An Elizabethan gown with 23 interlocking pieces is shown in this photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals department in Talent in Southern Oregon. The gown is one of more than 30,000 costumes and accessories OSF Costume Rentals makes available to rent for academic institutions, local theaters, TV shows and other productions.
Courtesy OSF Costume Rentals
A few months ago, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny guest hosted an episode of “Saturday Night Live” where he appeared in a skit as a Spanish nobleman from the Middle Ages wearing an inky blue robe with gold threading on the collar and sleeves. The costume he wore didn’t come from the show’s wardrobe department. Instead, it was shipped overnight by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals department in Talent.
As profiled in a recent article in Oregon ArtsWatch, for more than 20 years, OSF Costume Rentals has been making costumes and accessories that were created for its productions available to rent by local theater companies, academic institutions, film and photo shoots and TV shows like “SNL.” The vast digital inventory is searchable online and spans more than 30,000 costumes and accessories, from elaborate Elizabethan gowns and silky Regency dresses to velour smoking jackets and butterfly-collared shirts.
OSF Costume Rentals supervisor Celina Gigliello-Pretto joins us for more details and to share how OSF is both preserving its costumes and helping other productions reimagine their possibilities.
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