COSTUME PALACE Costumes & Fancy Dress | Airport West, Melbourne Grab a Costume Beard and Mustache to Complete Your Look A guide from Costume Palace, Melbourne's costume specialists since the early 2000s Costume Palace's Airport West store has been open for more than twenty years now, and in that time, it's built up a stockroom of over 20,000 costumes, fancy dress outfits and accessories. Add in the hire side, photobooths, balloon decor, slushie machines, and it's easy to see why so many Melbourne events start here. Here's the thing about a costume beard and mustache, it's often the piece people forget until the last minute, and it's also the piece that makes or breaks the whole look. A pirate without a beard just looks like someone in a red sash. Add the facial hair, and suddenly it reads. Same goes for a wizard, a gangster, or even a Santa suit that's seen better days. “A pirate without a beard just looks like someone in a red sash.” No spirit gum required either. Most of what's on the shelf is self-adhesive, so it's a quick press rather than a sticky ordeal in front of the bathroom mirror. Colours and styles run wide too, grey for a wizard, thin and dark for a 1920s gangster, full and rough for a viking. Whatever the era or the character, there's usually something close enough. What tends to help most, though, is walking in and trying a few on. Staff can talk through which style actually suits a costume, and that kind of guidance doesn't really translate online. Pop into the Airport West shop, give the team a call, or browse Costume Palace for the full range and sort out that costume beard and mustache before the costume rush creeps up. Visit Costume Palace Address: Unit 1/67B Matthews Avenue, Airport West VIC 3042, Australia Phone: (03) 9077 0665 | Mobile: 0432 795 711 Email: costumepalace@optusnet.com.au Website: www.costumepalace.com.au Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 12-5pm, Fri 12-7pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun Closed www.costumepalace.com.au | (03) 9077 0665