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Bruce Mai

President of St. Louis Costumers Guild, ICG Archivist
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Bruce Mai still has a Dalek living in his basement, built 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 two of the 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 15,000 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 multiple costuming-related Facebook pages – the St. Louis Costumers Guild, “Costume-Con Tips, Tricks and Trivia”, “The International Costumers Gallery” and “(Costume + Inspiration) = Art!”. (When not working on the Archives, he plays in the John Ford Highland Pipe Band). Together, they enjoy observing new techniques and styles of costuming and encouraging new costumers to explore their creativity. They each chaired a Costume-Con in St. Louis in 1998 and 2007, respectively. In 2010, they received the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the costuming community, and they strive to continue being entertaining.

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