The GCFCG is the founding chapter of the International Costumers’ Guild (ICG) (http://costume.org). The ICG was formed in 1985 to bring hobbyist and professional costumers from around the world together, and to foster local educational and social costume events. The ICG has chapters throughout North America and in cyberspace. The ICG website has Guidelines, Resources, Photo Galleries, links for conventions, and links for Costumer's Webpages and journals, and information on local chapters.
GCFCG members serve on the ICG board and have had served as officers:
| Officer | title | years |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Pease | President | 2017-2019 |
| Marty Gear | Executive Director | 1985-1990 |
| Marty Gear | Sergeant-at-Arms | 1989-1990 |
| Betsy R. Marks | Corresponding Secretary | 1989-1991 |
| Betsy R. Marks | Treasurer | 1992-1995 |
| Ron Robinson | President | 1995-1996 |
Costume-Con®
We proudly support the Costume-Con® convention, founded in 1983. The Costume-Con® (http://www.costume-con.org/) is an annual gathering of like-minded individuals who participate in the many facets of costuming. Each year 501c3 costume guilds bid to host the event in their area. The convention features several masquerades, workshops, and social events. Their website has photo archives of costume entries and much more.
The GCFCG has hosted these CostumeCons®:
The GCFCG is bidding to host Costume-Con® 40. Check our CC40 bid page at https://ccbidmd.com/ for information on our progress. Update: According to Secretary Gaia Eirich, "we won the CC40 bid, rather than still bidding for it." More information will be added when available.
Costume-Con® is a registered trademark of Kelly F Turner & Karen L Dick.
ICG Chapters
We are a group costume enthusiasts who share our passion for costuming by teaching others our techniques, learning from others, and exhibiting our costumes. We welcome costumers of all types, including fantasy and science fiction costumers, historical costumers, SCA costumers, reenactors, dancers, theatrical costumers, professional costumers and hobbyists
The Chicagoland Costumers' Guild (aka, the MOB) is a club for people who love to costume and do costuming-related activities together. We meet on the second Saturday of every month plus workshops & outings at various occasions. Workshops and panels provide education about costuming for the greater community.
Group is focused on Costuming and Design, but activities are varied and cover many disciplines. Based out of North Texas, we have expanded across many states and cities. We welcome all with a passion for costume design, cosplay, and making associated crafts and accessories!
All things costume in the geographic area of and surrounding Lancaster, PA
Fibre Fantasy Artists of Canada is the Canadian chapter of the International Costumers Guild. Our group is comprised of costume professionals, and enthusiasts from across Canada.
We are a social chapter participating in major events as well as hosting informal meetups.
Because of the geographical distance between most of our members, we communicate largely via the internet. (Except for Beavra, who communicates mainly by slapping his tail on the surface of water).
The Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild is a non-profit organization made up of people who share an interest in recreational costuming. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, we offer a variety of activities including workshops, costume salons and costumed events. On this website you'll find information on our upcoming activities, pattern reviews, costume resources, photos from past events and much more.
We are the Greater Delaware Valley Area Chapter of the International Costumers Guild. Our membership area covers Southeastern Pennsylvania, South New Jersey, Northern Delaware, and Northern Maryland.
Gulf Coast International Costumers’ Guild
c/o Carol Lynch
2317 Metairie Court
Metairie, LA 70001
The ICG is an affiliation of hobbyist and professional costumers, dedicated to the promotion and education of costuming as an art form in all its aspects. It is the parteent organization of which our Guild is one chapter.
L.A.C.E. is the chapter of the I.C.G. (International Costumers' Guild), serving the nether regions of Arizona and anyone who desires to join. You must love to make, wear, design, photograph or video, or just oogle costumes of any kind.
Welcome to MACS! This list is intended for all members to use, to chat about costumes, pass on information about meetings and events, arrange rides, share links to pictures, and whatever else benefits the club. All costumes, all genres, all skill levels! Stay connected with the MACS list to find out when the club meets and where all the good costume-related events and connections are around Madison, Wisconsin. If you're in Southeast Wisconsin, the Society wants you!
New Jersey/New York Costumers' Guild is a non-profit amateur group specializing in the educational and social nature of all aspects of costuming. Historically, we were the third costume guild to form part of the International Costumers' Guild, Inc., founded in 1985. We hold bimonthly meetings which include business, socializing, and (usually) some sort of workshop.
Our members' interests include science ficton, fantasy, media, anime, and historical costumes. Some of our members also explore related arts, including millinery, embroidery, quilting, and more. Many of our members attend conventions, including Costume-Cons and World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons).
Our membership also includes technicians whose interests cover the running and support of Masquerades (theatrical costume competitions) at science fiction conventions in areas such as lighting, sound, stage management, makeup, backstage support, photography, and videography. We welcome new members!
The NJ/NY Costumers' Guild is affectionately nicknamed the Sick Pups, or (more formally) "The Sick Pups of Greater Monmouth County". While most of our members come from New Jersey, New York, or Connecticut, we have members from as far south as Georgia and as far west as Colorado. We interpret "Greater Monmouth Country" loosely and have members from all over the United States. Our mascot is Spaz, the original Sick Pup.
We are the New England area chapter of the International Costumers’ Guild (ICG), which is a worldwide organization of costume professionals and hobbyists. NoeL is composed of costumers, teachers, artists, and interested people who share the love of costuming. (And a few engineers, even!)
Our members are scattered over the greater New England area. You can also find concentrations of costumers at regional Science Fiction Conventions like Arisia and the World Science Fiction Conventions.
Members of the Northern Lights also enjoy Costume-Con, the annual conference presented by costumers around the world for costumers and all about costuming. Costume-Cons provide presentations, seminars and workshops in various costuming skills as well as competitions for the best in the world of amateur costuming.
The Southwest Costumers Guild is a loose and informal educational society of persons interested in all facets of historical, cultural, science fiction, fantasy, and humor costume. Members are often seen on stage and behind the scenes at Science Fiction Convention masquerades, historical reenactment events, and theatre. SWCG is central Arizona's chapter of the International Costume Guild.
Basically we're a regional chapter of the International Costumers' Guild, a worldwide educational organization of costume professionals and hobbyists whose aim is to:
"promote the educational, cultural, literary, artistic and theatrical advancement of costume design and construction and the influence of costume (clothing), fabrics, and design upon societies and cultures."
and:
"promote public goodwill towards the costuming community and to provide a public forum for the discussion of costume, clothing, and other related subjects through publications, conferences, and other special projects."
But that doesn't begin to describe "who" and "what" we really are.
We're as much a social organization and support group as we are a costuming guild. We're friends, co-conspirators, instructors, and everybody's cheering section. Not all of us make or even wear costumes, but we all appreciate the "artform" and goad each other into greater leaps and accomplishments whether on stage or off.
We come from all walks of life: programmers, students, artists, teachers, nurses, retirees, accountants, and retail clerks. Like ourselves, our costuming interests are varied and all-encompassing.
Half the fun of the SLCG is the exchange of ideas and information, and working together to learn new things and techniques as our projects go from idea to full-blown presentation.
The Silicon Web Costumers' Guild (SiW) is a non-profit, educational organization for those who are interested in costumes and costuming. Our members include historic reenactors, professional, educational and community theatrical costumers, science fiction fans, renaissance festival participants, and a vast array of others who are interested in the making, wearing and display of costume.
Founded in 2003, we are a "virtual" community whose members interact using Internet technologies, including this web site, an online costuming magazine, newsgroups, email, and other social networking tools.
SiW is a chapter of the International Costumers' Guild (ICG), an international organization that brings hobbyist and professional costumers from around the world together, and fosters, through its local chapters, educational and social costume events.
The Time Travelers Costume Guild (TTCG) holds costume events in the Portland, Oregon & Vancouver, WA Metro area. Our members are multi-genre cosplayers, & costumers who explore fantasy, historical, vintage and creative thrift shop costuming. We host costumed events, how-to costuming workshops, and themed parties.