Monday night, June 1st brought in the night's segment of the "Bachlorette" on Channel 7. Linda Bredemann, owner of Costume Alley, a Ventura resident, and county businesswoman, costumed all the contenders in western garb. She oh so slightly was seen doing just that - costuming the participants.

Linda ended up on the cutting room floor! If you blinked you missed seeing her behind one of the bachelors. The only thing you saw was her hair and jacket. But look at the upside. She got to work with all those gorgeous men. Yes!

"Oh well", she says, "so much for my T.V. debut."

With more and more businesses and employees leaving their storefronts and/or offices to become home based, Bredemann is trying something a little different. She has gone MOBILE with her costume company. If you need a costume, you can call her at (805) 444-1012 and she will drive to you. This gives you the opportunity to choose from a selection of what you are looking for and try on costumes in the comfort of your own home.

"The mobile costume business seems to be catching on", says Linda, "especially in the wealthier areas such as Malibu, Bell Canyon and Westlake Village."

"By moving my inventory into a warehouse and going mobile," Bredemann says, "I am paying one-third of the cost to have a store. It cost about $10 to make the drive along the 101 Freeway...so I can do a lot of driving for the $2000 a month rent I was paying for a storefront. Besides, I was doing the drive to and from Ventura where I live to the Agoura store which was an added expense on top of the rent."

"I think this is the way to go. Hopefully, people will like the costuming I did for the Bachlorette, see the quality of my costumes, and want me to costume their TV shows, parties or/and other," she continues.

"Right now it is hard to get the business moving because of lack of funds...but things are getting BETTER!"