by Philip Gust | Mar 16, 2026 | articles
The “Props and Costume Special Effects” Special Interest Group (Props and Costume FX SIG) provides a focus for ICG members who are interested in the art and practice of prop making and costuming special effects, and offers encouragement and support to the...
by ICG Press | Mar 16, 2026 | articles, ICG Press News
The International Costumers’ Guild Press is pleased to announce its first publication for 2026. Jules Verne and the First Science Fiction Masquerade by Kathe Gust In 1877, author Jules Verne organized a costumed masquerade ball in his home town of Amiens,...
by Kevin Roche | Mar 15, 2026 | announcements, articles, events, From the President's Desk, International Costumer, News
As there is no in-person Costume-Con this year, the Annual Meeting of the International Costumers Guild is being held online via Zoom on April 18th, 2026.This is a combined board and members meeting beginning at 1PM EDT / noon CDT / 11AM MDT / 10 AM PDT Elections This...
by Nora Mai | Jan 6, 2026 | articles, Uncategorized
Since 1994 there have been 25 Single Pattern contests associated with Costume-Con. And the one constant? Jacqueline Ward, who has entered EVERY one! Here are a few words from her on why YOU should enter the Costume-Con 2026 Single Pattern competition. Since its...
by Jill Eastlake | Jan 2, 2026 | articles
Our friend and fellow Northern Lights Costumers’ Guild member Patricia Ann Vandenberg passed peacefully around 8:30 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Pat was one of my oldest and dearest friends. We met through the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA)...
by Marty Gear Fund | Dec 18, 2025 | articles, Features, International Costumer
Now is a great time to consider applying for a 2026 Marty Gear Costuming Arts & Sciences Fund grant. The Marty Gear Fund is an International Costumers’ Guild program to provide grants in support of projects by ICG members that advance the art and science of...
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