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Drag costume company to triple space despite state restrictions

Florida drag costume company Collins Creative triples size of space Joshua Collins (right) is owner of Collins Creative FL LLC. (COLLINS CREATIVE)
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Collins Creative will debut a new office in Kissimmee this month after starting out in a garage seven years ago.

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The LGBTQIA-owned business will have a Feb. 24 grand opening for its roughly 3,000-square-foot space at 3305 Commerce Blvd. The firm started as a customization project for local drag queen attire in 2017, but quickly grew to include costuming for theme parks, cruise lines, area theater companies and television.

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Joshua Collins, owner of Collins Creative, told Orlando Business Journal he bought the property in November as his company has flourished in the past two years. The business previously operated out of an 800-square-foot space leased in downtown Kissimmee and is nearly done preparing the new building.

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