by Jeanine Swick | Mar 1, 2024 | articles, International Costumer, Uncategorized
The ICG is an affiliation of local and regional organizations who have joined the ICG as chapters. Anyone who joins one of these chapters can also become an ICG member by paying the ICG membership dues. Many chapters support the ICG by including ICG membership in...
by Kathe Gust and Philip Gust | Feb 16, 2024 | articles, International Costumer
In March 2022, the Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild Board voted to reconstitute the “Dreamcatcher” award and rename it to honor the life of Dana Rae MacDermott, a founding member. The award is now known as the “Dana Rae MacDermott Memorial...
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...
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