International Costumer Blog Posts
Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild Announces Second Season of Webinar Series
The Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild (SiW) has announced the second season of their webinar and workshop series, “Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild Presents” with speakers presenting on a variety of topics about costumes and costuming. Three webinars are scheduled for the fall 2023 semester.
Meet Richard Man: ICG member, photographer extraordinaire, and 2023 Hugo Fan Artist Finalist!
Disclaimer: this post is a personal one, and is not intended as an official endorsement of a Hugo Finalist by the ICG or its president. It’s always fun when people you know are named as finalists for prestigious awards; I’ve been fortunate to know many of the writers,...
From The President’s Desk: On Vacation (finally!)
Hej dag! Vi ska på semester! In English (more or less): Hi! We're going on vacation! Andy and I chose not to attend NASFiC or the Chengdu Worldcon this summer, and instead have been planning a 2-week trip to Iceland and Sweden. I'm composing this from the lounge at...
In Remembrance: Bill Laubenheimer
We are saddened to report that Bill Laubenheimer, the husband of Silicon Web Costumers’ Guild VP Carole Parker, passed away on July 19, 2023 while attending Pemmicon, the Nasfic being held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Group Photo
This portrait by Richard Man was taken at Costume-Con 39 following the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award presentation. 2023 co-recipients Christina and John O’Halloran with the past LAA recipients who helped present the award that evening.
Report on ICG Annual Meeting, San Jose CA, 20-April-2023
The ICG Annual and general meeting took place at its traditional time and location, the Friday morning of CostumeCon 39 just prior to the convention start. With one slight change this year. It began at 10 AM instead of the usual time at 9 AM. Non-morning-person...
Meet the 2023-2024 ICG Officers
All current ICG officers were re-elected for the 2023-2024 term at the 2023 ICG Annual Meeting on April 20, 2023. Here are their profiles.
Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley, Bryan Manternach Receive CC-39 “Angel” Awards
At Costume-Con 39 in San Jose, California, co-chairs Jennifer “Radar” Wylie and Christine Doyle presented special CC-39 “Angel” awards to ICG members Kevin Roche and Andrew Trembley, and to Bryan Manternach (Scout Fox) for their extraordinary service.
Christina and John O’Halloran Receive 2023 ICG Lifetime Achievement Award
On April 22, 2023, ICG President Kevin Roche presented the ICG’s highest honor, the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award, to Christina and John O’Halloran. The award was presented after the Science Fiction and Fantasy masquerade at Costume-Con 39 in San Jose, California.
ICG Annual Meeting Documents and Reports
Documents and reports that were submitted to the 2023 ICG Annual Meeting by officers and committees are available on the “BOD and Meeting Minutes” page of the ICG website.