The Costume Source Story

Costume source was founded by Aleksis Gailans in 2017.

Each time he hired costumes for his own dance schools, he got really frustrated with the process.

The lack of choice, the poor communication, the tedious ordering process and never really knowing what would actually arrive!

He knew it could be done better.

With his background in business, technology and live events, Aleksis set out to make dance costume hire better.

Costume Source was born.

A simple mission:

Make dance costume hire really easy.

• Allow customers to see at a glance which costumes are available.
• A straightforward ordering process with clear pricing (so costumes can be booked, paid for and confirmed in one process).
• Great costumes, that look great but also are properly packed and labelled.
• Easy shipping and returns.
• And most importantly, great service so the customer is kept informed along the way.

A world-class platform

Investing heavily in technology and only the best costumes, we have grown rapidly.

We hand-pick every costume we stock, ensuring our customers get the highest quality, best looking garments.

You won't find a lot of our costumes anywhere else!

Our software is written to serve our exact needs - nothing 'off the shelf'. No one else uses anything similar.

This helps to make us really efficient and create an excellent experience for our customers.

Great people

Great people make all the difference and we only have the best.

Every single costume is rigorously inspected by hand.

All bookings are prepared and packed with care and costumes are sent out in labelled costume bags.

We'll email you when we send your booking out, when it is time to send it back and when we've received it back, so you are kept informed at every step.

We are a small team of people dedicated to giving you great service, great costumes and making sure you have a great show.