Custom Fields

Conference Dates: February 18-21, 1994
Chair: Jana Keeler
City: San Jose
State: California
Venue: Santa Clara Marriott
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 988-1500, (800) 228-9290
Membership Fees: Starting at $35 (ICG Member), ending at $60 (Non-ICG Member)
One Day: $20 (Fri), $35 (Sat/Sun), $25 (Mon)
Event tickets: $5
Supporting Fees: $20 throughout
Sponsored By: Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild (Dreamers of Decadence)
Final Membership: 431
Attending Membership: ?
Convention Committee:

• Con Chair: Jana Keeler
  
• Treasurer: T'An Miribella
  
• Registration: Michael Siladi
  
• Conference Operations, Hotel Liaison: Jan Price
  
• Dealer's Room: Tim Bray
  
• Programming: Kelly Turner ‡
  
• Historical Programming: Catherine Keegan
  
• Exhibits: Sheri Jurnecka
  
• Doll Contest: Ramona Johnston
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade: Rusty Dawe
  
• Historical Masquerade: Adrian Butterfield ‡
  
• Future Fashion Folio: Aimee Hartlove
  
• Dimensions in Design Showcase (Future Fashion Show): Kevin Roche
  
• Stage Manager: Lora Trimble
  
• Backstage Manager: Diane Roberts
  
• Technical Director: John James
  
• Lighting: John Kelly
  
• Sound: Leland Susser
  
• Con Suite: Rima McKinzey ‡, Kim Cooper
  
• Security - Flare: Craig Nicolai
  
• Official Photographer: David Bickford
  
• Video Coordinator: Alys Hay
  
• Friday Night Social: Jay Hartlove
  
• Corporate Sponsors: Jamie Nikkel
  
• Volunteers Coordinator: Denisen Fraser
  
• Publications: Eleanor Farrell
  
• Hall Costume Awards: Christine James
  
• Hospitality & Fan Tables: Agnes Gawne
  

Friday Social: Xanadu
Dealers:

• Acorn Enterprises (beads, trims, fabrics, goodies)
  
• Amber Treasure (amber jewelry, beads)
  
• Classic Trims (trims, etc.)
  
• Costumes by Aziza! (belly-dance costume & accessories)
  
• Dragon's Treasure (rings, pendants, coins, jewelry)
  
• Evening Star (scarves, veils & fabrics)
  
• Grande Illusions (costumes, vintage clothes, patterns)
  
• Harvest Moon (Native American beads, jewelry)
  
• Hedgehog Handworks (needlework supplies & books)
  
• LaVenture Millinery (millinery supplies)
  
• Lance Oszko (amber & "pirate treasures")
  
• Elizabeth Pidgeon (bullion, etc.)
  
• Raiments (books, patterns, notions, trims)
  
• Rakish Blade (costume jewelry)
  
• Unicorn Books (books & crafts)
  
• WaterHawk Creations
  
• Whole Costumer's Catalogue
  
• Willow Jewelry (silver jewelry)
  
• Woodsholme Handworks
  

Program and Participants: FRIDAY PROGRAMS:

• Regency Sources and lnspirations (Literary, fashion and movie sources to create Regency costumes. Find out the realities of Regency England with all its torrid stories! ): Danine Cozzens, Agnes Gawne, Frances Burkhart.
  
• Altering Fabrics Marathon (Anything and everything you can do to fabric. This includes all types of dyeing (including batik), broomstick pleating, weathering, washing "unwashable" fabrics, surface embellishments, etc.): Victoria Ridenour, Deborah K. Jones, Stacey Jenkins.
  
• Theatrical Tricks & Illusions: Animal X
  
• Working With Feathers: Kathy Mayer & Carol Salemi
  
• Design Strategies and Secrets for More Effective Costumes: Deborah K. Jones
  
• Chinese & Japanese Costuming: Alison Kondo & Deborah Strub
  
• Footwear Panel: Julie Neff
  
• Parasol Recovering: Rosemary Leczycka
  
• An Introduction to the International Costumers Guild (Find out what this organization is and what they do, from the people running it.): Pierre Pettinger & Janet Wilson Anderson
  
• Period Architecture (Serious Foundations): Animal X
  
• Welcome To Costuming (Find out about the many worlds of costuming, what Costume Con is all about, and more.): Rusty Dawe, Sheri Jurnecka, Kathryn Elms
  
• Lakota Sioux Woman's Dress, 1800 -1900: Cynthia Leonard
  
• Basic Electrical Demo (Batteries, switches, and bulbs? (oh, my)): Rusty Dawe, John Youden, Brian Mix
  
• Cartridge Pleating Demo: Jennifer Tifft & Robin Pavlosky ‡
  
• Beads & Beading Demo (Find out what various beads are called as well as how to do flatbeading, loom beading, appliques and necklaces.): Duane Elms & Carol Salemi
  
• The Killer Hair Panel (Come see how to work with hair of all lengths as our panelists style hair right in front of you!): Lora Trimble & Christine James
  
• Glues (Find out which glue is right for the job.): Janet Wilson Anderson, Gary Anderson ‡, Sandy Pettinger
  
• Your First Costume Con (Come and find out what you have gotten yourself into. Learn the history and the nomenclature of this unique subculture.): Denice Girardeau, Toni Lay, Eleanor Farrell
  
• Pad Stitching Demo: Shelley Monson
  
• Costumes for Dance: Gypsy Ames
  
• Overview of Ribbon Work Slide Show (See the amazing things you can do with ribbon you won't believe it?): Candace Kling (also Saturday)
  

SATURDAY PROGRAMS:

• Ragtime & Victorian Dance Instruction: Frances Grimble & Allan Terry
  
• Cavalier Cutwork Embroidery: Carolyn Eaton
  
• Five Decades of Costumes Slide Show: Drew Sanders
  
• Button Making Workshop (Advance sign-up, limit 18 people, class fee.): Nancy Nehring
  
• The Costumes of Erte (See how they have built costumes working from Erte's designs.): Julia Hyll & Kathy Sanders
  
• On Screen and Up Close (See film and BBC costumes on video and then examine the original garments up close.): Sally Norton
  
• Fabulous Fashions Slide Show, 1915-1925: Alison Kondo
  
• Charted Needle Embroidery: Louise Pass
  
• Klingon Costumes: Paula Crist-Pickett, Mary Cordero, Terry Smith
  
• History of Buttons Slide Show: Nancy Nehring
  
• Period Embellishment & Sewing Techniques: Animal X
  
• How Masquerades Are Judged (Come find out what judges look for at masquerades. This panel covers both the SF&F and the Historical masquerades.): Our Judges
  
• Bustle Building (A Demonstration): Mela Hoyt-Heydon
  
• How To Host A Historical Event: Elizabeth Pruyn, Molly Paigen, Shelley Monson, Angela Grimes
  
• The Costume Society of America (Learn what this organization is all about?): Shelley Monson & CSA Members
  
• Presentation Building (Come learn how to best present your costume on stage.): Paula Crist-Pickett, Brian Mix, Duane Elms
  
• Music for Costume Presentations (Exploring worlds of music beyond Holst's "The Planets". ): James Langdell
  
• Paper Sculpture Demo: Kathy Mayer & Leslie Johnston
  
• Militaria (The history of the uniform and organizations that re-enact battles.): Richard Bradley, Adrian Butterfield ‡, Bob Spickard, Brian Mix, Ted Hammer
  
• Period Costume And Movement: Tim Bray
  
• Period Makeup: Victoria Ridenour
  
• Frontier Costume, 1875-1905: Carl Ontis & Elizabeth Pidgeon-Ontis
  
• Headpiece Construction Using Buckram: Stacey Jenkins
  
• From Picture To Reality (How do you take a drawing or photograph and turn it into a real garment? These experts tell you how they do it. Both SF&F and Historical.): Kathy Sanders, Adrian Butterfield ‡, JoAnne Kirley, Elizabeth Pidgeon-Ontis, Cheryl Serr
  
• Stage Makeup Workshop: Victoria Weidner
  
• Period Dance Instruction: Cathleen Myers & James Myers
  
• Tassels Workshop (Advance sign-up, limit 18 people, class fee.): Nancy Welch
  
• Overview of Ribbon Work Slide Show (See the amazing things you can do with ribbon you won't believe it!): Candace Kling (also Friday)
  
• Ribbon Work (Sign-up in advance, limit 18 people, class fee, supplies list. Amazing techniques for doing amazing things with ribbon.): Candace Kling
  
• Beginning Buckram Hat Construction (Sign-up in advance, limit 15 people, class fee, supplies list.): Mary LaVenture
  

SUNDAY PROGRAMS:

• Russian Costuming: Soraya Newell
  
• Media Recreation Costumes (How to create costumes from the screen, book covers, etc.): Kathy Mayer, Brian Mix, Paula Crist-Pickett, Carol Salemi
  
• Sharks' Jaws and Turkey Necks: Working with Found and Natural Materials (Working with bones, teeth, shells, tails, fiber and other materials; how and where to find materials, both natural and unnatural.): Leslie Johnston & Cynthia Geno
  
• Foam & Fur (How to make big fuzzy critters.): Ben Camacho, Daren Bost, Cheryl Serr
  
• Women's Riding Habits (A Slide Show): Shelley Monson & Aurie Bradley
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Costumes Slide Show (Come see some of the great costumes from past conventions.): David Clark & CaroI Salemi
  
• Wigs (Their Care And Feeding): Christine James & Animal X
  
• Collecting And Preserving Clothing: Aurie Bradley
  
• Maternity Costume: Elizabeth Pruyn
  
• Masks And Mask Making: Dana MacDermott, Jay Hartlove, Carolyn Kayta Barrows, Don Serr
  
• Muffs: Shelley Monson
  
• Evolution In Undergarments: Kathryn Elms
  
• Props & Accessories: JoAnne Kirley, Brian Mix, Duane Elms, Max Cervantes
  
• Vacuum Forming Demo: Max Cervantes
  
• Commercial "Period" Pattern Evaluation: Lia Anderson & Mela Hoyt-Heydon
  
• Building A Portfolio: Dana MacDermott, Mela Hoyt-Heydon, Gypsy Ames
  
• Dress Trims From Original Garments: Lia Anderson
  
• Costume Design (Including Drawing Your Costume): Stacey Jenkins, Deborah K. Jones, Kathy Mayer
  
• Regency Hats Slide Show: Mary LaVenture
  
• Headdresses or "How High Is The Ceiling?": Kathy Sanders & JoAnne Kirley
  
• Quilting: Bobby Gear ‡ & Lisa Ashton
  
• ICG Discussion of Motion I (Iron out details before the Monday meeting!): Pierre Pettinger
  
• Pattern Drafting: Adrian Butterfield ‡
  
• Ribbon Flowers Workshop (Sign-up in advance, limit 18 people, class fee, supplies list.): Candace KIing
  
• Covering A Buckram Hat Form Workshop (Sign-up in advance, limit 15 people, class fee, supplies list.): Mary LaVenture
  

MONDAY PROGRAMS:

• Drawing Your Costume (without being an arast): Victoria Weidner
  
• The Sari (Come find out how versatile pieces of Sari fabric are!): Carolyn Kayta Barrows
  
• Thermoplastics: Jay Hartlove, Dana MacDermott, Chuck Coates
  
• Middle Eastern Costume: Cathie Berte & Elizabeth Pidgeon-Ontis
  
• Ecclesiastical Clothing: John Blaker, Kevin Roche, Jennifer Tifft
  
• Corset Show and Tell Roundtable (See how corsets are made, bring yours to show and tell, get and give advice!): Victoria Ridenour, Elizabeth Pidgeon-Ontis, Jennifer Tifft
  
• USITT & IATSE Costume Organizations: Find out about these theatrical and film costume organizations
  
• Leather Demo: Tim Bray & Carl Ontis
  
• Shoemaking With Household Supplies: Carolyn Kayta Barrows
  
• Stretch Fabrics: Kevin Roche
  
• Running A Costume-Related Business: Janet Wilson Anderson, Mela Hoyt-Heydon, JoAnne Kirley
  

Publications Contents: Progress Report 1 is not in the Costume-Con Archives. If you have a copy of this document, please contact the Costume-Con Archivist!

Progress Report 2 (20 pages):

• Membership Rates
  
• Mailing Address / Contact Information
  
• Progress Report Publication Dates/Advertising Rates
  
• From the Chair (Guest of Honor, Special Guest, Self-Mailer Questionnaire, Child Care and Children's Programming)
  
• Hotel Information
  
• Hospitality
  
• Dimensions in Design
  
• Ballroom Map
  
• Staging and Tech
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade
  
• Historical Masquerade
  
• Questionnaire
  
• Programming
  
• Hall Costumes
  
• Friday Night Social
  
• Exhibit Room
  
• Dealer's Room
  
• Membership List
  
• Committee List
  

Progress Report 3 (20 pages):

• Membership Rates
  
• Mailing Address / Contact Information
  
• Program Book Deadline/Advertising Rates
  
• From the Chair (How to Pick Up Your Registration Packet, Getting to the Convention, Event Pre-Registration)
  
• Tentative Schedule of Events
  
• Hotel Information
  
• Programming (Candace Kling, Mary LaVenture)
  
• General Masquerade Information
  
• Historical Masquerade
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade
  
• Photography
  
• Doll Contest
  
• Hospitality & Fan Tables
  
• Questionnaire
  
• Exhibit Room
  
• Volunteers
  
• Dealer's Room
  
• Before and After CC12 (Field Trips)
  
• Map of Santa Clara Area, California
  
• Tips for Your First Masquerade
  
• Membership List
  
• Committee List
  

Program Book (32 pages, 8.5x11 glossy cover):

• Con Committee, Art Credits
  
• Welcome to Costume Con 12 (Message from the Chair, Award Medallions, The Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, Smoking Policy, Corporate Sponsors, One Day Memberships, Weapons and Costume Policy)
  
• General Information (Registration, Volunteers, Official CC12 Photography)
  
• Schedule of Main Events
  
• Hotel Map
  
• Programming (Guest of Honor: Candace Kling, Special Guest: Mary LaVenture, Costume Con 12 Workshops, CC12 Pocket Program)
  
• Programming Panels
  
• CC12 Con Suite
  
• Masquerade Information (Eneral info, Tapes, Photography/Videography, Final Authority, Rehearsals)
  
• Ballroom Map
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade
  
• Historical Masquerade
  
• Exhibit Room
  
• Dimensions in Design (A New Dimension to Costume Con): Future Fashion Show, Single Pattern Contest, Fabric Design Competition, Doll Competition Results)
  
• Dealers
  
• Program Participants
  
• Do You Know the Way to San Jose? (About the area)
  
• The Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild
  
• Paid Advertising
  

Dimensions in Design: Sunday Showcase (Competitons and Exhibitions) - Rules for all

• Future Fashion Design Competition
  
• Folkwear Single Pattern Competition
  
• Art-to-Wear Exhibition
  
• Fabric Design Competition
  
• Doll Contest
  

Pioneered: Pre-Registered Workshops; Single Pattern Contest; Fabric Design Competition, Art-to-Wear Exhibition
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Janet Wilson Anderson