Costumes for Kids & Adults

Sizing, and why it is not clothing sizing

Costume sizing follows its own conventions and varies between manufacturers. The age or size label on the packet is a starting point, not a promise. Always check the garment measurements listed on the product page against your child or yourself.

When you are between sizes, go up. A slightly loose costume can go over warm layers on a cool evening and often survives to be worn a second year. A tight one gets worn once.

Themes across the range

Licensed character costumes cover the properties children actually ask for. Themed collections group by idea rather than franchise — animals, decades, historical, gaming, occupations, superheroes and villains — which is where you look when the brief is "something 1970s" or "a job" rather than a specific character.

Seasonal collections cover Halloween, Christmas, Easter and the calendar events that generate their own dress-up rush.

Comfort makes the difference on the day

The best costume is the one still being worn at the end of the party. Elastic waists beat fixed ones. Masks with generous eye and mouth openings stay on; restrictive ones end up in a bag within ten minutes, which is why face paint is often the better choice for a long event.

Full-body suits with attached feet are warm, which matters more in an Australian October than a northern one.

Ordering ahead

For Book Week, Halloween and school events, the middle sizes sell through first. Ordering a couple of weeks out is the difference between the costume you wanted and the one that was left.