Friday 21 April, 2023

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

10:00 AM

ICG General Meeting

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Kevin Roche (Moderator)

1:00 PM

ICG Meetup

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

Vendors Room

5 hours, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

Single Pattern Contestants Meeting

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Dorothy O'Hare, Farthingale Enterprises (Moderator)

2:00 PM

Project Documentation

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Meghan Lancaster, Beyond Reality Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Lisa Ashton (Panelist)

Documenting your costuming work should begin at the design phase and continue after the construction is complete. Drawings and patterns, process...

Quilting

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Jacqueline Ward (Moderator)

Emergency Holographic Masquerade Director

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

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Jill Eastlake (Speaker)

Many times and in many venues, the Masquerade Director must be replaced near or at the time of the convention. Scenarios will lead to hints, tip...

String Theory: A Yarn About Costuming

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

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Sheryl Hayes (Moderator)

Come find out what leads someone to look at dozen skeins of yarn and think ‘I can make a costume out of that.’ Learn about pattern resources, pi...

Wigging Out

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

Meghan Bethards (Moderator)

Wigs are a great way to add drama to a costume, but where do you start? Why are there so many options, but never the color or cut you really wan...

Special Guest: Beverly Downen

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Keynote speaker)

3:00 PM

Large Group Costuming

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Pierre Pettinger (Panelist)

Sandy Pettinger (Panelist)

There are unique challenges to getting a bunch of people together for a group stage presentation. Our panelists have plenty of experience with t...

Costuming Without Sewing

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Christopher Corbitt, Amazon.com (Moderator)

Alicia Faires (Panelist)

Have you ever want to costume or cosplay but the thought of sewing scares you. Well you are in luck, our panel of experts have some ideas to hel...

Beginning Glitz and Glitter

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

Glitzy, glittery and gaudy techniques to make your costume stand out. Learn materials and basic techniques for adding sparkle, shine and f...

Costuming on a Budget

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Janine Wardale (Moderator)

You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to create amazing costumes. There is lot of tricks that can help you make the looks you want without...

The Costume-Con ICG Archives

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Betsy Marks (Moderator)

Special Guest: Evil Ted

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Keynote speaker)

5:00 PM

Green Room: Single Pattern

4 hours, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Cedar

Other

7:00 PM

Single Pattern Competition & Social

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Dorothy O'Hare, Farthingale Enterprises (Moderator)

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

Main Event

Sunday 23 April, 2023

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

8:00 AM

Green Room: Future Fashion

4 hours, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Cedar

Other

Dawn McKechnie (Judge)

10:00 AM

Christian Services

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Other

Future Fashion Folio competition

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

11:00 AM

Vendors Room

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

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

12:00 PM

Faux Fur

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Devon Baker (Moderator)

Exotic Materials for Creature Costumes

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

This is a demonstration to show a wide variety of unusual materials used to make large props and monster suits. Different types of foam, stretch...

Basic Dyeing FAQ

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

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

We will cover the information that I wish was available when I first started to explore dyeing in 2002. After an overview, we will spend time an...

Finish Hem!

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

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Meghan Bethards (Moderator)

Why does finish work on a costume really matter? Barring being on stage no one will even see your hem, and that odd ripple is barely noticeable!...

Covered Cosplay Corsets

3 hours, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Workshop

Sherry Ramaila, Steamtorium (Moderator)

Don't have time to build a breastplate for your cosplay? Take a basic underbust ...

Leather Belt Tooling

3 hours, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Workshop

Ed Morlan (Moderator)

Jennifer Mulvey (Speaker)

Basic leather tooling and some sewing. In this class students will receive a kit to help construct a segmented leather belt. We will talk about ...

Historical Masquerade Contestant Meeting

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Erik Anderson (Moderator)

1:00 PM

3-D Printing 101: The Basics

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Moderator)

With the cost of home 3D printers dropping and print volumes increasing, many are wondering if this could be an easy alternative to other areas ...

Traveling With Costumes, From Dainty to Humongous

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

Hair Braiding

3 hours, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Workshop

John Wardale (Moderator)

Hands on workshop. Kid friendly!Learn to do ropes, 4-strand "round" braids, classic (...

Kanzashi: The Japanese Art of Fabric Folded Flowers

3 hours, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Workshop

Janine Wardale (Moderator)

Kanzashi: Participants will learn how to create a fabric folded flower using a basic technique that can be expanded on to create a brooch or hai...

2:00 PM

Sashiko 刺し子 - The Art of the Japanese Running Stitch

2 hours, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Workshop

Jade Falcon (Moderator)

In this limited attendance workshop, you will be introduced to Japanese sashiko, and given the tools & basic knowledge to start your sashiko...

Binding Techniques for Dye Resists for Beginners

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Workshop

Carole Parker (Moderator)

Binding to create dye resists have been around for centuries. We will explore different binding techniques that include tie dye as well as easy ...

3:00 PM

True (Cosplay) Crimes

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Panelist)

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

Are you guilty of committing cosplay crimes? Of course you are! Whether you've used hot glue to hem a garment, spray painted in your bathroom, d...

Leather Pocket Watch Holders

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Workshop

Ed Morlan (Moderator)

Jennifer Mulvey (Panelist)

Basic leather sewing and some tooling. In this class students will receive a pocket watch (yes…we provide the watch!) and then while learning a ...

5:00 PM

Green Room: Historical

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

Doubletree San Jose - Cedar

Other

7:00 PM

Historical Masquerade

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Main Event

Erik Anderson (Moderator)

Monday 24 April, 2023

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

10:00 AM

Vendors Room

4 hours, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Doubletree San Jose - Sierra

11:00 AM

Foundation Garments: Making a Good Costume GREAT

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

Corsets, hoops, dance belts—these are all foundation garments and they really matter in costuming. Advice on selecting and making foundations an...

Starting Out on the Right (Sewing) Foot

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Alicia Faires (Moderator)

The right foot can not only make your sewing easier, it can make for a better finish. Our panel will share which feet to use, when to use them, ...

Lightning Round: Creature Costume Tips & Tricks

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

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Lance Ikegawa (Moderator)

Phillip Burgess (Speaker)

This is a bullet-point panel where the panelists present their best tips and tricks in making (mostly) creature costumes. Each "presentation" ha...

Costuming for Body Types

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

Doubletree San Jose - Monterey

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

People can talk all they want, but actually seeing something on someone can help you decide. What looks good on your body? What color works best...

Special Guests: Ted & Beverly

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

Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom

Panel

Evil Ted, Evil Ted (Speaker)

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

12:00 PM

For the Love of the Art - SF&F Cosplay Photography Project

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Richard Man (Moderator)

Started as the "Cosplay Transformation" project, Richard has been photographing costumers on a large format film camera since 2015. Richard plan...

No Sew Color

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

Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara

Panel

Carole Parker (Moderator)

How to add color to your costume or garment without having to sew using adhesives, silicon caulk, fabric paints, and dyes. Products and techniqu...

Mind The Gap: A Cosplayer's Guide to Awesome Seams on EVA Foam Projects

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

Doubletree San Jose - Carmel

Panel

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Panelist)

Do you struggle to hide seams on your EVA foam projects or are you unsure which materi...

1:00 PM

3-D Printing 102: Finish Work

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Jose

Panel

Alicia Faires (Moderator)

You've got 3D printed pieces, now what? This part will go through the various techniques of finishing printed pieces so they don't look so obvio...

Hat Blocking

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos

Panel

Dorothy O'Hare, Farthingale Enterprises (Moderator)

Making Yarn Wigs

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Panel

Johanna Mead (Panelist)

It’s possible to make a fun and colorful wig with just a glue gun, yarn and a few basic supplies! Learn which materials to use and see a demo of...

2:00 PM

Texturing EVA Foam Like A Pro

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

Doubletree San Jose - San Martin

Beverly Downen, Downen Creative Studios (Speaker)

Learn how easy it can be to add textures to EVA foam! Downen Creative Studios shows yo...

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