Kallang Costume Accessories Shop With S$6.45 Beards: CCM

CCM Costume Rental is a family-run costume house on the second floor of 9 Kallang Place, #02-09, Singapore 339154, in the Kallang Basin industrial estate. Most customers come to rent a full character set for a dinner and dance or a school event, but the shop also sells the small add-ons that finish a costume: fake beards, moustaches, wigs, ears, masks, face paint and a pair of light-up rainbow wings. Walk-ins are welcome during opening hours, and many accessories cost under S$10.

The shop tells its own story simply. Since 1998, CCM Costume Rental has been a family-run business, started as a passion project by its founder, whom the family calls its fairy godmother, and now run across two generations. It describes itself as a local, family-run social enterprise, and the company behind it is CCM Costume Rental Pte. Ltd.

Its contact page says it was named a top costume rental in Singapore for corporate events and dinner and dances as of 2025. That is the core of the business: offices that want a whole team dressed as superheroes, pirates or a decade theme for one night. If you need a group order, the shop asks for a heads up before a group visit, and for more than 10 sets it offers to create a special promo code for your event.

The family also writes about costumes on its blog. A post from May 2026 looks at how dressing up can bring children back to books, which explains why school book-character days are one of its busy periods alongside Halloween.

Facial hair is the cheapest transformation in the shop. A black beard or a white beard costs S$6.45 each, the white one being an easy fix for a wizard, a sea captain or Father Christmas. A full face black beard is S$19.90 for a fuller pirate or caveman look, and a chevron moustache costs just S$1.95.

Two wigs are sold outright rather than rented: the short bob wig and the flipped bob wig, both S$39.90. The flipped bob is a 1960s shape that works for a retro housewife, a mod party or a spy-film costume. Wear a wig cap and pin it at the crown so the bob stays level when you turn your head.

Stick-on beards hold best on clean, dry skin. Wash your face before you apply one, press it on from the chin upwards, and avoid eating anything oily straight afterwards.

The showpiece accessory is the LED rainbow wings at S$79.90. They light up in the dark, so they make sense for a night party or a fairy costume in a dim function room. Ears are much cheaper: furry bunny ears cost S$7.90, blue bunny ears S$4.90, and devil or werewolf ear tips S$4.95 each. A devil headband is also S$4.95.

For masks, the black bat mask costs S$5.45 and the kabuki fox mask S$4.95, a good pick for a Japanese-inspired outfit. The clown mask is S$12.90 for a horror look, and plastic elf ears are S$9.90. On the make-up shelf, a small white face paint is S$4.95 and a 12-colour face paint palette costs S$18.90, enough for a whole family's Halloween faces.

If you want the full outfit, rental sets start from S$78, and the shop says most costumes average about S$96 per set. The price on the website covers the set, including accessories subject to availability. By default most rentals are one night: collect today, go to the event, and return the day after. You can collect early or extend for a top-up fee.

Every set taken out carries a refundable deposit of at least S$100, returned when the costume comes back in good order. Customers without a Singapore IC, PR, employment pass, S Pass, work permit or dependant's pass pay a refundable deposit of 300% of the rental rate. Advance bookings need a 50% booking deposit, and the shop does not give cash refunds on cancellations.

Check your items when you collect them and point out any stains, marks or missing pieces before you leave. The shop launders costumes itself at no extra cost unless special cleaning is needed, but unreturned carriers and costume covers are charged S$5 and S$10.

You do not need an appointment. The shop says you can drop by any time during opening hours, even at lunchtime, to collect, select, fit or return a costume. If you like a costume at the fitting, pay for it and it is set aside under your name. Alterations are possible when the material allows.

The hours are short on weekends. CCM opens Monday to Friday from 11am to 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm. On the eve of a public holiday it closes at 3pm, and it is closed on public holidays. A Saturday visit therefore needs to be in the late morning or early afternoon, not after lunch.

The website also runs a day-time special: collect when the doors open and return the same day before closing, which suits daytime events such as a school concert or a book-character parade.

The Kallang Basin estate is not a shopping street, but it is close to several MRT stations. According to the building's landlord, Kallang, Lavender, Bendemeer and Boon Keng stations are all within walking distance of the cluster. Kallang Riverside Park, along the Kallang River, is a pleasant green walk if you want to stretch your legs after the fitting.

Further south, the Singapore Sports Hub is home to the National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium, so a costume errand can easily be combined with a concert or a match. Lavender Street and the food centres around Jalan Besar are good places for a meal before you head home.

CCM Costume Rental is at 9 Kallang Place, #02-09, Singapore 339154. All prices quoted come from the shop's website at ccm.com.sg. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP for food near Lavender after your fitting.