About the Store
Back in the 1980's, Costume Gallery was started by Costume
Claire, in her home. She moved the store to our current
location in 1995. In 1999, we acquired the inventory of
Hooker and Howe, from Haverhill, Massachusetts. Costume
aficionados will recognize Hooker-Howe as THE place for
theatrical costuming. What it means to Costume Gallery
customers is that we are now the areas leader foe everything
costume, whether for theatre, film, seasonal characters
or themed parties.
Our costume rental inventory is extensive. If you can
imagine it, we either have it or we can get it. Our stock
comes from the top suppliers in the country and what we
don't buy, we build. Costume care is a top priority. We
clean our costumes after every use and make alterations
and repairs as necessary.
We strive to pay as much attention to our customers as we do our costumes, because we realize that no matter how good our products, what keeps people coming back is the way they're treated. We're fair, we're honest and yes, we're fun. |
Why Choose Us?
Quality...Costume Claire is a perfectionist. Our
costume rentals are of the highest quality.
Cleanliness...Our rental costumes are cleaned
between every use and meticulous care is taken to assure
the rental costumes will remain in top quality for a long
time. Costume care is of the utmost importance and unlike
other costume shops it is at the top of the priority list
at Costume Gallery. You never have to worry about cleanliness
with us.
Convenience...With our convenient location and ability to ship anywhere there is no reason to go anywhere else. We also monitor email on a daily basis so even after hours problems can be dealt with.
Customer Service...What Costume Gallery and
Costume Claire is famous for. We strive for 100% satisfaction.
Costume Gallery will make a special effort to satisfy
customers. We take pride in our costume rentals. We
treat each customer as if they were family. That’s
the Costume Gallery difference |
Costume Claire (Owner)
Claire is fifteenth out of sixteen children. Most of her eleven sisters sewed while her four brothers built things. Claire felt pretty strongly about keeping up with them all. In high school, she began making costumes at home and soon she and several sisters decided to turn their passion into profession.
Claire made many of the costumes in the shop, as well as many custom pieces you may have been lucky enough to see at special events like the 250th Anniversary Celebration for the town of Salem. Her creations have been worn by well known TV and film personalities as well as political candidates including presidential candidates. Claire recently served as costume director for the movies "Developing Sheldon" and “Marvin’s Room”, filmed locally. Claire has outfitted everyone from birthday party clowns to characters for major hotel and retail chains.
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