Ubi Costume Accessories Shop, S$9 Fangs: Absolute Costumez

Absolute Costumez is a small costume and accessories store on the ground floor of Oxley Bizhub 2, 62 Ubi Road 1, Singapore 408734, in the light-industrial blocks between Tai Seng and Ubi. It grew out of dressing preschool children for speech and drama shows, and the shelves still lean towards school concerts, book weeks and Halloween parties. The useful part for a last-minute costume is the accessory wall: wigs, masks, wings, hats, fangs and props, most of them priced between S$8 and S$35.

The shop's About page dates the business to 2018 and describes it as starting as a small store. Its other line of work explains the stock. Absolute Costumez says it is a speech and drama vendor to Singapore preschools under the Absolute Minds name, so a large part of the range was built for children going on stage: animal outfits, storybook characters, career costumes and simple headpieces that a teacher can put on a four-year-old in a minute.

That background makes it a good stop for parents who have just received a note about a Halloween party or a racial harmony day dress-up at school. Adult sizes and party pieces sit alongside the children's range, and the online catalogue is still growing: new Halloween products such as a funny ghost outfit were added to the website on 21 and 22 October 2026, right in the run-up to the 31 October weekend.

Wigs are the quickest way to turn plain black clothes into a character. The Cruella split wig, half black and half white, is S$28 and does most of the work for a 101 Dalmatians villain. A long blonde wig costs S$30, enough for a princess, a rock star or a Barbie look. If you want a witch without buying hair and hat separately, the witch hat with wig attached is S$15.

For masks, the plague doctor mask at S$28 is the stand-out piece, a beaked shape that turns a long dark coat into a convincing costume. A masquerade mask with feathers costs S$16 for a gala or a Venetian-themed dinner. Horror fans can pick up the scary clown mask, marked down to S$15 from a regular S$35.90 on the website. Black or white wings are S$35, the choice between angel and fallen angel.

You can walk in during opening hours and browse the racks. The shop's FAQ adds one condition: if you need to sit down and discuss a project, for example dressing a whole class for a concert or sourcing a set of matching outfits, call ahead to schedule an appointment so someone is free to work through the list with you.

Absolute Costumez also rents out certain pieces. The website does not publish rental rates, deposits or rental periods, and simply asks customers to contact the shop for details, so ask about rental on the phone before you travel if a hired outfit is the plan rather than a purchase. Buying accessories outright needs no arrangement at all.

Hours are office-style rather than retail-style, which matters in October. The shop opens Monday to Friday from 10am to 6:30pm and on Saturday from 10am to 2pm, so an after-work visit has to start well before 6:30pm and Saturday is a morning trip.

Everything on the website can be ordered for delivery or for collection at the Ubi store. Self-collection is free. Standard courier delivery costs S$4.50, express is S$8 and same-day delivery is S$25, and delivery becomes free on orders from S$60. To make the day's dispatch, orders need to be in before 5:30pm on weekdays or 1:30pm on Saturdays, and there are no deliveries on Sundays.

Ordering online and collecting in person is the practical approach for Halloween week. You can lock in the size or colour you want from home, then pick it up on the way to work. If you add a few small items such as fangs, a knife prop and a sweet bucket, you get close to the free-delivery threshold, which is worth knowing if you would rather not make the trip to Ubi at all.

Oxley Bizhub 2 is an industrial tower on Ubi Road 1, and Absolute Costumez is on the first storey, so you can walk straight in from the ground level instead of hunting for a lift to an upper unit. The nearest station is Tai Seng on the Circle Line, about half a kilometre away. MacPherson, on the Circle and Downtown lines, and Ubi on the Downtown Line are each under a kilometre from the building.

If you are carrying a bulky costume or a pair of wings back home, a taxi is easier than squeezing onto the Circle Line during the evening rush. Wings in particular are awkward on a crowded train, so bring a large bag or plan the trip outside peak hours.

This is a working district, so lunch is the main event. Circuit Road Hawker Centre at 79 Circuit Road is the classic local option in the MacPherson area, with rows of stalls serving breakfast and lunch for the estate's workers and residents. It is a good place to sit down with the children before or after choosing a costume.

Closer to the MRT, 18 Tai Seng is a building right across from Tai Seng station. It makes an easy meeting point if one parent is coming from work and the other is bringing the children for a fitting.

Absolute Costumez is at 62 Ubi Road 1, Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734, on the ground floor. Prices quoted here come from the product pages on absolutecostumez.com.sg. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP for a quick lunch near Tai Seng after your visit.