Great Costume Spots in New Orleans

If you are lucky enough to be in New Orleans for Halloween, you are going to have the best time! Everybody dresses up and parties, so you will want to get a costume together.

Head to Magazine Street for the best places to find your perfect Halloween costume. It can be as simple as wearing a wig, a mask, and a tutu over your jeans, or as involved as getting the most elaborate costume you can dream up.

Just have fun and dress up, then hit the bars, restaurants, and The Krewe of Halloween Parade and Monster Bash!

1. Uptown Costume, 4326 Magazine Street, (504) 895-7969 -  This place has the most of everything: wigs, masks, costumes, and accessories. Sometimes during high costume season there is a line out front, but it is well worth it.

2. Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing and Costumes, 4204 Magazine Street,  (504) 897-6310 -  A friendly local  place with the coolest stuff. The staff is very helpful and will guide you to the perfect Halloween get-up.

3. Fleurty Girl, 3117 Magazine Street, 504.301.2557 – Another great local shop, Fleurty Girl has the best tutus in Saints colors. Just rock a cute T-shirt and a mask and the locals will love you!

4. Funky Monkey, 3127 Magazine Street, (504) 899-5587 – An amazing store that takes up two storefronts with a huge selection of vintage clothing and costumes, gloves, stockings, groovy sunglasses, shoes and boots, for men and women.

5. Buffalo Exchange, 3312 Magazine Street, (504) 891-7443 – A huge emporium of vintage clothing that you can put together for a unique costume.

6. American Apparel, 3310 Magazine Street, (504) 895-4970 – Right next door to Buffalo Exchange, this popular chain store has every kind of spandex legging and top that will turn you into an instant glamorous superhero.

So get your Halloween costume groove on and hit the streets of New Orleans.

Until next time, I am the Visual Vamp, and Magazine Street is my beat.

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