kids dream (which I am). I came here the other day looking for a Halloween costume and even though I didn’t find what I was looking for, the staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming. Sandy, (the owner I think) was really great. She definitely knows her stuff and I could tell she was one of «us» (theater, film people). They also sell Ben Nye makeup, which is great to know since I don’t know of any other place in the area near me that sells it.
The prices to rent are also very reasonable. Period pieces are of course going to run much more than your average costume (I saw 50-​hundreds of dollars), but that is to be expected for one of kind, fragile pieces. But non-​fragile pieces were more like 18 – 32 dollars a day and they come with accessories. Not bad at all! Also, if you’re looking for something in particular be sure to ask for help because they have their more fragile pieces in the back room where they don’t get roughed up as much (fairy outfits I tried on were back there). Also worth noting, I believe you can technically buy any outfit, with a few exceptions as they are one of a kind.
Happy costume hunting!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place.
I’m an avid cosplayer going to conventions all over the northwest and these guys have saved my butt SO many times.
I rented my Black Widow cat suit, and later on purchased a cat suit for the same costume from them. We also rented a pirate costume from them and they were more than understanding when it was returned a little late because the renter was from Alaska and had traveled with part of it on accident.
I’ve also bought costume makeup here numerous times and they are so helpful and let you sample everything you need!
We even bought a wig here last minute for a costume party that was high quality for a $ 25 white wig (normally you can see the wig netting and the wig is super shiny for that price, but this one was soft and glorious!).
They’re always so kind and cheerful when I go in. Thank you so much!

These guys are the best! If you need a period costume or just something for fun, this is the place!
The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. They are priced fairly and are prompt and helpful. Their place is organized and there are plenty of choices for each theme.

Racks upon racks of costumes. Unique costumes. Vintage costumes. Lavish costumes. Not the kind of stuff you buy in a package at one of those pop-​up Spirit stores at Halloween. This is year-​round good stuff.
We’ve been coming here for all of my daughter’s school play and musical expeditions. The owners and staff are awesome, super helpful. You can reserve well in advance of your renting needs so you are assured you’ll have what you need to be the star of the show or the focus of the party.
Costumes, stage make-​up, accessories. It’s all there.

These guys are awesome. Great selection, reasonable prices, wonderful service.

OK, admittedly, I’ve been in Costume Avenue for only one reason, but it was such a great experience, that I have to post a review. My son is involved in drama at his high school and we were desperate for combat boots. We needed them the following morning and, after learning of this after getting home from work, I was about ready to throw in the towel, as all the obvious places in Aloha/​Beaverton were already closed.
We drove up to Costume Avenue and the sign did say that they were closed, as we suspected… we missed them by nearly half-​an-​hour. We did notice someone still inside. I shoved my son out the door and told him to knock on the door and ask if they at least had boots that would be usable and, if so, I’d come back and pick them up as soon as they opened the following morning. (No sense in wasting the gas to drive back for nuthin’!) Not only did they have boots, but she let us in and took care of us right then! They were awesome and reasonably priced. They apparently have special deals for school drama productions.
So, we ONLY went there for boots, but we did see that they have a HUGE selection of costumes. I’ll definitely keep them in mind if I ever feel a hankerin’ to dress up for Halloween again.

Wow, what a selection. The place isn’t that big but you can really get lost in here! There were easily several thousand costumes hanging on those racks (which extended eight feet up) and Sandy, the owner, noted that if we didn’t find what we were looking for here, they have just as vast a selection in overstock as they have up front.
Needing some costumes for an upcoming Renaissance-​themed vow renewal we hopped in on this Saturday afternoon. We «sort of» knew a bit about what we were looking for, but honestly we didn’t really know where to start. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, even pointing out that a similar costume I held was «late 17^th Century» and thus bordered upon not being Renaissance (seriously, he knew THAT?!?). Honestly, they really know their stuff here.
They have a few dressing rooms with pull-​back curtains and plenty of mirrors through which you can vainly stare at your new digs and approve or reject. Rentals were in the $ 20 range for the cheap stuff up to $ 80 or so for… my costume. Evidently I don’t have cheap taste. Everything we saw there was of very high quality — these were studio-​class costumes.
Plenty of accessories available for purchase as well.
Very nice place and very nice people. Thanks!

Make sure you read their policies very well before you rent. Very misleading & they are not explained to you at the time of rental. I reserved a small item for $ 9 & cancelled 4 days prior & they charged me $ 2 anyway. A cancellation fee was never mentioned. I’m just glad it wasn’t an $ 80 or so rental!

There are certainly a ton of amazing costumes here — just about anything you can think of! My only qualm is that I was in search for a 1920’s costume… a little harder to come by and yes, Costume Avenue did indeed have a selection of flapper type dresses. Only issue is that the majority of them were too large of size. Also, many of them looked quite ragged and coming apart at the seams. Their rental prices (from what I saw) were anywhere from $ 18-​$ 50+. Which is reasonable in some aspects.
I would certainly stop by again if in need of something but my luck with a 1920’s outfit was no good.

I first came here when I was seeking supplies for painting my entire body gold. For obvious reasons. Not only did they have gold body paint, they had the kind for your regular parts, like legs and arms, and the kind for your sensitive lil’ face. They also had gold body SPRAY, to cover large swathes of back and belly without all that time-​consuming powder application. And let’s not forget the gold hairspray. They had that, too.
And you know what? Had I wanted to paint myself green, blue, chartreuse or rainbow, they would’ve had everything I needed for that, too. Not to mention everything I would need for any costume I could possibly think of. And a few costumes I probably couldn’t think of. Wigs of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Headbands, tiaras, feather boas and feather eyelashes. Costumes for rent, costumes for sale, costume jewelry, fake tattoos… accessories, accessories, accessories.
Honestly, I can’t think of a better place to go for all your costumery needs. The one and only thing they don’t have? Toe shoes. I know because I called and asked, and they looked and looked before calling me back and giving me a nice long list of all the places in town that DO have toe shoes. Now that’s service!