Specialty Departments

Costume designer 

“ShowWear by Miss Connie” offers a full range of costume services.  We are aware of the needs of the studio owner, the dancer and the parents of dance students.

Several decades of experience onstage and backstage enable Connie Collins to have a unique perspective among costumers.  She has designed and built hundreds of original costumes for dancers and actors.  Pictures and mention of her work have appeared in national dance magazines and local newspapers.  Performers have worn her costumes in recitals, competitions, festivals, professional tours, and in many other venues, both in the United States and abroad.

Among their other services, “ShowWear by Miss Connie” offers these specialties:

• Royal Ballet style platter and romantic tutus

• Men’s Ballet tunics

• Solo, small group and large group costumes for any dance style

• Alterations of ready-to-wear costumes (ask about our “Snap and Strap” days

• Boys’ and Men’s coordinating costumes

• Designs for mature dancers that flatter and fit

• Class wear for all sizes and ages, including hard-to-find men’s styles

Perhaps her customers state it best.

“I wouldn’t trust my child’s costumes to anybody but Miss Connie.  She makes them fit perfectly.” Parent of a dancer

“Don’t worry, Miss Connie will fix your costume.  She can fix anything.”  Dance Student, 11 yrs old  (overheard while talking to a classmate)

“Your tutus are beautiful.” Costume Mistress of a Professional Ballet Company

“Go to Miss Connie.  Her costumes are the best.  My costume is the most original one I’ve ever had.  I love it.”  Dance Student, 9 yrs old (referring to her award winning solo competition costume)

For information, please contact Connie B. Collins at 770-517-1298 or email showwear@bellsouth.net.

One of a kind Tiara's, hair pieces,& jewelry

Meet Julie.   A professional dancer just overflowing with creative energy,  Julie creates the most amazing tiara's we have ever seen.  Not your typical rhinestone tiara, hers are completely hand wired with Swarovski crystals.   As a dancer Julie knows that the perfect headpiece will add the "crowning" touch to any dancers costume.   Choose from an endless assortment of colors and combinations -she will create a masterpiece of sparkling beauty.  We have samples in the store of the tiara's and many of her earrings and hairclips for purchase in an array of colors.  They really make a statement on stage!  Check out some of her pieces at www.bunheadforest.com!

Margot's monogramming service...

Not a bag leaves the store without a monogram  in ballet pink or a students knickname in knockout fuschia. Hundreds of colors and fonts to choose from, quick turnaround too. Have your bag back within a week. Makes it soooo much easier to find in the dressing room amongst all those black bags!  Any logo can be digitally reproduced. Great discounts available for groups or teams! Visit www.virtualembroideryshop.com to see designs, colors, and fonts available.