The History of Decades Costumes
Decades costumes was started originally as a vintage clothing store by James Hall. Often people came to him saying they needed a piece, but only for a short time, and would he consider renting it. This blossomed into one small rack where a few costumes could be rented, and now, nearly 20 years later, Decades Costumes has taken on a life of it's own!!
Decades is now a unique and electrifying avenue for your formalware, costumes, and theatrical needs, with over 20 years in the business. We supply many of Northern California's leading theatrical companies and look forward to serving your personal and business needs. We are perfect for theatrical and school projects, Halloween, and accessories.
Most of Decades costumes are theater quality or better. Many of our pieces are actual vintage pieces, and not the run of the mill "costumes" that you will find in many chain stores. Decades prides itself on having higher end, movie quality, and often one of a kind pieces.
Decades is now a unique and electrifying avenue for your formalware, costumes, and theatrical needs, with over 20 years in the business. We supply many of Northern California's leading theatrical companies and look forward to serving your personal and business needs. We are perfect for theatrical and school projects, Halloween, and accessories.
Most of Decades costumes are theater quality or better. Many of our pieces are actual vintage pieces, and not the run of the mill "costumes" that you will find in many chain stores. Decades prides itself on having higher end, movie quality, and often one of a kind pieces.
FAQ's
What do you require to rent a costume?
We require the rental fee, plus a deposit. Under normal circumstances, the deposit will cost you nothing. However, if you have not returned your costume within one week, we will give you (1) one courtesy phone call and one week later will cash your deposit.
WHOOPS!! I forgot to return my costume, and you cashed my deposit check/ran my credit card. What do I do?
Return the costume, and we will refund your deposit cheerfully minus a late fee.
What is the late fee?
That would depend on what you rented, but figure $20.00 per complete costume rented per week.
Do you donate costumes to charities?
Our fees are already so low that we do not have a wide enough cushion to donate. However, we have been known to do trades. Please call for details.
Where do you get your costumes?
A variety of places, including top wholesale costume houses, many pieces are vintage clothing collected locally and throughout South America, Western and Eastern Europe, and leading hollywood studios. Some pieces we make in the store, and others are brought into us by customers just like yourself who have some wonderful old vintage pieces.
Do you buy used costumes?
Often. It really depends on what you have. We are not interested in off the rack costumes such as Rite Aid carries. We are looking for one of a kind, prefferably hand made costumes, or vintage clothing.
How much do you pay for them?
It really depends on the piece. If you feel you have something we may be interested in, bring it down and let us make an offer.
Will you sell your costumes?
Yes. Nothing in the rental area is priced to sell, but everything in the store is for sale. Please note that purchase price will be considerably higher than rental prices.
Why is it so expensive to purchase your costumes?
Many of the pieces we have are extremely hard to find. A great deal of effort went into locating, or creating, the perfect pieces for our customers, and to replace them would be costly for us.
I put "X" into the search engine, but didn't find what I was looking for. Any suggestions?
We have over 10,000 costumes, it would be impossible to list every single one of them. If you have a specific need, please call us and ask. Even if we don't have it, we may well know who does.