this sounds really interesting for the costumers...

For anyone who is interested, The SF Opera costume department is having one of its rare sales (last was 2003).

The sale will be at our prop and scenery warehouse at 800 Indiana St., SF CASaturday Oct. 24, 10:00-5:00 ( Read more... )

commercial halloween costumes, some great deals.

http://www.graveyardmall.com/fsicode.html

Yes we'll have competitions, photography stations, socials, food and fabric tours, and a Mad Science Fair, but for those of you looking to learn right here, right now, look to Costume-Con 26 to bring you practical workshops galore!

• Shoe embellishment workshop by Margot Silk Forest (www.SassyFeet.com)
• Hair embellishment workshop by Christine James
• ( Read more... )

"Vyvyan*, do we have a Video?" “No! We don't have a video!”

However, there is still time to enter the Costume-Con 26 Video Masquerade Contest!  You have until the end of January to get your entry to us.

At last, you can do that masquerade entry which just couldn't be done on stage, so others can finally see it!! Your entry can be BIG! It can be ( Read more... )

In celebration of one of our favorite costumed holidays, I'm happy to ( Read more... )

Costumers all tend to have a specific era or genre that appeals to us aesthetically, which is fine, but sometimes we get too focused and fail to appreciate other eras or genres that might suit our body type,our facial features, or even just challenge us to think outside the box a little bit. So, I'm opening the floor for suggestions: Give me one ( Read more... )

Greetings from the Costume Continuum!

Costume-Con 26 is coming to Silicon Valley in April 2008. Believe it or not, our first contest deadline is creeping up, and we know you don't want to miss it! If you want to register for the "Project Folio" challenge, you only have until August 15th, 2007 to do so. Other designs must be postmarked by September ( Read more... )

The counter on http://www.costume-con.org/ has ticked over and is now counting down to Costume-Con 26 ( Read more... )

*It Seams to Me* it's too long a wait between Costume-Con 26 Progress Reports #1and #2! Hence, we hereby place into your (figurative) hands: *It Seems to Me:CC26 Progress Report 1.1*!

Check it out at http://www.cc26.info/progress_reports/CC26_PR_1.1.pdf

Read up to get the latest tidbits about Costume-Con in Silicon Valley. You will need a copy ( Read more... )

Need to know... What kinds of masquerades, contests, and socials will be happening at Costume-Con 26? What's in the work for kids' costuming? Where to eat while you're in town? How to register for the first California Costume-Con in years?

*It Seams To Me* you can get all the latest info on Costume-Con 26 in Silicon Valley at <<http://www.cc26. ( Read more... )