Saturday 22 April, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Special Guest: Adam Savage

1 hour, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Adam Savage, Tested (Speaker)

10:00 AM

Special Guest: Adam Savage Photos & Autographs

2 hours 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Foyer

Autographs

Adam Savage, Tested (Speaker)

11:00 AM

Electronics in Costuming

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Panelist)

Phillip Burgess (Panelist)

Conductive thread and washable components have made incorporating electronics into costumes much easier. By integrating lights, sound, and other...

Culture & Costumes: Appropriation vs. Appreciation

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Jade Falcon (Moderator)

Lani Wong Bassett (Speaker)

There is a difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation, and sometimes, this difference is a very fine line. As costumers...

Prosthetics & Other Alterations to Your Form

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Meghan Bethards (Moderator)

Looking for those finishing touches for your non-human costume? During this panel we will talk about the use of prosthetics, contacts, and other...

Cosplay & Fairy Wings

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Panel

Sahrye Cohen (Moderator)

Melissa elhajj (Panelist)

Fixed, mechanical, animatronic, and light-up fairy and cosplay wings. This class will cover common methods and tutorials for making your own cos...

Star Wars: Mandolorian Mercs

2 hours, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

We will go over and discuss the MMCC CRL's, and armor construction per the CRL's. We will also go over ways to attach armor. We will also try to...

Vendors Room

7 hours, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

Fantasy & Science Fiction Contestant Meeting

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Lindsay Tallman (Moderator)

12:00 PM

Fursuits to Kaiju: RAWR!

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

Devon Baker (Speaker)

Costuming as Fast Fashion

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Meghan Bethards (Moderator)

With the rise in popularity of cosplay general costuming has also rolled more into the mainstream attention. This results in a lot of companies ...

Meet Costume-Con 42

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Erin Card, Costume-Con 42 (Moderator)

Beverly Warner, Costume Con 42 (Speaker)

Shibori Dyeing Techniques Workshop

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Carole Parker (Moderator)

Shibori is an umbrella of historical dyeing techniques that involve stitching, binding, clamping (Itajime), and pole wrapping (Arashi). Particip...

18th Century Hairstyle Demo

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Panel

Kendra Van Cleave (Moderator)

Want to know how to reproduce those high 1770s hairstyles using a wig? This class will show you how! We'll do a live, abbreviated demonstration ...

1:00 PM

刺し子 Sashiko - The Japanese Running Stitch

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Jade Falcon (Moderator)

In this class, you will be introduced to Japanese sashiko, which is a running stitch technique. This class is aimed to give you an appreciation ...

Selecting Fabrics: Making a Good Costume GREAT

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

What's the difference between chiffon, organdy and organza? Wool gabardine or polyester? Does it matter? A crash course on fibers, weaves and fa...

Dyeing for Renters and in Limited Spaces

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

You do not have to be a chemist to do dyework. We will review easy-to-use safe products that are readily available to the home dyer and what you...

Meet Costume-Con 43 Bids

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Patterning 101 With EVA Foam

2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Speaker)

Learn how to pattern a variety of basic costume armor pieces using EVA Foam with veter...

2:00 PM

But the Hotel... Negotiating A Hotel Contract for Your Event

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Jennifer "Radar" Wylie, CostumeCon 39 (Moderator)

Kevin Roche (Panelist)

Are you curious as to what goes into a hotel contract for a convention? From attrition, event space rental, room blocks, power drops, food and b...

Tricks From the Drag World For Your Costuming and Makeup

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Janine Wardale (Speaker)

Ever wanted to know how drag queens, kings and monsters change their bodies, faces and hair? Here is that chance. Award winning drag artists spi...

Costuming History Through Images

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Leslie Johnston (Panelist)

Pierre Pettinger (Panelist)

Did you know that the International Costumer's Guild has an archive? And an online image gallery? The ICG helps to save the history of costuming...

3:00 PM

Metal Clay Basics

2 hours, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Olivia Competente, Jewels by Olivia (Moderator)

Yearning for jewels to accent your period costume? Just love jewelry? Metal clay is a wondrous medium that starts as a soft pliable clay and, wh...

Lucet Workshop

2 hours, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Workshop

Anne Davenport (Moderator)

5:00 PM

Green Room: F&SF

6 hours, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Cedar

Other

7:00 PM

Fantasy & Science Fiction competition

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

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