The Alley, Vintage and Costume
You're never too old to play dress up!
Exciting News! The Alley Vintage and Costume will be open on Sundays starting May 18th from noon-4pm.
Are you looking for a truly unique shopping experience? The Alley is just the place.
We believe that “You are Never Too Old To Play Dress Up”.
With more than 110 years of vintage apparel items for men and women and our extremely reasonable prices, The Alley is your first and best choice for vintage and costumes.
We strive to give our customers that old fashioned one-on-one excellent service from bygone days. You as the customer deserve it and it is a policy we believe in. Our stock is always evolving and changing as we receive new vintage and costume merchandise every week. Stop by often and see what’s new!Vintage
- Choose from items for men and women from 1890’s, 1900’s. 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s
- We offer the widest selection of men’s vintage clothing in the area.
- We sell and rent tuxedos, vintage and current styles, as well as cravats, vests, shirts and top hats.
- Re-enactors find our section of historic costumes including civil war, renaissance, and colonial items are top notch
- We carry a huge selection of hats for men and women. Our hats span the years 1890 to the 1970’s. Cloche hats, big brimmed hats, bucket hats, fedoras, berets, straw, velvet, leather, felt, wool, fur, fez, bonnets, pith helmets, Stetson, cowboy, top hats, trilby, triton, Tudor bonnet and mob cap, tilt hats, cocktail and pillbox hats, feathered, turbans, toques, veiled hats, bowlers, panama hats, platter and picture hats, Mod style hats, coachman hats, western hats, bumper styles, floral, petal and feathered hats.
What about footwear? The Alley has Go-Go boots, cowboy boots, Steampunk boots, Victorian boots, sandals, slippers, motorcycle boots, loafers, pumps, saddle shoes, clear acrylic shoes, moccasins, fur boots, platforms, disco shoes for men and women, clogs, slides, black and white spectators and wingtips and more.
Costumes
Going to a themed party? The Alley carries a full line of options.
- 1920’s flapper and gangster style costumes, drop waist dresses, zoot suits, pinstriped suits fedoras, cloche hats and more.
- 1940’s pre and post war apparel, swing and jazz styles, wiggle dresses and double breasted men’s suits.
- For the 1950’s we offer everything from poodle skirts and saddle shoes, to rockabilly styles, colorful crinolines, halter dresses and shirtwaist full skirted dresses.
- Men’s business apparel, skinny ties, sweaters, western shirts, and bowling shirts and loafers.
- We also have neo Victorian apparel, pin up style bathing suits and bathing caps and rompers as well.
- The 1960’s explode on the scene with mini’s, bell bottoms, hippie fringe, plazzalo pants, maxi dresses, psychedelic patterned apparel, Beatles suits, and plaid pants for men and women.
- The 1970’s Gunne Sax dresses, maxi’s, dashiki tops, leisure suits for men, wide collar polyester shirts, 3 piece men’s suits, vests, polyester, polyester, polyester!
- The 1980’s round out the 20th century for The Alley with large shoulder pads, disco dresses, Laura Ashley styles, power suits and one piece jumpsuits and pantsuits.
Corsets
Looking for corsets? We carry steel boned corsets in many styles from size extra small to 4X. Brocades, solid colors, historical, steampunk, renaissance styles and more we will custom fit you for just the right corset to enhance your figure and provide you with just the right look.
Hours for The Alley
- Tuesday 12 noon - 7pm
- Wednesday 12 noon - 7pm
- Thursday 12 noon - 7pm
- Friday 12 noon - 7pm
- Saturday 11 am - 5pm
- Sunday 12 pm noon - 4pm
- Monday Closed
Location
614-764-5555
3502 W. Dublin Granville Road Columbus, OH 43235
Conveniently located
- 1/2 mile east of Sawmill Road on S.R. 161
- 1.31 miles from 270
- 5 minutes from 315N
- Between Federated and Sawmill Place
Because you are never too old to play dress up!
Questions? Email us