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Bruce Mai

President of St. Louis Costumers Guild, ICG Archivist
Participates in 5 items
Bruce Mai’s first “costume” was a Dalek from Doctor Who, almost 40 years ago. His wife, Nora taught him to sew. He is the current president of the St. Louis Costumers Guild - a chapter of the International Costumers Guild. They are both archivists for the ICG Pat and Peggy Kennedy Memorial Archives, collecting and preserving current and past photos and video of convention costuming. It is the largest repository for convention costuming material in the world. The International Costumers Gallery (www.icggallery.com) , has over 14,000 images and continues to grow. At conventions, Nora, Bruce and the other archivists present programs about the hobby’s history and culture as part of the ICG Archives Travelling Road Show. Some of that content is on the Archives YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/ICGArchives/feed). On top of all that, they maintain and provide content for 4 costuming-related Facebook pages – the St. Louis Costumers Guild, “Costume-Con Tips, Tricks and Trivia”, “The International Costumers Gallery” and “(Costume + Inspiration) = Art!” Together, they enjoy observing new techniques and styles of costuming and encouraging new costumers to explore their creativity. In 2010, they received the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the costuming community, and they strive to continue being entertaining.

Sessions in which Bruce Mai participates

Friday 12 October, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Are Masquerade Judges Fair?
1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

Karen Heim (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

Saturday 13 October, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Participant)

A selection of videos from the ICG Archives representing 40+ years of our history.  (2 hours)There will be a special second...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Fabric Selection & Care for Costumers
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Bruce Mai (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

Karen Heim (Participant)

Sunday 14 October, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Corsetry For You and Your Significant Other
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Bruce Mai (Participant)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Sessions in which Bruce Mai attends

Saturday 13 October, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Mandatory Masquerade Meeting
30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall B

Admin

Sunday 14 October, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
St. Louis Costumers Guild Open Meeting
2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Event