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Dorothys Boutique

User Reviews of Dorothys Boutique

Yelp.com Review - by Anya F.

3.0 of 5 stars. They got a weird mix of stuff there. They got nice wigs. So, if you need a wig, maybe this is the place to go. At least for halloween. They also got a selection of stripper heels and underwear and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2009
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Awesome Stuff!!

This store is so much fun! I came in for a wig (fantastically priced!) and spent a good hour browsing their shoes, costumes, and other trinkets... Everyone was quick to help me and very helpful. A VERY hip...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Josie G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I don't mean to brag, but I've got some great hair.But even great hair sometimes can be better.Whenever I want to get extensions, to make my hair a bit longer, a bit thicker, I come to Dorothy's....
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristin P.

4.0 of 5 stars. A trip to Mass. Ave is NEVER complete without a stop at Dorothy's, aka the Drag Queen Store. If the queens are wearing it, you know it's gotta be good!Come here for ... well, anything and everything....
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dr. Sweetpickles Ph D.

1.0 of 5 stars. I like costumes and stuff, but this place gives me the creeps. There's some guy that works there that really skeeves me out, like if I were accidentally alone in there, I might get chloroformed....
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn R.

4.0 of 5 stars. How can you not love Dorothy's? I went to college just down the street and I fondly remember one day while running an errand for work I stopped to peruse through the hooker shoes. And I bought a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah A.

3.0 of 5 stars. I really love the stuff in this store. If you need some funky fishnets and stripper heels, this is the place to go. :) They also have a decent selection of costumes, nail polish and some accessories....
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mabel C.

4.0 of 5 stars. This shop caught my eye on my way to my friend's apartment because of its display of S&M-like items. It looks small on the outside but actually it packs a lot of stuff on the inside. This place is...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Trish F.

3.0 of 5 stars. They used to have a regular 10% off anything coupon.. but NOW it's 10% off $100. Man.. even Dorothy's is trying to get you to spend more moola these days. A couple gripes.. I'm still kind of bummed...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aretha W.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am super pumped on Dorothy's - always have been always will be.Things I like:tons of cheap nose studslarge selection of tights/hosierylaughable hooker shoeslarge selection of cheap ass sunglasses...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Leighann F.

4.0 of 5 stars. What do you get when you cross a stripper with a drag queen on Halloween Weekend, add in some fabulosity (yep, I am referencing that Kimora Lee Simmons book) and sprinkling of some random hilarity and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Li S.

4.0 of 5 stars. My steampunk model and I have travelled far and wide to different costume shoppes to acquire the goods for a future photoshoot. Alas, we were slammed with Hot Topic-y corsets at infuriatingly high...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Maureen H.

4.0 of 5 stars. So I needed Hooker heels.I host Sex and Drugs Trivia (sundays 7:30 at the Savant Project) and therefor for my repertoire i needed some cheap bright red hooker heels. Dorothy's was the answer to my...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Drag

Dorothy's is sublime whether you are in the witness protection program or need a big infusion of glam, stat! I can walk in and find wigs, elbow length gloves, fake eyelashes, tiaras, maribou, glue on...
kudzu.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Scott B.

4.0 of 5 stars. 1. Hot Pants in every color of the rainbow2. Boa made entirely of fake $100 bills3. Knee-high, zip up, leather hooker boots4. Hillary Clinton MaskIf your shopping list looks like this, then you'll...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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Best wig selection on this side of the River

I go to Dorothy's and only Dorothy's for my wigs. They have an amazing selection of synthetic, human hair, novelty and everyday wigs. If you're not headed to the Garment District for your wigs, try Dorothy's....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda H.

4.0 of 5 stars. The one thing I noticed about Dorothy's is that it is a whole lot bigger than it looks sitting out there on Mass Ave. I mean, it just looks like it would be tiny! But as the old saying goes, Looks...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dessa R.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you're the type of person who throws alot of theme parties, which I am, Dorothy's is a great stop for costume or just funky gear in the Halloween off-season. Wigs, and fishnets, and false lashes....
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lee D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Whenever I need a wig (more often than you'd think) and I'm in Boston this is where I go. Staff are also super helpful and the prices are reasonable. I also tend to end up leaving with more stuff...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cherie c.

3.0 of 5 stars. I stopped in to get some dye to keep my new 'do blue. My stylist referred me here, and I had no idea what awaited me. What awaited me was a potpourri of awesome.Dorothy's has the best prices on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alice W.

2.0 of 5 stars. This is a very strange place. It's packed from top to bottom with an odd array of stuff. It would be easier to review if it were just a costume store (most of the inventory is costume anyway), but...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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do boston a favor and let it go out of business

this place is atrocious. the men who work there have no customer service skills. when disputing an item that i ordered and didn't come in i was actually cursed at, which i won't repeat here. do boston a favor...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Morgan F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I know I am not still in college, but I just LOVE me a good costume party. Every time my brithday (or any party I can think of a great excuse for) rolls around I pick a crazy theme and send my guests...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Courtney C.

5.0 of 5 stars. ohmigoddamngoodness!I was tempted to select just 4 stars... minus one for being too much fun and causing me to be late for my haircut at liquid last time I went. First of all, the wigs.... the wigs!!...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sophia F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I used to work at Dorothys. The boss is a really nice guy, However, the thing that bothers me is the staff would always steal from him on the days his brother worked. If that wasnt sad enough to worry...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ligaya T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Four stars for the experience? Oh NO. This place is a hazardous disarray of awesome.Four stars for the quality?Shit no. My last purchase of a cowboy hat had the trimmings hot glued on.Three bold stars...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave L.

4.0 of 5 stars. This store seems to be for transvestites, but proved the ultimate option for picking up Halloween or theme party costumes while attending NU. It was packed near the holiday, but otherwise pretty much...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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hilarious by Chloe D. at InsiderPages

This is pkace is great. They have everythinag and anything. my friend got a whip there..even though it broke, it was cheap. There shows are great, they have so many funny costume things. Need green eye lashes?...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicole M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my favorite store in the city. Whenever I need something random, like fake eyelashes or black satin gloves, I go to Dorothy's. Nine times out of ten, they have it.My friend and I go here...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Shaina S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I wanted to review this store earlier today but I couldn't remember the name.That's not to say anything about the store. Names just aren't my game.Then I saw a review of it and shouted out "Hooray!"...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennie W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Random store of random crap is an apt description. The place is super small and filled with the widest assortment of hodge-podge-y items ever. My happiest discovery here was their selection of shoes....
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2007
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Shop At Your Own Risk!

If you're more of a browser than an actual customer, or even if you have been a customer for who knows how long, it would not matter, because I was recently accused by the manager/owner of the store of...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Viv C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I spent an entire afternoon on Newbury Street looking for pointy toed black flats and it was Dorothy's Boutique that provided me with the perfect pair. For $17 too! Damn.Yeah, it's kind of crazy in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tarah H.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my friends never calls Dorothy's by it's name. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if she knows the real name. To her, (and a little bit to me too) it's "The Drag Queen Store."Wigs and Fishnets...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I used to work at the Pru and walk to this place on almost every lunch break.. I think the people working at the store thought I was nuts! I have to admit, I have gotten a pair of shoes that were...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie A.

3.0 of 5 stars. ok, what the hell is this place?!It's a hole in the wall ghetto shop in the middle of no where (between Berkley and the Christian Science center).They have this old creepy guy working there who needs...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Yihwa H.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is pretty much the place to go if you're looking for a wig. I have to say, they've got some of the better quality wigs that I've found in Boston (especially in the more mainstream or costumey...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Allix T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm in love!! Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes everywhere!! And almost all are synthetic (oh my happy little vegan heart) and are very inexpensive. Thank you Dorothy's thank you--after years of searching...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Liza H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Dorothy's is sublime whether you are in the witness protection program or need a big infusion of glam, stat! I can walk in and find wigs, elbow length gloves, fake eyelashes, tiaras, maribou, glue on...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by courtney d.

4.0 of 5 stars. This store looks like one of those outcast stores in the mall that people go in to find cheap fishnets and cowboy hats... but save its awkward appearance (bars on the windows and shoes strewn about...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Pumps for Your Man, and More

Dorothy's Boutique has a crazy good variety of wigs, costume jewelry, and wacky cool shoes in sizes ...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristina G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dorothy's proved itself to greatly beneficial around Halloween time for costume shopping. They have some pretty crazy stuff ranging from random odds and ends that you can put together or costumes...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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Costume Store

Dorothy's Boutique is the best place to go for the finishing touches to any costume you may be putti...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/04/2006
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Great store

I have been shopping at Dorothy's for almost 17 years. I have found the staff to be the friendliest and most helpful out of any wig store i have ever stepped foot into. They are so open minded and helpful. I...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/28/2006
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Absolutely horrible customer service

I'm not even bothering to go in because they refused to say anything to me except their hours over the phone and would not talk to me to answer my question as to whether they had a specific item, which would...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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Dorothy's by Kristen G. at InsiderPages

Dorothy's might be known as that place on Mass Ave that always has the line wrapped around the block on Halloween day. It is so much more than that! Although, I have waited in the Halloween day line, I have...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristen G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Dorothy's might be known as that place on Mass Ave that always has the line wrapped around the block on Halloween day. It is so much more than that! Although, I have waited in the Halloween day line,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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Fun, funky shopping by Jennifer W. at InsiderPages

This place has everything-- funky costumes, shoes, wigs, jewelry, and a nice selection of club wear and shoes. Prices are decent to expensive, depending on what you're looking to buy. I stop in Dorothys once...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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Dorothy's

Great service, The people that work there are so nice and totally helpful. I have been shopping there for over 4 years and I think it is just GREAT>
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2004
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