I had a 4 year-old's Halloween themed birthday party to go to and not much time left to put together a costume. Boston Costume saved the day. They had a huge selection, plus an even bigger second floor with every day wear and an amazing collection of sunglasses. I can't imagine there's a costume you can't build at Boston Costume. read more

Boston Costume - The pirate costume I put together at Boston Costume - Costumes Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

This place has a lot of costumes and accessories. I saw lots of gloves, hats, wigs, etc. I think some of the stuff looked kind of cheap/gaudy though so keep that in mind if you want to look really good. Otherwise this stuff seems fine for a gag party or something. read more

Insanely overpriced. Friend of mine bought a pirate hat for $30 that we saw at another Halloween shop recently for $9. I won't say the name of said shop so folks don't think I'm advertising for them. Grimy. On top of that - all the costumes and wigs weren't out. How do we know that? Well - they have binders of all the various wigs they supposedly sell. When we asked for a particular one we were told that it's "still early" and the store is not completely stocked yet. Then why open early if you're only going to have 50% of merchandise out? Seems like a waste of everyone's time. Wanted to like this place - just wasn't well organized and price gouging isn't my thing. read more

T-minus 7 days to Halloween. Boston Costume has opened up all huge and sprawled out up and over into Garment District and up the new stairs. People are fuckin everywhere. The shop won't close til midnight. The choices are endless. Piles of discarded try-ons are morphing into giant hobo-heaps. I need to sort out my costume. STAT. And then there you were. Mr Wig Man. An ocean of calm in a sea of distress. Every question I had - you had the answer... Do you stock this? Yes, it's over there. Where can I find this? We stock it but it's cheaper in the medical section of CVS. Can I try this on? Let me help you. How does this work? You need this, these and that. Wig Man - you're my hero. read more

Sometimes a guy's just gotta dress like a rabbit. Thanks Boston Costume. After online retailers like Amazon tried to charge me a fortune for specialty items like "plastic Flava Flav novelty clock necklaces," I made a call to the Garment District's masked marauders, and stopped in for my first non-Halloween needs. Oh what a difference off-season makes! They had every piece to my intricate design (fuzzy ears, nose/mouth mask and that shitty clock necklace) for less than Amazon's list, even EXCLUDING shipping! Rock bottom prices make it okay that there's a "no return" policy. The merch, dude; you can go back whenever you'd like. Besides, returning that holy trinity would mean no more anonymous furry sex with Alice. Eh, who cares? I'd be late, be late for the very important date anyway. read more

I know Halloween is over and I know that this was Boston Costume's last year, but I just had to give the place props. I have ventured to Boston Costume the last 3 years and I have had amazing success there. I just want to express my gratitude to the owner for providing us city dwellers with a convenient location and decently priced merchandise. Boston Costume was one stop shopping for everything Halloween. I also want to thank the owner for the friendly greeting I received every time I entered his store and his assistance in pointing me in the right direction for what I was looking for. I will surely miss you Boston Costume!! The store officially closes on Dec. 31, 2006. (article in Metro) **UPDATE: store will re-open in Cambridge (Jan. 2007) at same location as the Garment District. read more

Boston Costume is a costume shop coupled with a vintage clothes store (the Garment District) next to One Kendall Square (which IS different than Kendall Square). I'm pretty sure Boston Costume used to be in Chinatown and then when business got tight they partnered with The Garment District, but don't take that as fact. They've got a pretty big selection nestled into the Boston Costume proper area (1/2 the first floor...the other 1/2 is the crazy pay-per-pound mayhem of the Garment District). The prices aren't always the best, which is what keeps me from giving it an extra star, but between BC and TGD you should be able to find what you're looking for, and often you'll find accessories or pieces in TGD's vintage section you won't be able to get on-line as easily. I made a really sick Michael Jackson costume (and it was the year BEFORE he died, thanks) from stuff foraged here + a surgical mask from RiteAid. Sure it cost me like a total of $100 or something to piece it together, but it was worth it. I even got some Smooth Criminal shoes. One size too small and with a few staples inside of it for some reason, but yeah, you're jealous. Maybe it's not fair to review BC with TGD, but I'm pretty sure they are the same business at this point. They have one set of cash registers for cryin' out loud. read more

Your one stop shop for all things costume. Here you can find such gems as: - old prom dresses - tight superhero dresses - even tighter superhero dresses - Harry Potter glasses and wands - full face tattoos that will transform you into Iron Man My only suggestion: don't come here late in the season (think before October 20 if you can) and don't come in without some notion of what you want to be. If you do, you'll end up paralyzed by the options. And there are no returns and no refunds, so you might end up walking out empty handed (as I did on my last trip) instead of actually making a choice. Not that this is always bad - the costumes here serve for great homemade inspiration! read more

RUDEST staff ever!!!!!! Didn't even make it down to the store to buy a costume. Simply wanted some guidance and was prepared to purchase multiple costumes for an event. Guess they wont be getting my money. Customer service, I think not. Thanks a lot EDDIE read more

Love this place. Really big selection and a lot of quirky, fun costumes. The prices are reasonable.. not overly expensive but definitely not cheap either. read more

Awesome for Halloween! Prices range from super-cheap eyepatches and cigarette holders to hundreds of dollars for leather masks from Venice. You can rent complete costumes too, if you're into that scene. Also, I shop here year-round for dorky accessories, like opera gloves and false eyelashes. The staff is really friendly, and in every month but October they look awfully lonely. Steer clear of the goth stuff tho - way overpriced, and poor quality - you'd be better off at Hubba Hubba, or hell, even Hot Topic. read more

Boston Costume is a great source for anything costume related. I've rented a full costume, and bought small pieces for theater work. While the prices aren't cheap, I've managed to find some bargains in the off season ($8 for long, red gloves meant for a sexy Mrs. Claus costume were easily modified for a children's play - and were cheaper than the $15 run-of-the-mill red gloves on the next rack). The store is always staffed with knowledgeable, friendly staff, though it is understandably a crazy place during Halloween. read more

After reading a bunch of good review about this place I was really disappointed. Although they have a large selection of things to choose from, most of it is over priced for what you're getting. $90 for a pre packaged costume that I could get at a seasonal store for half the price! Overall, I'm not really a fan. read more

Great selection, reasonable prices, and extended hours for Halloween.

I am not a huge fan of costumes except on Halloween, but I needed a costume for a birthday party. Since I was not super into the idea of dressing up, I went to buy my costume a few hours before party. I decided to head here because they were the only costume place open and reasonably close to me. The prices are always expensive for stuff like this so you have to decide how much your willing to spend on something you most likely not wear again. Boston Costume is well organized by theme and the more realistic something looked the more expensive it seemed to be. I settled on getting a outrageous wig, instead of a full costume. The wig was around twenty bucks and it was a glorified mullet with a braided tail. It was hilarious, I think most of the people at the party ended up wearing it. read more

Going to an event next month that requires 1920s style attire. Boston Costume had a great selection online and I found exactly the dress I wanted (in my size). The dress is gorgeous and it's going to be perfect for the event. There weren't a ton of accessories for that era, but the dress comes with a headpiece, a slip and a set of faux pearls. They have a 3-day rental policy, so I can pick up my dress the day before the event and return it the day after. They dry clean the dress before you pick it up and they dry clean it again after you use it. The rental process was really straightforward and the girl that helped me was super helpful. They have a huge selection of costumes. If you need it, I'm sure they have it. read more

I worked here last Halloween. It was a great place to work and we all had so much fun. The owners were such awesome, kindhearted people. This place was the best place for costumes in Boston. Sad to see it go:( read more

Great place with an even better staff! A lovely woman by the name of Gia helped me find exactly what I wanted and was crucial in helping me put together my Halloween costume. read more

This place is so much fun! It's basically the first floor of the Garment District. I've gotten extremely cool wigs here. My sisters and I (and even our Mom!) recently found some really cute costumes for a 70's themed party. I wish in life we could dress in costumes every day...I'd get them all here. read more

Great selection but TERRIBLE prices. If you need a costume or accessory at any time of the year and don't care what you pay, Boston Costume probably has what you want. If you have time to shop around though, avoid like the plague. The prices are marked up 150% or more compared what you'd normally pay either online or even at Dorothy's Boutique downtown. For example an $8 cake of Mehron makeup costs $12-$13 here. Boston Costume is one of the only costume games in town but if you want to save your money try to plan ahead. read more

I came on here to see if anyone on yelp was going to mention the smell. This place stinks, I mean literally, it smells like feces and death in there. I went in today 2/23 because I was going to a costume party. As soon as I walked in, I remembered I had gone in one day last summer, and it smelled like dead mice and raw sewage but I assumed that was because it was a hot day. However, today I went in to look at costumes, and the smell is even worse. I literally held my nose the whole time I was there - they have a large selection of make-up but not a large selection of costumes. I actually saw what I was looking for a cheap police officer costume, but I was afraid to buy it because it smelled so bad in there. It smells worse than a mom and pop pet store or a public bathroom, a filthy public bathroom. The whole time I was there looking at the slim selection of costumes, I was holding my nose and self-consciously looking at other people wondering how the hell could you work here in a place that smells like this. I wondered how anyone could rent a costume here when it smelled like this - wouldn't the furry/mascot costumes smell like the store? I was also disappointed in the selection. When you go to the website, it seems like they have all kinds of costumes and I couldn't find anything on the website (this years military costumes/authentic police costumes) in the actual store. The website looks like another high end costume shop when this place is disgusting with like 12 costumes on display. Another yelper says that everything is "you have to ask for it" but how do you know what you want if you can't see it? Stay away from this place- they do sell gas masks but they're just replicas so they won't protect you from how gross it is there. read more

... my review of Garment District kind of covers this place too. though i'd like to add that Boston Costume has a nice selection of moderately priced costume make-up. also, they have a ton of pimp and hoe costumes if that's yr thing. read more

hit it up - they have everything you need. lots of selections, especially if you're a girl and want something short and sexy. big vintage tux selection and some vintage clothes if you want to go a little more not-straight-out-of-a-plastic-bag. read more

I asked a sales associate for a specific make up color, and the associate made a very feeble attempt to look for it, and then stopped looking. This is annoying considering that all of the make up colors were labeled on the back of the display case, and she could easily read the names of the colors from behind the counter whereas I could not. No customer service whatsoever. read more

Whatever you do, don't buy your costumes from the place. They are a rip off. You can buy the same costumes for half the price in Waltham and on the internet!!! Plus they have a no return policy. read more

I wanted to rent a coustume for my son's 1st bday party.. the woman told me they were only doing shows at the moment and she would give me a deal... $185 for an hour of signing and dancing and pictures... My son loves the wiggles and we had a wiggles theme party, so i rented dorothy the dinosaur and thought it would be the perfect touch to the party!! ... not only did the guy show up a half hour late, he didnt even know my sons name, WHICH WAS ON THE PIECE OF PAPER HE BROUGHT WITH HIM!!! ...he did only 1 wiggles song, barely danced around, and then sat on a chair dancing with my son in his lap. this company is SOOOO unprofessional and I am SSOOOO dissapointed... NEVER EVER AGAIN will me or my family rent from this company... I dont consider what this man did "A SHOW"... DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! AWEFUL AWEFUL AWEFUL!!!! read more