The Costume Connection

12/16/2025

Special Sale at The Costume Connection!

Our Costume Connection Warehouse is selling its inventory of child-size costumes and clothing. We have COMPLETE SETS of kids' costumes for the following shows:
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Seussical
Joseph and the technicolor Dreamcoat
Beauty and the Beast
Cats
Frozen
Shrek
The Wizard of Oz
Alice in Wonderland
Grease

PLUS many clothing pieces that would be useful in other shows. If one of these productions is in your school's or community center's future, we are selling at very low prices – we just need the room!

PLEASE ADD [email protected] if you are interested in making an appointment to shop our sale!

Please help spread the word to teachers and others who might be interested!

03/14/2021

Great piece from the The New York Times.

A critic writes a plea to the film and TV stars who got their starts in the theater and can do more to aid its rescue.

02/11/2021

Calling volunteers: We are having workdays on Saturdays, 2/13 & 2/20, from 9am - noon. Masks required and social distancing to be followed. We'll be sorting costumes & fixing up the front office. Email [email protected] if you can help!

11/18/2020

The National Arts Club presented a zoom conversation with Tony Award winning costume designer Paul Tazewell. I’m so grateful they recorded it and posted on YouTube for all to enjoy.

The National Arts Club presents a conversation with Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell. Tazewell discusses his work on Broadway, including the...

11/15/2020

Did you know the Costume Connection has mock-ups you can rent and dye or change in any way you like? A mock-up is a garment created out of muslin to check the design and fit of a garment before it is cut out of the final fabric.
Make an appointment at [email protected] to see our mock-ups generously donated by the Alley Theater.

Sewing Book, 1833 - Ireland -- This very rare needlework and sewing training book contains fabric samples of sewing, embroidery, knitting and miniature clothing. :o

11/11/2020

The Costume Connection is open and available for appointments. We would love to help you costume your zoom performances and school performances. Please contact Donna Schmidt at [email protected] for an appointment.

06/22/2020

Look at this lovely hat donated to the The Costume Connection by Alley Theatre! It just makes us want to curl up & watch Downton Abbey. :) It's part of our regular stock and is available for rental.

06/04/2020

Some of our Edwardian stock available for rental!

06/02/2020

Another peek at an item from our inventory!

05/29/2020

From our stock.

05/26/2020

Another lovely item from our inventory!