International Costumer Blog Posts
From the President’s Desk — February 2025
This winter we’ve been to PawCon and Furcon, and I’m currently in Boston as the Hal Clement Science Speaker (science GoH) at Boskone 61. Next weekend I will be in Los Angeles for Gallifrey One, and have been building a Tron:Legacy-inspired hall costume for that. My Rocky the Flying Squirrel got a very effective minor makeover in time for Furcon.
Happy Anniversary, ICG!
The International Costumers’ Guild has an anniversary in 2024. Which anniversary is part of the story behind the ICG’s founding. Here is a brief summary of how the ICG came to be.
What Is the Marty Gear Fund?
The Marty Gear Costuming Arts & Sciences Fund is an International Costumers’ Guild program to provide grants in support of projects by ICG members that advance the art and science of costuming and benefit costumers in general or in specific groups. These are...
2024 ICG Annual Meeting Reelects Officers, Welcomes New Chapters
The 2024 ICG Annual Meeting was held on Friday morning March 29 2024 during Costume-Con 42 in Aurora, Colorado. The items of business were to approve the application for a new chapter and to elect ICG Officers for the 2024-2025 term. Both meetings were also available online through the ICG’s Zoom account.
St. Louis Costumers Guild Painted Lady Award
The Painted Lady keeps to the spirit of our chapter while honoring the art of costuming and the courage of the artist(s). It is only presented at Costume-Con, and can be given either for a Fantasy and Science Fiction or Historical masquerade entry.
ICG Mourns the Passing of Fandom Legend John Trimble
It is with great sadness that the Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild, the International Costumers’ Guild, and the larger costuming community mourn the passing of Silicon Web member and fandom legend John Trimble.
Jeanine Swick Receives 2024 ICG Lifetime Achievement Award
On March 30, 2024, ICG President Kevin Roche presented the ICG’s highest honor, the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award, to Jeanine Swick. The award was presented at the Science Fiction and Fantasy masquerade at Costume-Con 42 in Aurora, Colorado.
2024 ICG General Member and Board Meeting
The annual General Meeting of the membership will be held at Costume-Con 42, in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, March 29, 2024. The Board of Directors meeting will be held at 9:00AM MT and recess at 10.15AM. The General Meeting starts at at 10:30AM. Afterward, the Board...
Fibre Fantasy Artists of Canada’s Moosie Award
The Fibre Fantasy Artists of Canada “Moose” award is presented to the non-Canadian costumer who we would like to see come up North and join in with our costuming community.
Focus on ICG Membership
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...