Superman & Wonder Woman for Mardi Gras, leprechauns and green wigs for St. Patrick's Day, knights and marquises for a trendy costume ball, monsters onHalloween night, and Santa Claus for the festive season : masquerade costume is back in the spotlight!
Theme parties and fancy dress evenings are back on trend! So if you want to be the best-dressed person at the event, there are plenty of masquerade costume and costume boutiques all over Paris. Aimed at children, adults or couples, these party-goers can rent or buy costumes for every occasion!
In preparation for your fancy dress outing, you're certainly on the lookout for the best festive look to spend a memorable moment with your friends! Just the thing, we've rounded up 5 costume stores in Paris. Follow the guide!
You've all passed this legendary boutique in the République district at least once. Dare to enter and find the costume of your dreams! Whether it's Carnival, Halloween, July 14 or Christmas, Au Clown de la République pays close attention to the festive calendar, so we can offer you as many products as possible according to the upcoming theme...
The store's racks feature disco, hippie, animal, circus, pirate, mythological and western costumes... There's plenty of fun to be had! For Halloween, discover a wide range of scary costumes and accessories: fake blood, fake gashes, witches' brooms, spiders, witches' staffs, skulls, wolf masks, clown masks, Scream masks...
On the happier side of things, Au Clown de la République offers a selection of masks of all kinds: animals (frogs, panthers, Dalmatians), celebrities (Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Madonna), movies and cartoons (Darth Vader, Batman). But Au Clown de la République also caters for juggling and magic enthusiasts, with diabolos, devil sticks, cards and scarves.
À la Poupée Merveilleuse offers costumes for the whole family! The advantage? Regular restocking of new models. You can transform yourself into a giant ketchup bottle, a marquis, a convict, a penguin, Wonder Woman, a policeman, Michael Jackson... The choice is endless!
To top it all off, straw hats, capes, boas, Santa hats, knight or gladiator armor, pistols, whips, fake breasts, swords, wigs and special effects are all available. For Halloween, mad scientists, zombie students, killer clowns, American prisoners, alliens, the Joker, pumpkins and Death disguises are out. Dress it up with fake blood and dentures, and scare the neighborhood!
La Joie pour Tous has been specializing in party goods and masquerade costume for over 60 years. The iconic spot rents costumes for children: knights, musketeers, princesses, fairies; and for adults: animals, cowboys, Indians, disco, movies, cartoons, pirates. It also sells a whole host of accessories, including wigs, masks, make-up, hats and boas.
The store also offers everything needed for children's and adults' birthday parties!
You can't miss it! With its orange facade and neon lights, Au Fou Rire lights up the rue du Faubourg Montmartre. Created over 60 years ago, Au Fou Rire was originally a Paris souvenir store. But in the 90s, the owners decided to switch merchandise and began selling festive costumes and accessories.
If you're into historical costumes, you'll find what you're looking for in the "Egypt", "Orient", "Middle Ages" and "Renaissance" collections, as well as "Belle Epoque", "Disco", "Hippie" and "Charleston". But if you prefer scary costumes for Halloween, those of vampires, mad surgeons, executioners, pirates, Cruella d'Enfer and Pennywise (the IT clown) could well make anyone you meet break out in a cold sweat.
In all, over 800 costume references are available, as well as numerous accessories, wigs, fantasy contact lenses, decorations and more.
The Au Bal Masqué boutique will transform you into a Cinderella for a night, a Prince Charming, a cat, a Greek or even an Egyptian, thanks to the many costumes available for rental.
Particular care is taken in the choice, quality and care of costumes, and there's a "clear" difference between costume and disguise. Here, we don't work with 70's or cowboy themes, with the same materials and requirements as those of the great century or the First Empire. But all are adjusted to your size and cleaned after each rental.
All eras and themes are covered. It's up to you to revive a figure from a bygone era, pretend you're a pop star or a prince from a faraway land. For Halloween, witches, ghosts, executioners and vampires are on the shelves!
It's time for a makeover!
