Welcome to the AlterYears store! We carry a wide variety of Historical, ethnic, dance and specialty patterns, Corset-making supplies, hard-to-find costume-making supplies and accessories/ Our online catalog provides just a taste of what we have to offer, including our own popular AlterYears patterns .  We are still putting this site up, so check us frequently to see the new items you can get from us. If you need something that isn't up yet, give us a call and we'll see what we can find for you. Thank you for letting us serve your costuming needs!

A NOTE ABOUT RUSH ORDERS: If your need is urgent (you need the stuff in less than two weeks) call us or fax us at the numbers under "contact us" below to be sure your order gets priority handling. RUSH or EXPRESS orders placed through the website are not guaranteed special handling, though we do try.

If you choose RUSH or EXPRESS via phone or under the shipping options during checkout, there will be a surcharge of $10 added for RUSH orders or $25 for EXPRESS orders. This surcharge does not appear on the order confirmation page but is added at the time of shipping.

Check the "What's New!" page for important updates on products and events. And check out our Facebook page for pictures from past events and up-to-date news and chat.

 Here is our Calendar of Shows. Stop in and say "hello".

Shows marked with an * are not yet confirmed, but we plan to be there.

(By the way, we are always looking for folks to help us with teardown at the end of a show. If you can help us pack up, come by the booth at any of these and volunteer. You might get some goodies for helping! 

(may be subject to Change!!!)

*Oct 29-30/Nov 5.6. Escondido Renaissance Fair, Felicita Park Escondido CA www.goldcoastfestivals.com

Nov 11-12 Kearney Renaissance Festival, Kearney Park 7160 W. Keaney Blvd,  Fresno CA. http://renaissance-rose.org/

Nov 26 SCA Medieval Market Place La Verne CA, Kun's Park, 1600 Bonita Ave. La Verne CA, www.sca-caid.org. Click on Heartherwyne's Annual Medieval Marketplace under "Kingdom Calendar".

*Jan 7-8 2012 Riverside Dickens Festival

*Feb 10-12 Carnevale Venice Ventura CA

*Mar 27-April 2 Estrella War Arizona

Coming in 2012 and AlterYears will be there in force:

Costume Con 30 on  May 11-14, 2012 in Tempe AZ. This is the 30th anniversary of the only convention devoted to costuming in all its forms: classes, competitions, exhibits, dealers and much much more! Whether you are a beginner or professional costumer, this is the one to attend! www.costumecon30.com

CONTACT US!

Need help? Need fast shipping? Please feel free to call us directly.
Phone 626-569-9919 or Fax 626-569-9909
Hours: 10am - 5:00pm PST M-F

We do offer a will-call option for those of you in the Southern California area who'd like to pick up your stuff. Or you can come by and look at everything we carry. These options are by appointment only, so we can be sure someone will be here for you. Give us a call and let us know when you'd like to come over.

Or email us at ayorders@earthlink.net