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University of Texas Costume Collection

300 East 23rd Street Austin, TX, 78712 United States

utcostumerental@gmail.com

The Great Flood of 2015...

November 06, 2015  /  UT Costume Collection

Photocred: ChicStories.com

Photocred: ChicStories.com

You all remember the Great Flood. 18 inches of water, students wading through the basement to find lost projects and supplies in the studio. Sven on a plastic cart rowing through the halls in search of floating lights and his office door. Barbara Pope peeling piles of vintage garments from our swampy stock and hanging them around her home in hopes of salvaging the costume's historic collection... 

While we lost many items we also were given an opportunity to go back through all of our costume inventory. After a mighty dry cleaning bill and thousands of dollars worth of shoes tossed out in what looked like body-bags, we have made it back and are revamping our stock with all of it's gems to give it a much deserved face lift. 

As we move onward and upward we have decided to start this site to document all of the amazing garments that have made it into our stock and to make it easier for you to navigate our collection of vintage, period and contemporary clothing and showcase our fabulously talented designers!

We are excited to be up and running and look forward to sharing more about the adventures of this community of artists and designers! 


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