Costumer’s Quarterly Magazine

1987

• From The Editors – Karen Turner and Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Clothing conservation – Peggy Kennedy – page 3-6
• A Crash Course in Beading – Karen Turner – page 7-13
• Sewing with Stretch Materials – Patti & Philip Mercier – page 14-16
• So You Want to buy a Serger – Karen Turner – page 17-18
• Handy Household Hints for Costumers – page 19-20
• How to Make Beaded Earrings – Aimee Hartlove – page 21-24
• Help! – page 25
• Guild Chapters – page 26

• From The Editors – Karen Turner and Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• How to do Historical Research – Kathi S. Reynolds – page 3-4
• Working with Friendly Plastic – Jay Hartlove – page 5-7
• Living with a Costumer – Don Sakers – page 8-10
• Sundry Comments on Batik (part 1) – Debby Jones – page 11-14
• Star Trek: The Next Generation:the new uniforms – Fran Evans – page 15-18
• Trains (how to cut the perfect train) – Karen Turner – page 19
• Costume-Con 6 Update – page 20
• Coming Attractions – page 21
• In Print (costuming books) – page 22-23
• Guild Chapters – page 24
• Westercon Update – page 25

1988

• From The Editors – Karen Turner and Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Glue – Animal X and Karen Turner – page 3-12
• Glue, Gunk, and Stickum – Karen Turner – page 13-14
• Sundry Comments on Batik, part 2 – Debora K. Jones – page 15-19
• The Worldcon Watch part 1: Nolacon News – page 20-21
• The Worldcon Watch part 2: The Boston Blues – page 22-24
• Masquerade Goals – Suford Lewis – page 24-36
• Facades ( The 10 Different Types of Costumes ) – Debra L. Wykle – page 37-38
• Handy Household Hints – page 39
• If Thomas Edison Only Knew – Brent Turner – page 40
• Museum Reviews – Diane S. Kovalcin – page 41-42
• The Costumer’s Lament ( filk ) – Sandy Pettinger and Connie Bolster – page 43
• Coming Attractions – page 44-45
• Guild Chapters – page 46

• From The Editors – Karen Turner and Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• The Hartlove Paper Mache Hardware Technique – Jay Hartlove and Aimee Hartlove – page 3-5
• Handy Household Hints – Diane Kovalcin – page 6
• Historical Clothing: Getting a Look at the Genuine Article – Danine Cozzen – page 7-10
• Beach Blanket Babylon – page 11-12
• Noreascon 3 News – page 13-14
• All the News That’s Fit to Print – Kelly Turner – page 15-16
• Living with a Non-costumer – Alixandra Stephany Jordan – page 17-18
• Coming Attractions – page 19-20
• Malabar’s Loft ( filk ) – Alixandra Stephany Jordan – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From The Editors – Karen Turner and Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• How to Make Mask Blanks – Animal X – page 3-5
• As the Costume Turns ( comic ) – Linda Bowland – page 6
• The Making of “Dread Warrior” – Debbie Jones – page 7-10
• The Costume Society of America – Shelly Monson – page 11-12
• The Religion of Costuming: a history – Linda Bowland – page 13-15
• The Art of Making Appliques, part 1 – Alixandra Stephany Jordan – page 16-21
• The Costume ( filk ) – Alixandra Stephany Jordan – page 22
• ICG Directory – Betsy Marks – page 23-24
• Coming Attractions – page 25
• Guild Chapters – page 26

1989

• From the Editor – Karen Turner: Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• The Art of Making Appliques, part 2 – Alixandra S. Jordan – page 3-9
• Chapter News page 10
• Hugos – page 11-11D
• The Stress Diet – Page 12
• NolaCon Masquerade Pictorial – page 13-14
• Points on Dressmaking ( vintage reprint ) – page 15-16
• In Defense of Costumes ( filk ) – Alixandra S. Jordan – page 17-18
• Chain of Command – Alixandra S. Jordan – page 19
• Coming Attractions – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – Karen Turner: Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Cuir-Bouille ( Leather Armor ) ( reprint ) – K. Tracy – page 3-4
• The Making of “Beneath Alien Waves” – Bruce MacDermott; Dana MacDermott – page 5-11
• Noreascon News – page 12-22
• Danish Embroidery (vintage reprint ) – Julie Norregard – page 23-25
• Thrift Store Strategies – Carl Coling – page 26-27
• That’s Not the Way To ( filk ) – Alixandra S. Jordan – page 28
• Coming Attractions – page 29
• Guild Chapters – page 30

• From the Editor – Karen Turner: Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• ICG Meeting Notes: Costume-Con 7 – page 2-4
• Backstage at the Masquerade – Janet Wilson Anderson – page 5-9
• Costume-Con 7 Pictorial – page 9-13
• Confessions of a Costume Widower – Don Garvey – page 14
• An Experience with Body Make up – Robert Beech – page 15-16
• Assorted News and Reviews – page 17-18
• Coming Attractions – page 19
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – Karen Turner: Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• What, No Mustache Wax? – Marjii Ellers – page 3-4
• Visiting a Pro Costume Shop – Joyce Best – page 5-6
• Judging the SF&F Masquerade – Janet Wilson Anderson – page 7-13
• Fashions for Stout Women ( vintage reprint ) – Flora McDonald Thompson – page 14-18
• Historical Documentation and Research – Animal X – page 19-22
• Tips on Video Taping Masquerades – Rusty Dawe – page 23-25
• Costumer Calendar Coming – Kelly Turner – page 16
• Assorted News and Reviews – page 27
• Coming Attractions – page 28-29
• Murphy’s Law for Costumers – Karen Turner – page 29
• Guild Chapters – page 30

1990

• From the Editor – Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• How to Get a Grant for Costuming – Animal x – page 3-9
• The Phantom of the Opera Backstage – Carl Coling – page 10-15
• Sari Material – Alixandra S. Jordan – page 16
• Wearing a Sari – Linda Bowland – page 17-19
• Shi-sha ( mirror embroidery ) – Aimee Hartlove – page 20-21
• Making Faceless Minions from Common Household Items ( sculpy casting ) – A. Nea Dodson – page 22-24
• Judy Evans: A Beauty and the Beast Fashion Show – Carl Coling – page 25-28
• How to Apply Glitter – Linda Bowland – page 29
• Assorted News – Kelly Turner – page 30
• Coming Attractions – page 31-32
• Marjii Ellers Receives First Lifetime Achievement Award – page 33
• Guild Chapters – page 34

• From the Editor – Kelly Turner – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Rubber, in General – Rodd Matsui – page 3-4
• Colonial Williamsburg: An Introduction – Carl Coling – page 5-7
• Costumes to Go – Marjii Ellers – page 7
• Costumer’s Crossword – Aimee Hartlove – page 8
• An Introduction to Costuming for Masquerades – Marjii Ellers – page 9
• Assorted News – Kelly Turner – page 10-11
• ICG Questionnaire – page 12-13
• Coming Attractions – page 14
• ICG Officer list – page 14
• Costume Book to be Published – page 15-17
• Guild Chapters – page 18

1991

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• A Look Backstage at Jerome Robbins – Cat Devereaux – page 3-4
• The Third Way ( Hall Costuming ) – Marji Ellers – page 5-7
• The Tech Crew – Susan Kulinyi – page 8-12
• Machine Beading – Diane Kovalcin – page 13-14
• 1991 Annual Meeting Minutes – page 15-17
• Let Us Do or Dye ( Lady Twilight ) ( Dyeing ) – A. ‘Nea Dodson – page 18-19
• Coming Attractions – page 20
• Guild Competition Guidelines Survey – Animal X – page 21
• ICG Chapter List – page 22
• Insert – The Masquerade Handbook flier

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• The King and I: Costumes from the Small House of Uncle Thomas – Cat Devereaux – page 3-4
• How to Make a Quick Cape for Children or Adults ( circle cape ) – Diane Kovalcin – page 4
• Making a Costume on No Time at All – Denice E. Giradeau – page 5-6
• Coming Attractions – page 7
• Presentation or Perish – Animal X – page 8-11
• The Costume Maker’s Art: Cloaks of Fantasy, Masks of Revelation ( book review ) – Janet Wilson Arnold – page 12
• Draping a 1920’s Evening Gown ( vintage reprint ) – page 13-15
• Highlights of Worldcon 1991 – Chicon V – Diane Kovalcin – page 16-18
• Hi Marjii! Why Didn’t You Wear a Costume? – Marjii Ellers – page 19-20
• From the President’s Sewing Box – Janet Wilson Arnold – page 21, 12
• Guild Chapters – page 22

1992

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Rubber Latex in Costuming – Rodd Matsui – page 3-4
• Sewing With Lame – Susan Stringer – page 5
• Before There Were Costume-Cons – Allison Woodfield-Kondo – page 6-9
• Quick Tips ( photocopies as transfers ) – Diane Kovalcin – page 9
• Before You Go on Stage – Sue Kuliyni – page 10-11
• There Was an Old Woman ( poem ) – Deb Salisbury – page 11
• Coming Attractions – page 12
• Come to Costume-Con 10 – Pierre Pettinger – page 13-14
• Book Reviews – Eleanor Farrell – page 15
• Cosmic Royalty – Toni Lay – page 15
• Masks and Helmets with Fabric Stiffener Liquid – Tina Connell – page 16-18
• Costumes to Go – Marji Ellers – page 18
• I Just Do It, I Can’t Teach It – Jay Hartlove – page 19-20
• From the President’s Sewing Box – Janet Wilson Arnold – page 20
• Messages from Costume-Con 11 – Animal X – page 21
• Tax Exempt Status Recognized by the IRS – Byron Connell – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Winners from Costume-Con 10 – Pierre Pettinger – page 4-7
• Using Plaster in Your Costume – Rodd Matsui – page 8-9
• Dyeing and Batik with Synthetic Fabrics – Eleanor Farrell – page 10-11
• Minutes of the ICG Meeting Held Sunday, September 1, 1991 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago – Chicon V – page 12-13, 11, 7
• International Costumers’ Guild, Inc. Standing Rules of the Corporation as of May 24, 1992 – page 14-16
• Draping 1920s Capes, Coats and Shawls ( vintage reprint ) – page 17-21
• Coming Attractions – page 22
• Guild Chapters – page 23

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Costume-Con 11 Report – Animal X – page 4-6
• International Costumers’ Guild, Inc. Guidelines for International-Level Masquerades or Competitions, adopted May 24, 1992 – page 7-8, 10
• Comments on the International Costumers’ Guild, Inc. Guidelines for the International Level – Byron P. Connell – page 9-10,12
• Why Costumers Do What They Do – Zelda Gilbert – page 11
• Coming Attractions – page 13
• Photographing Costumes – Beth Stevens – page 14-15
• Some Ramblings About Books – Julia Ann Hyll – page 16
• By-Laws of the International Costumers’ Guild, Inc., revised at the 1990, 1991 and 1992 Annual Meetings – page 17-21
• President’s Message – Pierre Pettinger – page 22
• Guild Chapters – page 23

1993

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Historical Documentation – Diane Kovalcin – page 4-6, 10
• How to Build an Imperial Klingon Uniform ( Star Trek TNG ) – Paula Crist-Pickett – page 7-10
• Coming Attractions – page 11
• Working With Vinyls – Tina Connell – page 12-13
• QuikHint: Long bead fringe – page 13
• International Costumers’ Guild Minutes of the 1992 Annual Meeting – Byron P. Connell – page 14-21
• Costumers On-line ( GEnie system ) – Bruce Mai – page 22
• Guild Chapters – page 23

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• $1.98 Klingon ( Star Trek TNG ) – Paula Crist-Pickett – page 4-5
• Hall Costume Awards – Marjii Ellers – page 6,5
• My View of Costume-Con 11 – Toni Lay – page 7-8
• Costume-Con 11 Masquerade Winners – page 9-10
• Coming Attractions – page 11, 10
• Greater Bay Area Costumer’s Guild Presents Costume-Con 12 – page 12-17
• Con Francisco Masquerade Update – page 17
• Costuming Down Under – C. E. Ballis – page 18-19, 10
• Shisha Mirror Embroidery – page 20
• Fear of Flying ( wings ) – Laurel Cunningham – page 21-22
• Guild Chapters – page 23

• From the Editor – James Kovalcin – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Beginner’s Porcupine Quill Work – Susan L. Toker – page 4-5
• Creation of Agalla – Betsy Marks – page 6-7
• DefCon – Australasian Sci/Fi Media NatCon – C. E. Ballis – page 8-9, 20
• Costume Trends in Middle Eastern Dance – Nora Mai – page 10-11
• Coming Attractions – page 12
• ConFrancisco 15st World Science Fiction Convention – Toni Lay – page 13-15,20
• ConFrancisco Masquerade Winners – page 16-17
• The Magic of Camelot – Cat Devereaux – page 18-20
• President’s Message – Pierre Pettinger – page 21-22
• Murphy’s Laws of Sequins – Wendy Purcell – page 22

1994

• From the Editor – Maura Rebholz – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Events – page 4-5
• Why You Shouldn’t Put a Zipper in Your Elizabethans! – Janet Wilson Anderson – page 5,11
• Blood, Gore & Embroidery ( Coppola’s Dracula ) – Nancy Kuehl – page 6-11
• New Patterns, Products and Publications – page 12
• From the ICG President – Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. – page 13,16
• Vote to Defeat Motion 1 – Steve Swope – page 14,16
• Opposing Ranks: Pass Motion 1 – Janet Wilson Anderson – page 15,17-18
• Tips, Tools & Techniques ( acrylic Medium ) – Susan L. Toker – page 19
• Microwaving Clothing – Maura Rebholz – page 20
• Sources – page 20
• 1994 Annual Meeting Proxy Assignment Form – page 21-22
• Guild Chapters – page 23

• From the Editor – Maura Rebholz – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Events – page 4
• How to Prepare a Great Kilt – Randall Whitlock – page 5-6
• Gaelic for Costumers – compiled by Randall Whitlock – page 7
• Suck Hot Plastic, Costumer, part 1 ( vacuum forming ) – Joseph M. Meils – page 8-9
• It’s Just A Stage – Dana MacDermott – page 9
• The William Ware Theiss Collection – Carl Coling – page 10-11, 14
• Tips, tools and Techniques – Bridget Landry – page 12, 21-22
• From the ICG President – Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. – page 13-14
• Costume-Con 12 Masquerade Award Winners – page 15-16
• International Costumer’s Guild Minutes of the 1994 Annual Meeting – page 16-20
• Picture Perfect: Review of the Museum of Jewelry – Cat Devereaux – page 20, 22
• Guild chapters – page 23

• From the Guest Editor – Victoria Lawrence – page 1
• From the Editor in Chief – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2-3
• Wearing Wigs and Hairpieces Successfully – Wendy Purcell – page 4-7
• A Beginner’s Guide to Costuming with Velvet – Katherine Jepson – page 8-9
• A Walking Foot – Cat Devereaux – page 9-10
• Six Skirts, a Calculator and a Bottle of Tylenol – Joy Day – page 10-14
• Using Bits and Pieces – Bridget Landry – page 15-16
• The Heide Muslin Body Pattern – Bridget Landry – page 17
• Comfy Corset Construction – Gail Wolfenden-Steib – page 18-19
• Comfy Corset Construction Pattern – page 20-21
• The Future Fashion Folio: A Twelve Year Review – Nora Mai – page 22-27
• American Indian Dance Shawl: Plains/Pan-Indian Style ( Native American attire ) – Cynthia Leonard – page 28-30
• A History of Costume Overview ( parody ) – Susanna Richardson – page 31-34
• Adjustable Safety Harness – Cat Devereaux – page 25-38
• History of Masquerades: the early years – Marjii Ellers – page 38-39
• Richard Lawrence ( obituary ) – page 40
• Coming Events – page 41
• Guild Chapters – page 42

1995

• From the Editor in Chief – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• President’s Message – Pierre Pettinger – page 3
• Respect for Vintage Clothing: resolution – page 4
• Men’s Victorian Bathing Suit – Bridget Landry – page 5-7
• Interview with Catherine Adair ( Babylon 5 ) – Zelda Gilbert – page 8-9
• Entering a Design Contest – F. W. Evans – page 9-11, 16-18
• Figures to Trace for Designs ( croquis ) – page 12-15
• The Making of Chess – Kate Morgenstern – page 19-23
• Upcoming Events – page 23
• Patrick Kennedy ( obituary ) – Pierre Pettinger – page 24
• 1995 Annual Meeting Proxy Assignment Form – page 25
• Guild Chapters – page 26

• From the Editors – Cat Devereaux, Zelda Gilbert – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Vintage Clothing Resolution: against the motion – page 3
• Vintage Clothing Resolution: for the motion – page 4
• Agenda for the 1995 Annual Meeting of the ICG – page 5
• Turkish Court Costume 1550-1600 – Gail Wolfenden-Steib – page 6-9
• Nerves and Stage Fright – Wendy Purcell – page 10
• Futuristic Design Contest Rules: Hints and Tips ( croquis ) – F. W. Evans – page 11-20
• Stepping Out of a Painting – Katherine F. Jepson – page 21-23
• Upcoming Events – page 24
• 1995 Annual Meeting Proxy Assignment Form – page 25
• Guild Chapters – page 26

• From the Editors – Cat Devereaux, Zelda Gilbert – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• President’s Message – Ron Robinson – page 3-4
• Worldcon Masquerade Information – page 4
• Convicts, Clothes and Cabbage Tree Hats – Wendy Purcell – page 5-6
• Cowboy to Cavalier ( boots ) – Randall Whitlock – page 7-8
• Ranwulf’s Quick & Dirty Cavalier Gloves – Randall Whitlock – page 9
• How Do You Do? – Marjii Ellers – page 10
• Confessions of a Plume Doctor ( millinery) – Marjorie Wilser – page 11-12
• It’s Just a Stage: Introduction – Dana MacDermott – page 13-14
• Participate! – page 14
• What’s Happening: Chapter Reports – page 15-17
• International Costumer’s Guild Business Meeting Minutes – page 18
• Minutes of the 1995 Annual Meeting – page 19-20
• Upcoming Events – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• Karen Dick: 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner – Ricky Dick – page 3-5
• Henerietta II Act 4 Scene 3 – Gordon Rose – page 6
• The Proper Taking of Measurements – Gail Wolfenden-Steib _ page 7-10
• It’s Just a Stage: Scale and Focus – Dana MacDermott – page 11-13
• Knock It Off ( gloves ) – Sheila Levine – page 14-16
• What’s Happening: Chapter Reports ( macrame wigs ) – page 17-19
• Coming Events – Byron Connell – page 20-21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

1996

• From the Editor – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• President’s Message – Ron Robinson – page 3
• Costuming 101 – Marjii Ellers – page 4-5
• It’s Just a Stage: But What Do You Actually Do – Dana MacDermott – page 6-7
• Getting Started on Your Documentation – Deborah K. Strub – page 8-9
• Webbing It! – page 9
• Dressing for Down Below ( Babylon 5 ) – F. W. Evans – page 10-12
• But Mom I Wanna Be an Alien ( Babylon 5 ) – Cat Devereaux and F. W. Evans – page 13
• The Poetry of Skirts ( vintage Reprint ) ( skirt dancing ) – page 14-16
• What’s Happening: Chapter Reports – page 17-18
• Coming Events – Byron Connell – page 19-20
• 1996 Annual Meeting Proxy Assignment Form – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• 1996 Annual Meeting Agenda – page 3-5
• All the World’s a Stage: The Portfolio – Dana MacDermott – page 6-7
• Name That Silhouette – page 7
• Wear it Again, Sam ( fashion cycles ) – Gail Adams and Wendy Purcell – page 8
• Which Three? – Christopher Ballis – page 9-10
• So Ya Need Lotsa Hair? ( wig making ) – Cat Devereaux – page 11-18
• Audience and Judge Appeal – Marjii Ellers – page 19
• What’s Happening: Chapter Reports – page 20
• Coming Events – Byron Connell – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• From the Editor – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Table of Contents – page 2
• President’s Message – Joy Day – page 3
• Historical Costuming on a Budget – Alison Kondo – page 4-10
• Children’s Programming Committee – page 10
• What’s Happening: Chapter Reports – page 10
• Glovemaking ( vintage reprint ) – Grace J.C. Lightbody – page 11-17
• Minutes of the 1996 Annual Meeting – page 17-20
• Coming Events – Byron Connell – page 21
• Guild Chapters – page 22

• Guild Chapters and Officers – inside front
• Table of Contents – page 1
• President’s Message – Joy Day – page 2
• Costume-Con 15 Update – Betsey Marks – page 3
• A Big, Floppy Velvet Hat – Kate McClure – page 6-7
• Costume College – page 8-9
• The Victoria and Alert Museum “Dress” Exhibit – Jay Hartlove – page 10-11
• Working with Feathers – Eileen Capes – age 12-13
• Fairy Tale Ball Photos – page 14-19
• The First Lady of the White House ( photo ) ( Mrs. William McKinley ) – page 20
• Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Kate McClure – page 21
• New Uses for Old Furs ( vintage reprint ) – Grace Margaret Gould – page 22-23
• The Great Pattern Review Goes Online – Sally Norton – page 24
• In the Next Issue – page 24
• Romantic Poetry Gathering ( photo ) – inside back

1997

• Costume-Con 15 Announcement – page 1
• Costume College 1997 Announcement – page 2
• Guild Chapters and Officers – page 3
• Jennifer Tift ( photo ) – page 4
• Table of Contents – page 5
• Upcoming Activities – page 6-7
• Gentlemen’s Tailoring: a Beginner’s Guide – Philip Rayment – page 8-11
• Surfin’ the Net in Costume – Trystan L. Bass – page 12-15
• Costume-Con 15 Events List – page 16
• Cherie Moore ( photo ) – page 17
• It’s 1919: How do I Dress My Heroine? – Karin Welss – page 18-19
• Welcome to Castle Blood – Jana Keeler – page 20-23
• Fitting a 1908 Bodice ( vintage reprint ) – Martha Dean Hallam – page 24-26
• The Costume Museum in Bath – Catalina Hannan – page 27
• William Ware Theiss: Costume Sketches – page 28-33
• ICG Chapters – page 34
• In the Next Issue – page 35

• Costume College 1997 Announcement – page 1
• Guild Chapters and Officers – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Activities – page 4-5
• Costume College ’97 List of classes page 6-7
• Bustle Wrestling ( hot to )- Kate McClure – page 8-9
• Charles Dana Gibson ( vintage reprint ) – Robert Bridges – page 10-13
• John Carey Photographs – page 14-21
• Inspiration from a Vionnet Gown – Leslie Baker – page 22-23
• Fashion Focus Chicago! ( exhibit ) – Dorothy Fuller – page 24-27
• How to Make a Victorian Corset – Joan Broneske – page 28-31
• The Art of Dress: clothes and society 1500-1914 ( book review ) – Jane Ashelford – page 32-33
• ICG Chapters – page 34
• In the Next Issue – page 35

• Costume College 1997 Announcement – page 1
• Guild Information and Officers – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Activities – page 4-6
• A Visit to Chawton Cottage ( Jane Austen ) – Catalina Hannan – page 7-9
• What’s New for 1932 ( vintage reprint ) – May Piper Spear – page 10-15
• Women’s Clothing in the Ch’ing Dynasty – Alison Kondo – page 16-23
• Japanese Formal Dress – Susan Fatemi – page 24-27
• Shopping in Manhattan – page 28-29
• The Museum of Vintage Fashion – Jana Keeler – page 30-31
• CCXV ( Costume-Con 15 ) Report – Katherine Jepson, Betsey Marks, Kalyn Shubnell – page 23-33
• Minutes of the ICG General Meeting, May 26, 1997 – page 34-35
• Come to St. Louis for Costume-Con 16 – Bruce Mai – page 36-37
• ICG Guild Chapters – page 38
• In the Next Issue – page 39

• Costume College 1998 Announcement – page 1
• Guild Information and Officers – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Activities – page 4-7
• ICG News – page 8
• Finding Susan – page 9
• The Art of Cruising – Michael F. Kyne – page 10-11
• Take Me to the Cotton Club: Hand Beading Fashions from the 1920’s – Angela Lazear – page 12-17
• Giving the Major Her Lumps ( prosthetics ) ( casting ) – Robert Jan, Gail Adams – page 18-27
• The Stylish Miss Austen ( exhibit ) – page 28-29
• All About Byron ( interview ) ( Byron Connell ) – Spazz – page 30-31
• Ladies Winter Bonnets 1875 ( vintage reprint ) – Emmeline Raymond – page 32-33
• Sue Toorans Explains how to Light up Your Costume ( interview ) – page 34-40
• Dressing Dave ( David Letterman Show ) ( Susan Hum ) – Sally Norton – page 41-43
• ICG Guild Chapters – page 44
• In the Next Issue – page 45

1998

• Gary Lin Anderson 1943-1998 ( obituary ) – Cat Devereaux – page 1
• Guild Information and Officers – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• Upcoming Activities – page 4-7
• ICG News – page 8
• President’s Message – Byron Connell – page 9
• How to Build a 1790’s Gown – Lynn McMasters – page 10-15
• GBACG Request the Pleasure of Your Company – Sally Norton – page 16-17
• Bridal Wear of the Early 1920’s – Alison Kondo – page 18-23
• Cutting a 1913 Norfolk Coat and Skirt ( vintage reprint ) – May Manton – page 24-29
• A Military Man – Sally Norton – page 30-33
• A Family Affair ( event report ) – Catalina Hannan – page 34
• Our Fashionable Mothers ( photos ) – page 35-41
• Using La Mode Bagatelle Patterns – Danine Cozzens – page 42-45
• ICG Guild Chapters – page 46

• Costume-Con XVII Announcement – page 2
• Table of Contents – page 3
• At the Helm – Pat Ritter – page 4
• Transitions – Byron Connell – page 5
• Webmasters Report July 89 – John O’Halloran – page 6
• Costume-Connections – Betsy Delaney – page 7-10, 45
• Branded – Christpher Ballis – page 11-12
• Oh That’s How You Do That – page 12, 49
• The Houppelande c.1355-1450 – Lyn M. Parkinson – page 13-26, 46-49
• Costume Society of American 25th Anniversary Meeting – Robin L. Berry – page 27-28, 45
• Glitz, Glamour and Glitter: CGW Goes to Vegas – Zelda Gilbert – page 29
• Events – page 30-33
• Renaissance Faires and Festivals – page 33-44
• Lectures, Classes Lessons – page 44
• Snips and Bits – page 50-51, 49

• Table of Contents – page 3
• At the Helm – Pat Ritter – page 4
• About the Cover – page 4
• ICG President’s Message – Byron Connell – page 5
• Interview with Mr. Frederick Fox ( millinery ) – Michael F. Kyne – page 6-7
• Wide World of Sluts – Jeff Morris – page 8
• Costume-Con 20 Bids – page 9-14
• Minutes of the 1998 ICG Annual Meeting – page 15-17
• Australia’s Third Annual Costumers’ Ball – Christopher Ballis – page 18-19
• Book Review: “Costuming From the Hip” – Alison Kondo – page 19
• Gary Celebration – Byron Connell – page 20-23
• Events and Exhibits – page 24-30

1999

• Table of Contents – page 3
• Editor’s Note – Carl Mami – page 5-6
• In Memoriam – Carl Mami – page 7
• Marjii Ellers ( obituary ) – Janet Wilson Anderson – page 8-10
• Gary Anderson ( obituary ) – Cat Devereaux – page 11-13
• Pat Kennedy ( obituary ) – Byron Connell – page 14-15
• Archon 23 Masquerade Overview – page 16-17
• Nothing to Say ( Costume-Con 17 ) – Carl Mami – page 19-20v
• Costume-Con 17 – Dora Buck – page 21-25
• Aussiecon Three – Dora Buck – page 26-27
• What I did on my Summer Vacation – Elaine Mami – page 28-30
• Lost and Found – Dora Buck – page 32-34
• Public Relations Committee Report: Feb. 15, 1999 – Zelda Gilbert – page 35-37
• President’s Message: Jan. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 38-39
• President’s Message: Feb. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 40-43
• Agenda 1999 Annual Meeting – page 44-45
• Proposed Amendment to the Standing Rules 1999 – page 46-47
• President’s Message: Mar. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 48-49
• President’s Message: Apr. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 50

• President’s Message: May/Jun. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 1
• Dressed to Kill: the mid-nineteenth century crinoline craze (reprinted with permission) – James G. Gamble, M.D., Ph.D. – page 2-7
• Chapter Updates – page 8
• Glitziana Still Wants You – page 8
• President’s Message: Nov. 1999 – Byron Connell – page 9-10
• Complete Victorian Buttons: How to Lesson part 1 ( Dorset Buttons ) – Jolie Velazquez – page 12-14
• The Regency Ball: Melbourne, Australia – Katherine F. Jepson – page 16-17
• Running a Costume-Con – Bruce Mai – page 18-25
• Lower Thread Tension Adjustment – Alex, Sussex Sewing Machines – page 26-29
• I think I Can, and I Did – Gloria White – page 30-31
• Finding Time to Sew ( Sewing Room Organization ) – Stephen Bergdahl – page 32-37
• One Man’s Trash is Another’s Costume – Bruce Mai – page 38-42
• News From Around the Guild – page 43-49

2000

• Table of Contents – page 2
• A Few Words from the Editor – Carl Mami – page 3
• Letter from the President – Byron P. Connell – page 4
• Agenda for the Annual Meeting – Byron P. Connell – page 5-7
• Costume Con 19 Announcement – page 8-9
• News from Around the Guild – page 10-20
• It Ain’t Just Science Fiction – Carl Mami – page 21
• Letter from Costumer’s Guild West – Darla W. Kruger – page 22-23
• Costume College 2000 Announcement – page 24-28
• Cons in Review – page 29-32
• How to Wash the Cat – page 33-35
• The King is Dead, Long Live the King – page 36-37
• Costume & Masquerade ‘Zine Announcement – page 38
• Upcoming Events – page 39
• Costumer’s Suite ( Worldcon ) – page 40
• Mom and Daughter Adventures at Cons – Gloria White – page 41-42
• Going to a Con ( poem ) – Robert White – page 43
• Archive News – Carl Mami – page 44-46
• ICG Annual: A Celebration of Costuming Announcement – page 47
• Special Note – Carl Mami – page 48

• Table of Contents – page 2
• Editor’s Notes – Carl Mami – page 3
• Adrian Butterfield ( remembrance ) – Carl Coling – page 4-7
• Costume-Con 19 Announcement – page 8-9
• The United States Army, 1917-1918: a description of the enlisted man’s service uniform – Byron P. Connell – page 10-13
• Costume College 2001 announcement – page 14-15
• Revolutionary Couture – Sharon Trembley – page 16-20
• Costumer’s Suite at Chi-Con Announcement – page 21
• News from Around the Guild – page 22-28
• Philcon Announcement – page 29
• Costume-Con 18 Awards list – page 30-33
• Lost and Found – page 34-35
• Report of the President for 1999-2000 – Byron Connell – page 36-39
• President’s Message, June 2000 – Byron Connell – page 40-42
• ICG Chapter Membership Report – page 43
• Body Double Log: an Anonymous tale – page 44-45
• Recruitment Poster: Boston in 2004 – page 46

2001

• Table of Contents – page 3
• Editor’s Comments – Carl Mami – page 4
• Local Chapters – page 6
• Where I Shop, and Why, part 1 ( reprint ) – Karen Dick – page 7-12
• Beginning Research on Military Uniforms – Byron P. Connell – page 13-19
• The United States Army, 1917-1918: a Description of the Officer’s Service Uniform – Byron P. Connell – page 20-25
• Scraps of Information – page 25
• Nothing Matches: Fabric Opportunities and the 1.98 Costume – Margaret Richardson – page 26-28
• Facts About the 1500s – page 28
• Blast from the Past ( workmanship judging ) – Marjii Ellers – page 29
• Creative Uses for the Folkwear Tibetan Panel Coat – page 30-33
• A Twelve-Step Program to a Sturdy Half-Circle Field Cape – Randall Whitlock – page 34-35
• Basic Full-Face Make up Application – Kevin Roche – page 36-41
• Costuming for Fun(?) and Profit(?) for Halloween – Bruce Mai – page 42-45
• Recipe for a Corded Petticoat – page 46-47
• Costume-Con 24 – the Return – page 48

• Table of Contents – page 3
• Editor’s Message – Carl Mami – page 4
• Local Chapters – page 6-8
• Creating a Successful Workshop – Lisa Ashton – page 9-11
• Lorgnettes and Folding Glasses ( reprint ) – Lilian Baker Carlisle – page 12-16
• Doll Making Class with Wendy Froud – Zoe Morrow – page 17-19
• Peggy Kennedy ( obituary ) – Tina Connell – page 20
• Embroiderers Gather No Moss ( reprint ) – Laura Engleman – page 21-22
• Long Live the Queen – Toni Lay – page 23-25
• Budget Costume Illumination – Kevin Roche – page 26-28
• Budget Costume Electronics – Kevin Roche – page 29-31
• Did You Know – Byron Connell – page 32
• Ultimate Costumer’s Experience: Acting in a major Hollywood movie – Bruce Adams – page 33-40
• Fabriholic’s Will – Michelle Jaye Solomon – page 41
• Where I Shop and Why, part 2 ( reprint ) – Karen Dick – page 43-48