Have you ever bought a costume or an outfit for a festival only to wear it once? Bushwick’s Costume Closet, located at 83 Starr St., is challenging the way locals think about event fashion by providing the neighborhood with affordable options that can either be bought or rented for any occasion all seasons of the year. 

Cofounders and couple Felicia Mariah D’Ascanio and James Richwine opened the closet in the basement of their studio about a month ago and, after a successful launch party, they are finding that there is much more of a need for event fashion than they had originally thought. 

“People coming through here, they get to express themselves in ways that I wouldn’t even think for myself,” said D’Ascanio. “I found that it also trickles into normal life. You start getting a casual version of your festival look or your costume look.”