International Costumers’ Guild, Inc.
A U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization
The ICG is an affiliation of hobbyist and professional costumers, dedicated to the promotion and education of costuming as an art form in all its aspects.
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2019 ICG Lifetime Achievement Award
On Friday evening at Costume-Con 37 in Danvers Massachusetts, ICG President Marianne Pease presented the 2019 ICG Lifetime Achievement Award to Carol Salemi.

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Group Photo
This portrait by Steward Hartman was taken at Costume-Con 36 following the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award presentation. It includes 2018 recipient Elaine Mami, and the past LAA recipients who helped present the award that evening.

2018 ICG President’s and Lifetime Achievement Awards
At halftime for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Masquerade at Costume-Con 36, ICG President Marianne Pease presented three President’s Awards and the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA).

New ICG Website Goes Live!
I am very excited to announce that the new ICG website is now online. Thanks to the ICG web team for their hard work over the last two years, including Jacalyn Boggs, Andrew Assarattanakul, and Susan Toker. I also want to recognize Kathe Gust for proofreading every page and making corrections, and ICG President Marianne Pease for her continued encouragement and support.
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November-December 2020 International Costumer available
November-December 2020 on-line edition of the ICG's newsletter, The International Costumer, is available, featuring From the President's Desk October 2020 Costuming in Place... day 229 and counting, ICG BOD Officer Election Results, From the editor: We're...
July-August 2020 International Costumer Available
July-August 2020 on-line edition of the ICG's newsletter, The International Costumer, is available, featuring From The President's Desk June 2020 Greetings from Phloston Paradise!, Editor's Message, The Costume-Con That Wasn't, A Note from the Gulf Coast Chapter and...
May-June 2020 International Costumer Available
May-June 2020 on-line edition of the ICG's newsletter, The International Costumer, is available, featuring From the President’s desk: April 2020 Costuming in Place... Day 30, Editor's Message, Harnessing technology for the ICG, A New Era of Mask Making Intro and more....
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