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Original
Playboy Bunny costumes are very rare. Legend has it that Playboy
mostly shredded or (more likely) put into storage the thousands of
Bunny costumes they owned when the Clubs closed.
But there are Playboy Bunny costumes in
circulation. A few Bunnies were given their costumes as a reward
(for their years of good service) after they retired from Bunnyhood.
It is these costumes that occasionally appear on the Playboy and
eBay auction sites.
Most Bunnies who did receive their costumes as a
parting gift continue to keep a hold of these valuable mementos from
that special time in their lives. But some do sell their costumes.
Look for real costumes occasionally sold (both by
private sellers and sometimes by Playboy) on the Playboy Auction
site:
auctions.playboy.com.
And also on eBay,
www.ebay.com.
But be aware that on eBay many sellers mistakenly (in innocence) or
deliberately (to deceive) call ersatz costumes 'authentic' or
'original.'
You can probably tell a real from a fake Bunny
costume, but if you can't then take a close look at the Bunny
pictures on this website:-
Ex Playboy Bunnies.
A sure sign that a costume is authentic will be
it's selling price. A complete Bunny costume (bodice, ears, tail,
collar, bow-ties, cuffs, cufflinks, name tag rosette) will go for
upwards of $1,000. An original bodice on it's own will fetch upwards
of $600.
If
you wish only to have a close facsimile of an original Bunny costume
then the first place you should hop to is Ex Bunny PJ's
Cyberstore. PJ sells
complete replica Bunny costumes and also individual costume
pieces such as the tail and
ears. PJ worked as a Bunny for many years and went on to
become a manager in the Denver Playboy Club so she has a wealth of
knowledge about the design and construction of the Bunny costume.
Visit Ex Bunny PJ's
Cyberstore for more information. But there will also be many
costume companies in your own country who can design a good replica
for you. The founder of the Yahoo! Playboy Bunny Club had a blue
costume made to the original Bunny blueprint by a costume maker in
San Francisco. You can join the Yahoo! Playboy Bunny Club by first
signing into Yahoo and then pointing your browser to
groups.yahoo.com/group/playboybunnyclub.
But if you merely wish to have a bunny girl
costume, then all costume hire / fancy dress shops in your area will
have at least one to rent and perhaps buy.
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