It's the really bellow average store. They have a lot of costumes, props, decorations, etc. but all of it is a little overpriced compare to big stores, and rentals are worn out and not washed or dry cleaned i picked up scabies from the rental got there. Avoid this place if you know whats good for you, Guy running is .... well if you go there you'll see it for yourself STAY AWAY

Being a dance teacher, I was thrilled to check out Ottawa's primary supplier of dance-wear products: Malabar. Perhaps it was my heightened expectations from various people telling me how amazing it was, but I showed up expecting the best of the best. Sadly, I was underwhelmed. This seemed like a generic, run of the mill dance store with a basic costume shop attached to it.

It does have the... more

For most people, the only time you will want to go to Malabar is a few weeks before Halloween. Why? Because they stock the place with every kind of costume under the sun. It isn't a huge place, but they cram in all that they can. There is a section devoted to costume rentals, and the rest of the store is for purchasing different pieces of costumes. The rentals are high-end and likely used in... more