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Before making an appointment plan ahead. It’s important to have a good idea of what you’re looking for before you make an appointment as well as your actor measurements. As a College of Fine Arts student or Faculty, you are required to sign a contract sent via Docusign. We do not loan costumes for events or holidays.

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These Guidelines are for Theatre and Dance (TAD) and College of Fine Arts (COFA) students, faculty, and staff looking to borrow costumes for the purposes of:

  • Class Projects and Assignments

  • TAD produced Studio/Lab Productions

  • Butler School of Music Opera Season

COFA and TAD students faculty and staff may borrow costumes from UT’s Theatre and Dance Dept. for free for the above reasons. Students must be sponsored by a faculty or staff advisor. UT does not rent out costumes for events or Halloween.  

Appointments

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An appointment board is located to the right of the Stock Cage door but please also email us for an appointment

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    • Email us for our semester hours or view the appointment board outside the stock cage

  • Appointments are 1 hour long (negotiable up to 3hrs depending on amount being pulled and travel) please plan accordingly!

  • Please provide this info in your email:

o   Who is coming to this appointment. There must be a costume designer or coordinator in charge of handling and maintaining costumes

o   contact information of the faculty or staff in charge of the class or studio project

o   What are you looking for? Period costumes? Modern costumes? Menswear, women's wear

Þ   Mainstage shows are given priority so some items may not be available to pull.

  • WE DO NOT TAKE WALK-INS

Contracts

  • Contracts will be sent via DocuSign, if there are issues please let stock management know and we will provide a paper copy at your appointment

  • A faculty contact must be provided for student borrowers

What

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cannot be borrowed

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Costume Stock Management reserves the right to refuse any item for loan or rental.

  • Shoes

  • Jewelry and glasses

  • Fur

  • Green Tag Items

  • Hosiery

  • Hats (Stock Supervisor must approve)

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  • Jewelry 

  • Shoes 

  • Hats (Must be approved by Stock Supervisor) 

  • Hosiery 

  • Belts and suspenders 

  • Real Fur 

  • Green Tag Items 

  • Period items (1700s-1930s, Must be approved by Stock Supervisor) 

  • Vintage items (1940s-1980s Must be approved Stock Supervisor) 

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Theft and Responsibility

Items loaned to you are your responsibility and must be held in a secure location under lock and key. Lockers are located in the Winship building in the Brockett Dressing rooms and the 2nd floor bathroom. Under no circumstances should costumes be left visible in a car, in a classroom or studio. Items lost or stolen will be the responsibility of the borrower who will be charged the value of items lost.

Returning Items

  • A return date will be negotiated at the time of the rental.

  • If the renter cannot return costumes at the agreed date the renter MUST contact the Stock supervisor or pay the late fee.

  • Items borrowed must be returned with all alterations, safety pins and show labels removed.

  • Items used for projects MUST BE CLEANED. For items dry cleaned the renter MUST PROVIDE

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  • RECEIPTS.