Off Broadway

I'm unsure what this place is...store? Costume rental? Museum? I took several looks at the prices and my eyes nearly popped out of my head. No idea who is paying that for vintage clothes outside of ebay. The person minding the shop seemed annoyed I came in. I promptly did them a favor and left.

Abigail (I believe) helped me out, and she is truly just amazing. I went in looking for something so ridiculously specific and she helped me out and made me laugh! I can't recommend this place enough. Yeah, some stuff is pricey but what do you expect? I will come back just based on the vibe and how kindly I was treated! Thankyou.

Do a Google or Yahoo search, there are slim pickings in Albuquerque for quality places to go to find new or vintage costumes. These are the type of items that you will never find in a Halloween store.Some things are like walking into your great grandparents closet, that is they were really cool people.Virtually stepping back into time. Give yourself time to really explore this place.They didn't have what I wanted, but the young lady was able to point me into the right direction on what would work for me. Don't go in here expecting everything to be orderly, but that is the charm. They know where everything is so not chaos really, but you may need help finding that certain item.if you want to really impress someone with a costume this is the place to find it.Now if you want WalMart or Spirit Halloween cheap stuff don't expect it here. There are things here at low prices, but the vintage items cost more. They have gone out to find these hard to find items. So unless you plan to spend days searching thrift stores or antique shops just pull out the money & support this great place.You will not find a more unique costume place in Albuquerque.

Hands down the best costume and vintage selection in town. And I'm talking about the kinds of costumes that we're supposed to wear: they don't come out of a plastic package, "made" in Pakistan, with copyright approval from Marvel Comics; they're high-quality, handmade in this country, and they'll make you look like the real deal. Vintage is even better. Virtually any period/era/scene can be sourced, it's no wonder that one of the employees is one of the better-known thespians in town. The owner, Susan, has spent decades curating a collection of unique garments, most of them available for rental and purchase (there are two price tags on most items), and their website is pretty comprehensive, to boot: http://offbroadwaycostumes.com/And here's where I'll post a quote from my previous review, because I've definitely grown to appreciate this place more over the years, I'm going here for Halloween because... we'll, to quote what I said: If you must, must, must have that exact costume for that precise historic era or gothic goon or fairy princess that will absolutely kill it at that amazing party you're about to go to and you want to put everybody else to shame, Off Broadway is the place to shop. You'll find it, it'll cost ya, and you'll be the star of the show. The place meticulously cares for a collection of clothes that really isn't matched in this city.

On vacation I asked for the best vintage shop in town and was pointed to Off Broadway. They did have a rack of very nice day dress and party dresses from mid century. The selection was fairly small but good quality. There did seem to be a large costume area, perhaps that's more their thing, but as it wasn't why I sought them out, I didn't venture back there. The few dresses that did catch my eye were $220-$250, well above the typical prices I see on vintage in my area (Denver) and I quickly decided to pass. If I'm strolling through Nob Hill on another trip I'd probably stop in and check their items, but wouldn't go out of my way to go here again.

I echo some of the comments here: the first thing you understand about this shop is that they have a bunch of unique pieces; and the second, that you are going to be experiencing an annoying style of customer service (typical for such places I might add). Something about running this style of shop makes people entitled, irritable, and difficult to work with -friend to enemy in a second. The solution of course is to not work your own shop and set up good systems to prevent theft, and other such tomfoolery.That being said you really gotta look beyond that. I've never been to a spot like this that did so well at providing non-cliche non-childish "party" and special event pieces: wide & large selection of gloves, masks, really great wigs, suits, turn-of-last-century-awesomeness, hats, dresses, etc etc etc.My advice: don't go in a panic and be prepared to walk out empty-handed or barter for your items. If their are two price tags on an item -negotiate. If you want two items but one is really high-priced offer to buy two for less or neither.If this is the "price" (financially & service-wise) for such fine pieces then so be it.Don't fight, "be nice" and go for what you want -you'll be glad you did.

I just came out of this store with the most amazing 50's wiggle dress that was reduced from $120 to $50. This store - part vintage (mostly women), part costume supply and rental (both sexes) - is filled with treasures. The majority of the vintage items are 50's and 60's dresses. Here you will find more silk and cotton than polyester. Indeed, the price point for the vintage clothes is relatively high. Most dresses fall between $50-$100, though there are exceptions on either end of that scale. The vintage accessory selection is slim. The back of the store is dedicated to costumes for rent and sale. There is a large selection of reasonably priced wigs, as well as costume accessories such as facial hair, costume jewelery and the like. Additionally, you will find a good variety of Ben Nye stage make-up.Come to Off Broadway if you need a one-of a kind frock or an award winning Halloween costume. Be prepared to spend some money - but you won't break the bank.

Do you enjoy entering an establishment and not receiving ANY acknowledgement of your existence? Is it fun to ask a question about an item only to be met with rolling eyes and an air of disdain? Do you get butterflies of excitement when you find the perfect vintage dress that is marked with not one, but TWO prices and they charge you the higher price? Well then, my friends, Off Broadway is the store for you! Come one. come all to experience customer service at it's worst. I'd rather haul it back to Denver to my fave vintage store than come in here ever again. Which is sad, because they do have some pretty rad items. But they're mean. And I don't do mean.

This store has an amazing collection of vintage clothing as well as period costumes. This was my to go place to look for a 1920's flapper dress. I did not walk out empty handed and I had fun in the store shopping. The collection is so great! However, my only complaint is that the store clerk that helped me was very dramatic to say the least. She was friendly because she handed me a stack of dresses to try on and she helped me put together a look. But I was truly going for authenticity, or as closest I can possibly get, and her response to that was "Its 2014 no one will know the difference" So I ended up with a costume dress that I had picked out and it was as closest to what I wanted. But I did not feel comfortable with the sales clerk. I am grateful they helped me put together a look for my 20's theme party but I don't like having to deal with an overly dramatic sales clerk.The owner of this store is super nice, and good for her for having such a wonderful collection for people to rent and buy. However, maybe the store can do without the drama sales clerk.

I visited Off Broadway today in hopes of finding a great vintage dress to add to my wardrobe...unfortunately I walked out empty handed! While the collection here is vast - the selection ranged from the 1920s - 1970s, the prices were INSANE. A 1950s party dress will run you about $300-$600. There are definitely plenty of vintage pieces that warrant that kind of price - but it should be free of condition issues and a total KNOCKOUT. Some of the selection here is worthy of those prices...many are not. I picked up a very basic 1930s dress that had a price tag of $785. My jaw literally dropped! Additionally, the customer service left a lot to be desired. There were three employees in the store and no other customers. Not one of them said hello, made eye contact or acknowledged my presence. I am a vintage dealer myself, visiting from Chicago, and I'm more than willing to pay good money (read: a lot!) for a great vintage garment. Their indifference and the sticker shock sent me right out the door, and I won't be returning.