11/28/2025
Getting into Rentals- Part 2 in a series on Ian’s career, from Ian's interview with on YouTube
Ian talks about making the switch from owning a vintage store, selling to costume rental businesses in New York as a vintage dealer, being mentored by Peggy Farrell, and eventually to setting up a rental business for himself, as well as working in film at the same time!
In 1996, Ian got his first movie credit as Linda Muir’s assistant on The Assistant (1997), as a permit with Nabet 700 in Toronto. He hauled up a lot of costumes from a base he kept in Buffalo, NY, to use in the movie.
When the movie wrapped, he didn’t want to bring all that stuff back down to Buffalo, so he rented a small 200 square foot studio at Landsdowne and Dupont, which became the first iteration of Ian Drummond Collection!