Best Places For St. Patrick's Day Attire In Minnesota
March 17 is the day to go green. If your wardrobe has no shades of green, put on a shamrock, pick up your shillelagh and go to a local costume store. A Halloween store is one of the best places for St. Patrick's Day attire. For St. Patrick's Day, Halloween stores that are open change from orange to green. Another good resource for leprechaun wear, costume ensembles, and accessories is a theatrical company that rents or sells costumes.
Costumes Plus
2839 White Bear Ave. N.
Maplewood, MN 55109
(651) 748-1185
www.costumes-plus.com
Costumes Plus has leprechaun suits, head-to-foot green leotards, and lucky charm costumes for adults and children. With wigs, makeup and accessories, one can do an image makeover in a twinkle. Green plaid kilts, stylishly beguiling, accentuate any wardrobe. Costumes Plus is open year-round.
HalloweenCostumes.com
2080 Lookout Drive
North Mankato, MN 56003
(507) 386-8388
www.halloweencostumes.com
We told you a Halloween costume shop is one of the best places for St. Patrick's Day dress-ups. Incidentally, Halloweencostumes.com has office wear as well as St. Patrick's Day costumes. A men's green ruffled tuxedo shirt gives quiet character to a suit. For a complete look, the shirt can be paired with green shoes, matching socks and a cane. But hold on! The store also has green tuxedos and green shamrock St. Patrick's Day suits. These are real office and formal occasion attire. The tuxedo can be rented for $74.99. On the costume side, the lucky charm leprechaun suit for ladies takes a new spin with a sequined Roaring Twenties flapper look.
Halloween Fun Shop
12289 Elm Creek Blvd.
Maple Grove, MN 55369
(763) 428-1045
www.halloweenfunshop.com
Shamrock beads, bandanas, clings, boppers and hair pieces might be all you need for the St. Patrick's Day festivities. Top your wearable décor with a plastic green derby or a white clover green party hat. If you're a gentleman who must suit up on St. Patrick's Day, you can buy a shamrock suit (also in stock at Halloweencostumes.com). Halloween Fun Shop has stores in Maple Grove and Rogers.
Theatrical Costume Co.
1226 Linden Ave., Suite 122
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 339-4144
www.theatricalcostumeco.com
You can dramatize your St. Patrick's Day fest with outfit ensembles from The Theatrical Costume Co. You'll have few problems getting into costume if you're lucky enough to get one. Holiday costumes, always in demand, often coincide with scheduled theatrical productions. St. Patrick's Day is no exception. But don't pass up this costume company. It has a full range of costumes to meet your party needs. In addition to rentals, the company sells costumes for all occasions. You might want to stash a St. Patrick's costume with top hat and trimmings into your closet. This way, it's easier to quick change into a leprechaun or other figure of Irish lore on St. Patrick's Day.
Costume Rentals
855 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 375-8722
www.costumerentals.org
Costume Rentals supplies theatrical costumes to the public as well as theatrical groups. The costume varieties are dazzling. One can easily morph into a leprechaun or lucky charmer. This non-profit is a continuing project of Guthrie Theater and The Children's Theatre Company. If you're planning a St. Patrick's Day production or just renting a costume for the day, it's best to notify Costume Rentals well in advance. The non-profit has a rental request package for this purpose. In the mercurial theatrical world, hours can be unpredictable and theater productions have top priority. But once you get into costume, you'll be singing "Top o' the morning!" as you melt into the crowd on St. Patrick's Day.
Linda Cameron has written home design, home improvement and lifestyle articles for The Boston Globe and City Shopper Magazine. She has related interests in the building industry, travel, real estate and financing. She is a contributor to Examiner, House Spot, Techsling and Behance, covering topics on career, people, businesses, education and technology.
