The Costume Connection has shoes perfect to complete any character. Come in and check them out.
Read MoreFrom Demure to Out There, We Have Shoes!

The Costume Connection has shoes perfect to complete any character. Come in and check them out.
Read MoreThe collection was donated to Costume Connection Houston by the production company for a successful FX miniseries that focused on the musical stage in the mid-20th century.
Read MoreToday’s Tip from Donna Southern Schmidt
Read MoreHere’s a quick tip for storing boots to preserve their shape.
Read MoreToday’s Tip is from the Costume Connection’s own Donna Southern Schmidt:
Use your sewing machine to sew on buttons. Set your stitch length to zero, your machine stitch to zig zag and the stitch width to the width of your button holes and then just stitch!
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Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that the Costume Connection Houston is now home to the costume collection of Classical Theatre Company. Perhaps some of these wonderful costumes can work for your next show. Visit the Costume Connection Houston and check them out. By appointment by contacting Donna Schmidt at dlsouthern@yahoo.com
If you need animal feet or your actors to look like they are barefoot, use these shoes by Vibram. This tip is from Amber Stepanik, designer for Curious George.
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We think they are perfect for 1776, but you may have other ideas.
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The Costume Connection Houston has received a generous donation from Jerry LaBita to fund equipment in the workroom. As all members of the Houston theater community know, Jerry was the guiding light of Theater Lab Houston for a quarter century before he retired this spring and brought down Theater Lab's final curtain. Jerry made his generous donation in memory of Mark Adams.
…one of over a dozen at the Costume Connection Houston designed by Jack McConnell, America’s last great milliner. McConnell regularly brought his spring and summer show to Sakowitz Post Oak. The fabulous creations were donated to the Costume Connection Houston by Margaret Reinke. We thank her and Susie Works, who was instrumental in making this stunning “connection” happen.
Read MoreMany thanks to Holly Beretto and Houstonia Magazine for this wonderful article:
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