
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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2020 ICG President’s and Lifetime Achievement Awards
ICG President pro tem Kevin Roche announced that Sally Fink has received the 2020 ICG Lifetime Achievement Award. Past president Mera Babineaux also announced twelve President’s Awards to recognize exceptional service to the ICG.

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).
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The May-June 2022 issue of the International Costumer newsletter is available
The May-June 2022 issue of the ICG’s newsletter “The International Costumer” is available, featuring ICG Annual Meeting information. Members will receive an announcement by email including the download password.
Betsy R. Marks and Karen Schnaubelt Receive Marty Gear Fund Grant
The Marty Gear Costume Arts and Sciences Fund has approved an application by Betsy R. Marks and Karen Schnaubelt on behalf of Costume-Con for one-time funding to purchase professional-grade software for the on-line version of the Costume-Con Visual Archive.
Jennifer “Radar” Wylie, Emmanu-el “Manu” Hénault Received 2022 Costume-Con Founders Awards
The Costume-Con Founder’s Award was instituted in 2005 by Karen Schnaubelt, Costume-Con’s founding chairperson and service mark holder, to award individuals who perform ex-traordinary overall achievements at Costume-Con. At Costume-Con 40, Karen presented a...
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