Flossy McGrews

This store is closed. Went down to find a fabulous dress but only found the store had been closed for a few months. Even though their website still indicates otherwise.

Weird site to say the least. I get an unsettling feeling going into this place. Haunted perhaps? Spirits and energy central! They have coffins, old wheel chairs and overall creepy décor. The place is cold and dusty. Interesting and a must see for sure.

Woah, Weirdness!
Cool Skull-​pture outside. Funky costumes, knickknacks, art, props, vintage clothing… in other words, it’s a HodgePodge.
I’d call it a costume store, but I could see a bit of our Denver Hipster culture shopping here for non-​costume-​oriented clothing. Hey, to each his own.
Old prom dresses, princess tiaras, vintage suits, werewolf beards, claws, swords, buttons, photo frames, stage makeup, poodle skirts, corsets, vaudeville collectibles…
If this is your cuppa tea, you’ll find happiness wandering in Flossy’s.

Anything Halloween year round, especially one that doesn’t exclusively feature Leg Avenue costumes, is OK by me. It is such an interesting an unusual store and has just about everything you can imagine that you might need for Halloween.
The bummer is the cost. Some of the greatest stuff in there is wildly overpriced for a rental. I was interested in a dress last year that was 120 bucks, which I might have spent if I actually got to keep the dress for more than a day or two. Nope, just a rental.
I remember the staff being not incredibly friendly, but not rude either. They do seem bothered to have to do their jobs sometimes.

Angry owner, disrespectful, unprofessional and a complete cluttered mess!

I have been here twice now– first time was wonderful & found an old wedding dress from the 1940’s that I had tailored and wore to the Marine Corps Ball. This last time not a great experience at all, the cashier was dour and wasn’t remotely excited about being there. Nothing was in any sort of logical system with merchandise thrown about haphazardly, it felt dirty & the racks were all over the place with not even a shred of enticing dresses, jackets, etc. Plus I find them to be very overpriced & I hate the dressing rooms, no matter how hard I tug on that curtain rod I still feel like people can peer in. It just seems very disorganized & while I have had luck there in the past I don’t see myself venturing here anytime soon.

I found this store in the Weird Colorado book and man am I glad I did! This place is awesome. There is so much to look at. It is mainly a costume shop, but you will be amazed at what you can find for a costume. The store is very eclectic, so make sure you look up, down, left, right… everywhere! My husband found a shirt we have been looking for for months, I got this wicked cool bobble head hat pin and a vintage Cameo pin! I can’t wait to go back to find our Jay and Silent Bob Halloween Costumes!

This place sucks and I’m going to tell you why. I sought to buy a mask recently, and made a conscious decision to get it at a local costume shop rather than buy it at an online retailer.
–Dirty, dingy, and cluttered space. Smells like a combination of stale cigarettes mixed with my grandma’s basement. (Signs on their front door say «We are dog friendly, but we are not cellphone friendly»). Weird.
–Unprofessional staff (wouldn’t stop suggesting costumes for me to buy, even after I said several times that I wanted to browse first. Very annoying).
-$ 10.00 minimum purchase in order to use credit/​debit card (read below)
–Overpriced inventory
I visited Flossy McGrew’s last week to buy a mask ($ 8.99). As the cashier rang up the sale, she informed me that I’d need to either buy something else, or pay with cash since they had a $ 10.00 minimum purchase for credit/​debit. (Really, who carries cash these days?) Then, she even suggested I drive down the street to the nearest ATM to retrieve cash. I smiled and politely offered them payment with my debit card. She refused and said, «If we sell you this mask at $ 8.99, then we’ll LOSE money on the transaction (because they negotiated a poor plan with their credit card merchants). So, they a) lose my sale, b) lose me as a customer as long as I live in Denver (as I would never return under any circumstance), and c) they receive a poor Unilocal rating + negative word of mouth advertising. Is it really worth it for them to refuse my sale of $ 8.99? No way. Flossy McGrew’s has endless competitors that I will gladly visit for years to come.

They literally have EVERYTHING!
Huge store with tons and tons of costumes and/​or pieces to complement any costume that you already have. The staff is friendly and willing to help you figure out what to get as well.
A couple of things you should know though — this isn’t one of those pop-​up Halloween stores, so nothing in here is new. They have everything priced to sell, but they do let you rent some of the costumes if you’re not interested in buying it.
And because everything is used/​old, and there’s like no windows in the place, there’s definitely a funky smell in there. Dusty… moldy…whatever it is, it’s funky.
Still a great place if you’re in need of some unique costumes.

This place was closed when I tried to go (even though the hours posted were supposed to be open), so I walked to the Regal Vintage which was good. I’ve only been to Flossy’s once before, and I’d really really have to be in the mood to dig if I ever came back here. Or maybe come for a super specific piece.

Don’t let the outside scare you away. If you are looking for a costume or going to a theme party but don’t want those tacky ones from a traditional costume store– this is your place. If you want something new and in the package– go elsewhere. If you want something vintage/​well loved– this is it.
We went looking for masquerade masks the other day and the staff were really helpful, showing us a ton of options. I’ve also bought fake mustaches there.
There is huge selection of costume jewelry. Racks and racks of costumes sorted by themes.

I like the weirdness that is Flossy’s. I have purchased jewelry and T-​shirts from here. I’ve been in several times over the years. They have a great selection of treasures to be found! The only reason not more stars, is that sometimes the employees can be rude. Once when I was being rang up, the cashier talked on her cell phone the entire time and didn’t thank me.

Your ugly sweater HQ!
Last year I went to Goodwill and ended up buying a sweater that was indeed ugly, but pushing it for being Christmas themed (i.e. options were very limited). This year I did a little research and ended up at Flossy McGrews, which is the place to be. There were 3 – 4 entire racks full of ugly holiday sweaters! Although most were far too feminine for yours truly, I bet the selection was even better had I not waited until mid-​December to go. They also had Santa costumes, ugly turtlenecks, and over-​the-​top «competition» sweaters behind the counter. Like I said, Ugly Sweater World Headquarters.
It wasn’t exactly cheap ($ 20 for mine, $ 40+ for «competition» wear), but it’s what you want. Plus the staff was really nice and the store is fun to explore. If you need something zany, this is your stop.

Definitely the store to hit up if you need to wear something awful, something ugly or something awfully ugly. I would say you can find ALMOST anything at this store, be it Halloween, Christmas or a random Dress-​Up Tuesday.
Not only are there lots of vintage clothing items from your grandpa’s closet but they also carry new costumes, lots of accessories, wigs, hats… and more! While some stuff can be pricey it’s well worth the money for the «wow» looks you get out on the street.
Parking can be a bit rough, street spots are hard to find so you may have to walk a spell before you get there. Also, I find some spots in the store to be a bit cramped. There are too many awesome costume items. While the physical space is pretty large there’s just so much stuff it still seems packed to the brim. Some parts of the store are a bit dusty and I recommend giving any costume a good wash before you wear it.
I find the interesting staff to be the true heart of this store. I mean, who would trust a costume shoppe with a dried out grouch working the register or walking the floor? Nope. Instead, you get a variety of weirdos working here — the spice of life. I’ve always found the staff to be helpful and entertaining at the same time!
More often than not you will find what you need for your Nerd Alert Office Party or the Slutty on the Town Bachelorette Shin Dig.

This place is CRAZY! It has every costume you could imagine, plenty of wigs and accessories
Although I was looking to rent a fur coat for my Cruella Den Vile costume and they didn’t have one. I was a little let down because from the look of the place I thought they would for sure have one! The place is packed full of stuff! The staff was a little emo and rude.
Good thing is you can rent or buy. Its pretty pricey!

This is a panoply of vintage do-​dads like buttons and glasses, clothing, like rough looking fur coats, costumes, nut cracker (yeah, weird) and it huge and well stocked. Its, dusty, scattered, loosely organized and fun. Its worth a long walk of wonderment. If you need a clown’s nose or a 1980’s disco outfit, to a WWI helmet, this is ground central.
The young staff was a little aloof and irritated to be distracted from their boy-​talk conversation to serve a customer, but hey, this isn’t the Ritz. Its Flossy McGrews.

This is a really fun store to check out, but a week before Halloween it is a bit picked through and the nice people who work there don’t seem to know what is in the store.
My friend and I were looking for the last touches for our Halloween costumes. My friend was going to be an Egyptian and gave a very good description to the clerk of the headdress and belt she was looking for. The clerk handed her several things that were nothing like what we were looking for and my friend had to start asking to see individual boxes behind the counter to find what she was looking for. This may just be a symptom of seasonal help and maybe the service through out the rest of the year is better. But, it took quite some time to find what we were looking for.
I cruised the racks and found a long-​sleeved red shirt to complete my outfit. It was used and branded «Faded Glory» (yeah, that’s the Walmart brand) and it was still $ 20. Really? $ 20 for a used Walmart shirt? I just didn’t want to look anymore, so I paid the $ 20 for it, but I’m still a bit incensed by it.
Get ready to get up close and personal with people. All the asiles are extremely narrow and it makes it very difficult to squeeze between racks of costumes, let alone actually look at anything on the rack. When you finally find something, get ready to wait in line. It was a little brutal, this was our last stop of the day and I almost gave up my item because the wait was so incredibly long for ONE cash register in the ENTIRE store, a week before Halloween, no less.
So, cool store, but a week before Halloween and the last stop of the day is not the way to experience this place. Make sure you have some energy to enjoy it!

A word to the wise who cross the threshold of Flossy’s: be prepared to spend some time and money looking for your dream costume, but when you find «it» — it will be worth it!
I’ve been into Flossy’s a few times, both in a bit of a time crunch. This is not the type of place to pop in and pop out — it’s like you’re walking into a giant thrift store filled with costume goodness, a combination of cheap, shiny, new costumes right out of the plastic to amazing vintage finds. So give yourself lots of time to peruse the racks with patience, try things on in the funny little dressing rooms, and if you can’t find what you’re looking for — just ask.
It’s a little easy to get lost in here, especially if you have a short attention span. You get lured in one direction by the rad 70s outfits, then veer off to check out the flapper dresses, then see something sparkly in the back… it’s like Narnia for adults.
Note: If you’re not ready to commit to buying outright, rent by the day at a cheaper rate.

When Tiffany C told me I’d be attending a mullets and mustache party I immediately ran to my closet to find some clothes for this special occasion. I soon realized that there was just nothing suitable for this type of party among all my Nanette Lepore and Rebecca Taylor dresses. What’s a gal to do? Tiffany C to the rescue! She promised she’d take me to a store to get the perfect outfit as soon as I landed in Denver.
Tiffany delivered on her promise and took me to Flossy McGrew’s just hours after my Denver arrival. I immediately spotted a long blonde mullet that I just had to have… mine for $ 29.99. There were plenty of clothes to choose from as well (mostly 80’s stuff), but I decided to just wear the 80’s sweatshirt back from when I was an 80’s workout girl for Halloween and black skinny jeans I had thrown into my suitcase at the last minute. But it was definitely the mullet from Flossy McGrew’s that made my outfit!

The other day I was looking for some trophies to give away as prizes to the best mustache and mullet winners at a party. Of course, Flossy’s came to mind immediately. And, of course, they delivered.
Flossy’s has more trophies than you can shake a stick at. They are located on the top round thing of all the racks of costumes. You can find trophies for everything from bowling to baseball, tennis to soccer. I purchased one trophy that had a horse on the top. The second had a man riding an ATV. I’m not sure why anyone that won these two would have ever given them up, but luckily for me they did. Their lose is my win, I suppose. ;-)