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Most theatrical productions have a limited budget, so getting costumes cheap is important. Some ways the costume costs can be reduced are:

1. Check costume websites, get volunteers to sew, build, and paint some costumes

2. Ask people to donate old costumes

3. Offer discounts to businesses for advertising on the costumes or donations of costumes

4. Professional theatre groups or universities with a strong theatre department may rent out some costumes at a lower rate. Some may also exchange the costume for some other service.

5. Some costumes may be available at low rates at thrift stores

6. Borrow available costumes from friends and relatives. The cast can also contribute clothes which are not specific to the period of the show.
 

Costumes are required for various occassions - halloween, parties, plays and movies. They can be ordered from many offline and online sources. The advantages of ordering from offline sources is that the costumes can be inspected and checked if they fit properly. Online ordering is more convenient and a large variety of costumes are available. 

Some of the websites for sourcing the costumes are :
1. Partycity - search for costumes by type

2. Halloweenmart

3. Buycostumes.com

4. Anytimecostumes.com

5. Lanecostumes

6. Costumes4less.com