After 40 years of collecting vintage items, it’s hard to not have at least a little bit of, well, everything. That’s just what Leo’s Old Clothes, a Columbia thrift shop founded in 1972, has to offer its patrons.

Located on Ninth Street (just north of Broadway and south of The Blue Note) and selling all kinds of antiquities from clothing and shoes to records and knick-knacks, the shop boasts a style all its own.

“I always say I can’t call it a vintage store,” store owner April Kidwell says. “I can’t call it a costume store. It’s not a thrift store. … It’s just Leo’s.”

It’s Leo’s wealth of indefinable, retro gems that makes discovering this shop like hitting the jackpot of all Halloween costumes. Whether you’re looking to be a county sheriff or a 1920s flapper, or just browsing for something a little unconventional, Kidwell suggests you use Leo’s grand supply of one-of-a-kind pieces to let your creativity flow this Halloween.

“I don’t do costumes in a bag,” Kidwell says. “A lot of it is really what you make it. It could be an old prom dress, and if you want it to be a fairy, chop the sleeves off, spray paint it and add some glitter. MacGyver it.”