Custom Fields

Conference Dates: February 12-15, 1988
Chair: Kelly Turner ‡
City: San Jose
State: California
Venue: The Le Baron Hotel, San Jose, California
Membership Fees: Starting at $20, ending at $35
One Day: $18
Masquerade Pass: $5
Supporting Fees: $15 throughout
Attending Membership: Nearly 500
Convention Committee:

• Con Chair: Kelly Turner ‡
  
• Treasurer: Alys Hay
  
• Recording Secretary: Frankie Jemison
  
• Registration: Dianne Dawe
  
• Hotel Liaison: Michael Siladi
  
• Programming Coordinator: Karen Turner
  
• Futuristic Fashion Folio: Dianne Dawe
  
• Future Fashion Show: Janet Wilson Anderson
  
• Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade: Alys Hay
  
• Historical Masquerade: Robin Schindler
  
• Exhibits: Julie Neff
  
• Operations Coordinator: Gary Anderson ‡
  
• Technical Coordinator: John Youden
  
• Publications: Rusty Dawe
  
• Whole Costumer's Catalogue: Karen Turner & Kelly Turner ‡
  
• Publicity: Janet Wilson Anderson
  
• Dealer's Room Supervisor: Dianne Dawe
  
• Data Services: Rusty Dawe
  
• Video Programming: Randy Neff
  
• Doll Contest: Animal X
  
• Official Photographer: David Bickford
  
• Data Services: Rusty Dawe - 3D Video
  
• Hospitality Suite: Tera Vashtillyia
  

Friday Social: The Costume Con Fashion Folio Retrospective
Dealers:

• Costumes by Aziza! - Fabric, exotic goods
  
• Donato Books - Books
  
• Mela Hoyt Heydon - Past Patterns, corset materials
  
• Steve Johnson - Leotards, costume accessories
  
• Kayta's Flee Market - Jewelry findings, misc. items
  
• Ornamental Resources, Inc. - Findings, feathers, beads, misc. trims, you name it!
  
• Rakish Blade - Inexpensive jewelry, fabrics, swords, knives, beads
  
• Star Klique
  
• Willow Zarlow - Jewelry
  

Program and Participants: PROGRAMS:

Friday Programs:

• SHOES (A how-to panel for the amateur shoemaker. How to construct shoes for your costume without having access to professional cobbling tools. How to "fake it" with spats. How to convert modern shoes to acceptable "period" ones.)
  
• BEADING (How to do all kinds of beading: flat, fringe, beading on a loom, beading with a sewing machine, etc. THE how-to panel for fans of Bob Mackie beaded gowns and glitz!)
  
• PLASTICS (How to work with all sorts of plastics: vacuforming, Friendly Plastic, sheet plastic, etc. How to build a vacuform in your garage.)
  
• BATIK (A demo of batiking techniques and how they can be used to enhance your costume.)
  
• HISTORICALS MADE EASY (A.k.a. "Historicals for the Science-Fiction Costumer." This panel will take the fear out of making your own historical reproductions.)
  
• ELECTRONICS I: (A basic electronics panel on how to wire your costume for lights, sound, and other electronic effects. What to do when you decide you want that "special effect" for your costume. For those with beginning (next to none) to intermediate experience.)
  
• SURFACE TREATMENT OF FABRIC (A discussion of some of the techniques that can be used to alter the surface of fabric for a "different'' look--quilting, applique, couching, airbrushing, t-shirt transfers, silk resist painting, etc.)
  
• SUBSTITUTING MODERN MATERIALS FOR HISTORICAL ONES (How to find materials that are look-alike, work-alike, or feel-alike for their historical counterparts which may no longer exist or may now be prohibitively expensive.)
  
• PRESENTING YOUR COSTUME (How to best display your costume on stage. Basic turns and movements that suit most costumes.)
  
• ARMOR, WEAPONS, PROPS (Construction techniques.)
  
• STAYS (Pre-1800 corseting for women. A discussion of materials, techniques, and how to fit these garments.) 1.5 hours
  

Saturday Programs:

• TAILORING & DRAPING I (A.k.a. "Tailoring for the Totally Inept." How to drape a basic "sloper" that is customized to you. How to make collars that roll correctly and trains that don't wad. Things commercial patterns don't tell you!) 2 hours
  
• WELCOME NOVICE (A panel for the first-timer. How costume fandom currently seems to be working; the Division System; competitions; the Costumer's Guild, etc.)
  
• GLUES (How to glue things to each other and to to your body. The right glues to use for a specific job. Safety/toxicity factors.)
  
• PERIOD ACCESSORIES (The right accessories to put the finishing touch on your period costume: fans, jewelry, hats, parasols, walking sticks, etc.)
  
• "BLIVETTING" WORKSHOP (Blivets are items you can make out of scraps of fabric and trim that are too small to use for anything else. These blivets can then be used, very effectively, to decorate your costume. Come see example blivets and make one of your own! Materials provided.)
  
• ELECTRONICS II ( A more advanced electronics panel covering actual circuit design. Emphasis will be on circuits which are effective for stage and hall costume accessories. Attendees should know how to read basic schematics.)
  
• HAND-FINISHING AND DETAILING - HISTORICAL ( How to do the correct hand-finishing work for a particular historical period--hemming, buttonholes, other finishing stitches.)
  
• CHARACTERIZATIONS WORKSHOP (Many good costumes have a character behind them: this can mean anything from walking differently than you usually do to adopting a full-blown personality. Come to this workshop and walk away as somebody else!) 2 hours
  
• WIGS (How to take the fear out of dealing with wigs. How to style and modify wigs to get the effect you want. How to make your own wigs out of yarn for a "cartoon character" effect.)
  
• EMBROIDERY AND LACE-MAKING (A demo of some of the more popular kinds of embellishment: black- work embroidery, counted cross-stitch, tatting, etc.)
  
• FASHION AND SOCIETY (An overview discussion and slide show of historical costume: what the silhouettes were, what the common people and the aristocracy wore, how society influenced fashion, etc.) 1.5 hours
  
• TRICKS OF THE TRADE (Odd materials and time-saving shortcuts that can be used in costuming.)
  
• DRESS FORM DEMO (How to make a dress form that is custom-fit to you, using inexpensive, ordinary materials.)
  
• LEATHER (How to work with leather. Places to get leather inexpensively. Things to look for when buying leather.)
  
• COSTUMING FOR BIG, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ( How to survive costuming if you have a non-standard body type. Overweight? Tall? Big bones? Broad shoulders? This is the panel for you.)
  
• NINETEENTH CENTURY MOURNING DRESS (A slide show of the fashions of the Victorian era, when mourning was a high art.)
  

Sunday Programs:

• TAILORING & DRAPING II ( A continuation of the concepts in TAILORING & DRAPING I.) 2 hours
  
• FEATHERWORKING (How to work with feathers. Steaming, curling, gluing, sewing. Sources and types of feathers. How to care for feathers.)
  
• DESIGN (Designing for specific body types; how to enhance good features and play down flaws. What makes a good design? Design versus decoration.)
  
• MAKE-UP (Stage make-up. Glamour make-up. Disguising flaws with make-up. Latex appliances.)
  
• HEADPIECES (Construction techniques. How to make headpieces that will survive being scrunched in a suitcase. Unusual materials to use.)
  
• HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS (An overview of some of the historical organizations that are available locally and around the country such as the Society for Creative Anachronism, the Friends of the English Regency, Bye- Gone Eras, Civil War re-enactment groups, etc.)
  
• HAND-FINISHING AND DETAILING - FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION (How to enhance your costume with detail work that will be appreciated close-up rather than from stage. Rhinestones, sequins, embellished trims, applique, etc.)
  
• CARDBOARD & CELLUCLAY (How to work with cardboard and cardboard products to make armor, headpieces, etc. Cardboard can be a very inexpensive medium for costuming!)
  
• HISTORIC MILLINERY ( How to make the often fantastic hats that were popular during certain historical periods.)
  

Monday Programs:

• PATTERN-DRAFTING WORKSHOP (How to take measurements from your own body and draft a custom- fit "sloper" that can then be modified into a variety of patterns. This is a workshop and requires pattern paper, pencil or marking pen, tape measure, and yardstick. Materials not provided but can be obtained locally.) 2 hours
  
• THE "ETHNIC" LOOK (Types of ethnic costume. What elements comprise the ethnic "look" and how they can be incorporated into original costumes.)
  
• HISTORICAL RESEARCH ( How to research your historical costume. Good and poor sources to use. How much research is enough.)
  
• CORSETS (Post-1800 corseting for women. A discussion of matedals, techniques, and how to fit these garments. Also a special discussion of how corseting can be incorporated into fantasy costuming.) 1.5 hours
  
• HI-TECH FOR LOW TECHS ( How to do futuristic, high-tech looking costumes without using electronics!
  
• INDIANS AND MOUNTAIN MEN (The "look" of the Western wilderness.)
  
• STAGE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP (A special workshop that will get you on your feet and teach you to move confidently on stage. Basic stage movement, mime, simple and advanced presentation types.) 3 hours
  
• ICG Meeting
  
• CAREERS IN COSTUMING (Types of careers available in the costuming field. The rewards; the hardships.)
  
• CRITTERS (How to build "critter" suits--monsters, aliens, fuzzy animals, etc. How to wear these suits and survive!)
  

Also listed, not on Pocket Program:

*HISTORICAL MAKE-UP ( A slide show/overview of make-up as it has been used over the centuries. Find out what the correct make-up is for your historical costume!)

PARTICIPANTS (not listed with panels):
Karen Angela Allen, Gary Anderson, Janet Wilson Anderson, Joyce Best, Aurie Bradley, Tim Bray, Johanna Breijer, Adrian Butterfield ‡, Ben Camacho, Erney Cervantes, Kathryn Condon, Paula Crist, Alice Davies, Dianne Dawe, Rusty Dawe, Myla Dick, Ricky Dick, "Dragon", Fran Evans, Alison Dayne Frankel, Bobby Gear ‡, Marty Gear, Denice E. Girardeau, Sarah Goodman, Barbara Hambly, Pat Hammer, Aimee Hartlove, Jay Hartlove, Alys Hay, Robert Himmelsbach, Mela Hoyt-Hayden, Dawn Jacobsen, Steve Jacobsen, David Joiner, Deborah K. Jones, Peggy Kennedy ‡, Diane Kovalcin, Richard Lawrence, Victoria Lawrence, Toni Lay, Bruce MacDermott, Dana MacDermott, Laurie MacDonald, Carolyn Kayta Martz, Julian May, Kathy Mayer, Shelly Monson, Julie Neff, Randy Neff, Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger, Kathi S. Reynolds, Victoria Ridenour, Arlin Robins, Kevin Roche, Robin Schindler, Barb Schofield, Jennifer Tifft, Jacqui Ward, Animal X, John Youden, Julie Zetterberg
Publications Contents: Progress Report 1 is not in the Costume-Con Archives. If you have a copy of this publication, please contact the Costume-Con Archivist.

Progress Report 2 (28 pages):

• Our Committee, Memberships
  
• From the Chair
  
• Programming (Panels, Friday Night Social, Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade, Fashion Show, Historical Masquerade, Doll Contest, Hall Costume Contest, Vintage Clothing Show, CCTV)
  
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade Rules
  
• Historical Masquerade Rules
  
• Fashions of the Future (Future Fashion Design Contest/Rules)
  
• Fashion Show
  
• Dealers' Room
  
• Hotel
  
• The Whole Costumer's Catalogue
  
• Exhibits
  
• Membership List
  
• Publications (Ad Info, Schedule, Call for Artwork, Credits)
  
• Planning to Video Tape Masquerades?
  
• Technical Gophers Wanted
  

Progress Report 3 (12 pages):

• Our Committee
  
• Convention Updates (Corporate Sponsors, Dealers' Room, Masquerades, Exhibits
  
• Programming Update
  
• Panel Highlights
  
• What to Bring
  
• Thursday Night? Party!
  
• Future Fashion Retrospective
  
• CCTV
  
• Doll Contest Rules
  
• Fashion Show (Help Needed!, Construction Awards)
  
• Hotel (Reservation info, Getting There, Local Color, The San Jose Area, Santa Cruz/Monterey, San Francisco (including map of hotel location)
  
• Membership List
  
• Memberships/Publications/Ad Rates, Art Credits
  

Program Book (32 pages, 8.5x11" Format):

• Bill of Faire (Table of Contents)
  
• Committee List
  
• Backstage (Chairman's Message)
  
• The Set (Registration and Information, Hotel and Vicinity (Hotel Map, Amenities, Local Restaurants, Area Map), Weapons Policy)
  
• The Script (Programming, Dealer's Room, Exhibit Room - including list of all exhibits)
  
• Lights, Camera, Action (Friday Night Social, Hospitality Suite, Hall Costumes, CCTV, Future Fashion Show, Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade, Historical Masquerade, Photography and Video Tape)
  
• The Cast (Program Participants, Corporate Sponsors, Members of Costume Con 6)
  
• List of Advertisers
  

Other Publications:

CCTV (The Costume Con 6 Video Program)
Costume Con 6 Video Program (lists of items on each 3D Video)
Rules: Doll Contest Rules:

For the Costume Con 5 Doll Contest, we asked for -- and got! -- imagination. The dolls included paper cutouts, hand-made stuffed animals and cloth dolls, hand-painted and fired porcelain figurines, and "real kids played with these." We had recreations, authentic historicals, and even humorous entries. Some of the dolls even had entire wardrobes!

Having seen the variety that a doll contest can encompass, this year we will not have pre-designated categories. Appropriate categories will be decided by the judges, just like in a regular masquerade. There will be a Best-In-Show, of course.

You do not have to be a member of Costume Con 6 to enter this contest. If you can't make it to San Jose, send a doll as a surrogate costumer. You may send your doll with friends, or ship it to Costume Con 6 care of the con address. Please include sufficient postage for the convention to return the doll to you. Costume Con 6 cannot be responsible for any damage while shipping; you might wish to insure your dolls if you are mailing them.

Set-up will be in the Exhibit area on Friday night (February 12) or Saturday morning (February 13). Upon your arrival at the convention, please bring your entries to this area as soon as possible. Security will be provided, but ff you're really nervous about your "babies," it is allowable to bring a display case. All dolls should be accompanied by a 3x5 card stating the entry name, the maker's name and address, and any special features. Additional documentation may also be supplied if necessary.

Judging will lake place on Sunday, February 14, 1988. The winners will be announced during the Historical masquerade on Sunday evening. We hope to have some sponsored cash prizes. Details will be announced at a later time.

For additional information, write Animal X, Doll Contest Coordinator (Address removed).

Good luck to all of you, and thanks for helping to make the Doll Contest a continuing feature of Costume Con!
Reviews/Related Websites: Breighton (Rusty) Dawe's Video Order Page (Includes Masquerades and all taped panels)
Pioneered: 24 hour live Movie feed to hotel rooms (CCTV)
Miscellaneous Notes: CCTV (from Friday at 21:44 to Monday at noon):
Aliens, Amadeus, Anne of the 1000 Days, Barbarella, Battlestar Galactica, Becket, Brazil, Captain Blood, Cleopatra [Colbert], Cleopatra [Taylor], Conan, the Barbarian, Dune, Excaliber, Flash Cordon, Forbidden Planet, Four Musketeers, Gone with the Wind, King and I, Kismet, Labyrinth, Legend, Lion in Winter, Man for all Seasons, Man in the Iron Mask, My Fair Lady, Moonlighting: Taming of the Shrew, Pirates, Ran, Return of the Jedi, Romeo and Juliet, Singin' in the Rain, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Three Musketeers, Tron, 2010: Odyssey Two, Victor / Victoria, Wizard of Oz