Costume Hire exclusively services the film, commercials and photographic industries. Our clients are mainly wardrobe stylists and costume designers, who enjoy our relaxed environment which is uncluttered, well organised and easily accessible, with staff that is experienced and knowledgeable.
We offer an incredible range of stock, 7 fantastic fitting lounges, stylists’ offices, production space, free wireless internet, secure parking, fast & easy access to freeways, 24 hour security, and lots more…
We are centrally located in Salt River, Cape Town.
S t o c k
With over 150,000 unique items, Costume Hire is one of South Africa’s largest wardrobe hiring houses. Our broad range of stock covers many styles and eras, with particular attention paid to contemporary & high fashion, period & vintage, uniforms, colonial African, everyday wear, broken down & aged stock, and accessories… We also house the combined stock of many well-known stylists and designers including Wolfgang Ender, Reza Levy, Rae Donnelly, Kate Carin, Cathy Kukard, Jo Katsaras, Claudia Littlefield, Ayesha Khatieb, Stefania Morland, Kristy Little, Joanne Walter, Sandi Schultz, Liezel Kets, Wandi Lamprecht, Nico Nigrini, Gizelle Baumgart, Nico Nicholas, Kerry-Anne Barnard, Marina Geldenhuys, Kim Gray and Lucy Hundy, among others.
E f f i c i e n c y
Every item is bar-coded and photographed, and our computer system immediately issues detailed receipts when hiring stock. We can provide thumbnail photo printouts of all your hired stock, useful for identifying items when doing returns.
F a c i l i t i e s
Costume Hire’s flexible facilities include various fitting and presentation areas with plenty of natural light; numerous stylist workrooms; well-equipped production spaces available to hire for film/commercial wardrobe departments on a weekly basis (from 20 to 300 sqm); breakdown room and spray booth, laundry facilities; steamers/rails; and plenty of secure parking. In-house manufacturing and alterations are available on request. Production areas are self-contained with 24 hour access and have excellent security. We offer secure overnight parking for wardrobe trucks and vans.
O p e n i n g t i m e s
Mondays to Fridays, 08:30 – 17:30
In addition we can accommodate fittings and access to our stock after hours, great in case of a style crisis!
