by Byron Connell | Feb 15, 2024 | articles, International Costumer
The Spazzy is the Sick Pups’ award for the sickest humor in a masquerade. It is named for Spaz, our mascot. It takes the form of an award certificate and an award ribbon with three tails and an image of Spaz at the center of the rosette. Two of the tails have canine...
by Patrick O'Connor | Feb 13, 2024 | articles, International Costumer
The Chicagoland Costumers’ Guild gives an occasional award at Masquerades for Outstanding Achievement in Costuming. Its inspiration dates back to the gangland days of Al Capone and the Chicago Mob and is composed of a Barbie, in a flapper outfit, with her feet...
by Lisa Ashton | Feb 11, 2024 | articles, International Costumer, Uncategorized
Miss Lizzy’s Traveling Historical Fashion Show is an ICG Special Interest Group (SIG) that was begun to study and preserve authentic Victorian and Edwardian clothing and artifacts, including photos and everything related to dress and sewing. It’s intended...
by Philip Gust | Jan 17, 2024 | articles, International Costumer, Uncategorized
Did you know that in addition to geographically-based chapters, the ICG also has Special Interest Groups (SIGs)? A SIG is an organization of ICG members with a common interest in a particular aspect or genre of costuming, without regard to the geographical location of...
by Carole Parker | Nov 20, 2023 | articles, International Costumer
[This article was originally published by Dharma Trading Company (https://dharmatrading.com) and is republished with their kind permission. My husband, Bill Laubenheimer, enjoyed knitting.] Earlier this year the topic of men who knit was spotlighted by the viral image...
by Kevin Roche | Nov 16, 2023 | articles, International Costumer
The Bylaws and Standing Rules of the International Costumers Guild (our Governing Documents) dictate how the ICG operates as a corporation and define the relationship between the corporate executive component (ICG Board and Officers) and its chapters and members. We...
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