Casaday Costume Company

06/08/2026

Summer production season begins this week! Check out these talented casts using Casaday Costume Company's collection to bring characters to life this month!

- Into the Woods at Westview School Corporation
- Moana at Whitley Arts Partnership productions
- Disney's High School Musical 2 JR. - Eastside Connections School in Niles
- Sondheim Review at Herald Company Performers
- 1776 at Beckwith Theatre Co.

06/07/2026

Check out our Casaday Costume Company booth at Rebel Art Fest at Potawatomi Park until 8pm today! Fabric remnants, renewed goods and more!

06/07/2026

Casaday Costume Company is here at Rebel Art Fest in Potawatomi Park in South Bend until 8 PM today! Come on over and check out all that our booth has to offer! Bring your friends, there are over 100 vendors!

06/04/2026

Our staff had the wonderful opportunity to take a field trip to Crafting Character: The Costumes of Paul Tazewell in Chicago. Featuring his award-winning fashion and costume designs, we were able to experience the innovation and imagination that goes into the artistry of fashion. What a remarkable creator!

Check out the display at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry through September 7, 2026!

06/01/2026

Saint Joseph High School recently brought The Addams Family to life (and death!) on stage and we especially loved their creative interpretation of the Ancestors!

The Ancestors represent generations of the Addams family from different eras and walks of life; a great opportunity for imaginative costuming and character work. From Victorian silhouettes to period-inspired details, the cast created a wonderfully eerie ensemble that looked right at home in the Addams family tree.

We're proud that many costumes from the Casaday Costume Company collection helped support this production, alongside pieces sourced and created by the school's talented costume team. It's always exciting to see how directors, designers and performers combine resources to create something uniquely their own!

Congratulations to the cast, crew and creative team on a fantastic production!

05/22/2026

Every year, Ryan Paturalski participates in the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride and dresses on a theme. Last year (in blue), he was named the most Distinguished Gentleman! This year, he went for a more neutral look. Always seems like a good time! Thanks for supporting Casaday Costume Company with your 'distinguished' rental!

05/21/2026

Our staff at Casaday Costume Company is incredibly talented and put together this incredible zoot suit to add to the collection! It was created for a client attending the Big Band Bash and will now be a spectacular piece for others to rent as well. The project itself was one of the most challenging patterns with aligning pin stripes and all of the added detail. Would you rent this zoot suit?

More about the zoot suit history:

This style of suit, influenced by the jazz and swing music scenes, evolved in Harlem, New York, during the mid-1930s, peaking in the 1940s. With its use of large amounts of fabric, many thought the outfits were unpatriotic or even criminal during World War II, when strict wartime rationing rules were in place.

Then, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 occurred when tensions between local Mexican American youths in zoot suits and off-duty U.S. servicemen erupted into days of violence. People wearing the suits were attacked in the streets by servicemen and white citizens, often stripping them of their clothing.

05/18/2026

LOOK AT THIS!

Maddie Reske has been making custom lampshades with remnants of fabric and trim that she purchased from Ruby's Remnants and More! Aren't these just the sweetest!?

Ruby's Remnants is open to the public Monday-Friday 4-6pm. When you shop with us, you're helping to costume the community through Casaday Costume Company!

Located inside LaSalle Academy at 2701 Elwood Ave., Door #17, South Bend, IN.

05/17/2026

Need some mending? Stop by the sjcpl Repair Fair until 3pm today and head to our Sewing & Mending station. We love serving our Michiana community in unique ways like this!

02/12/2026

Casaday Costume Company mannequins are making a special appearance with a local designer featured during the opening of the Raclin Murphy Encore Center! Check it out!

Morris Performing Arts Center

Watch local designer Brittney Richey speak about some of her favorite pieces that are on display at Raclin Murphy Encore Center.