I had to put up a rating and review after reading some of the reviews. We have a special events and entertainment business, yep a small business, like Beyond Costumes, who has added a whole new inventory of costumes from Creative Costumes which was another great small costume renting business in NYC. I use this business to rent costumes for our professional actors and variety performers and I cannot, and should not, go to Party City to do that. They have authentic and beautifully constructed pieces, an decent selection of period costumes (wish their period hats were better organized and displayed) -- we just costumed the Royal Family and Kensington Palace guards this week. If you are a costume designer I feel they are certainly worth a look and wish they had their inventory online but they've got everyone extra sewing, which tells you they are busy. At least 2 to 3 sales costumers available to help, who are always busy when not helping, tweaking, cleaning and steaming items that go back into their stock! If a costume smells musty in other words, they are more than happy to clean as it hasn't been worn or cleaned that year (I admit, like some formal wear in my closet). Discounts to student productions, which makes me want to support them even more. Well run and helpful small business which I wish there were more of instead of Party City. read more