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. (Sorry, we don't hire fancy dress costumes, but click here to view a list of companies in Cape Town which do.)

We offer an incredible range of stock, 4 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 Roeland Street, Gardens, Cape Town.

s t o c k
With over 50,000 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 Reza Levy, Wolfgang Ender, Cathy Kukard, Stefania Morland, Claudia Littlefield, Rae Donnelly and Ayesha Khatieb, amongst 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 A-grade production spaces available to hire for film/commercial wardrobe departments on a weekly basis (from 8 to 500 sqm); self-contained penthouse suite with deck for use as production space or fittings; laundry facilities; steamers/rails; and plenty of secure parking. A dedicated stylist computer is available for printing, e-mailing, research etc. In-house manufacturing and alterations are available on request. Production areas are self--contained with 24 hour access and have excellent security.

o p e n i n g    t i m e s
Mondays to Fridays, 08:30 - 17:30
Saturdays, 09:00 - 13:00
In addition we can accommodate fittings and access to our stock after hours, great in case of a style crisis!

Tel: 021 465 7026    Fax: 086 514 1515
E-mail: hire@costume.co.za
Address: 18 Roeland Street, Gardens, Cape Town
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f a n c y    d r e s s
Want to hire a fancy dress/party costume? Costume Hire unfortunately does not hire fancy dress outfits, but click here for a list of companies which do...

l i n k s
Click to view our list of film industry links