ICG Press Titles Now Available in Digital Formats
The International Costumers’ Guild Press announces that its titles are now available directly from the ICG Press in digital formats for viewing on ebook readers, computers, and tablets.
International Costumers’ Guild Press
The International Costumers’ Guild Press (ICG Press) is a publication arm of the non-profit International Costumers’ Guild (ICG). Its mission is to publish long-form content including books and monographs on topics related to costumes and costuming.
If you have an idea for a book, monograph, or another type of publication that you would like to be considered for publication, please contact the Editor in Chief at icgpress-editor@costume.org.
Return to this page for previews of upcoming titles and announcements of when they will be available.
Recent Publications
The Masquerade Handbook
This handbook is a complete guide to the art of running mid-sized costume masquerade competitions. With a new layout, typography and graphics, and a new introduction by Janet Wilson Anderson, the second edition makes this classic work available once again to members of the costuming community. (Available March 15, 2025)
Myrtle R Douglas: Mother of Convention Costuming
This colorful commemorative book tells the amazing story of.the fan who forever influenced what we wear at sci-fi/fantasy conventions, and how the International Costumers’ Guild paid homage to her for her remarkable achievement.
ICG Masquerade Guidelines
These Guidelines assist costume Masquerade Directors in writing and implementing rules to ensure fair competition in the Masquerades they run, and provide a resource for ensuring that all aspects of a successful masquerade are covered.