International Costumers' Guild
Lifetime Achievement Awards



The highest honor the International Costumers' Guild pays to costumers is its Lifetime Achievement Award. Beginning in 1990, the following costumers have received the Award for their contributions to the costuming community*:

Click on the image to see the full size version and a brief bio of the subject.
Marji Ellers
Marji Ellers
1990		 Marty Gear
Marty Gear
1991		 Bjo & John Trimble
Bjo & John Trimble
1992
Peggy Kennedy
Peggy Kennedy
1993		 Janet Wilson Anderson
Janet Wilson Anderson
1994		 Karen Dick
Karen Dick
1995
Byron Connell
Byron Connell
1996		 Jacqueline Ward
Jacqueline Ward
1997		 Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson
1998
Carl Mami
Carl Mami
1999		 Pierre & Sandy Pettinger
Pierre & Sandy Pettinger
2000		 Animal X
Animal X
2001
Adrian Butterfield & Victoria Ridenour
Adrian Butterfield
& Victoria Ridenour
2003		 Pat Kennedy
Pat Kennedy
2004		 Ricky Dick
Ricky Dick
2004
Cat Devereaux
Cat Devereaux
2005		 Barb Schofield
Barb Schofield
2006		 Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
2007
Betsy Delaney
Betsy Delaney
2008

Photos courtesy of Pierre & Sandy Pettinger, Bruce & Nora Mai, Elaine Mami, Carl Mami, Richard Man and Betsy Delaney's Costume-Con web page. Also big thanks to Kevin Roche for digging through his collection for pictures of Peggy.And an even bigger thanks and incredible gratitude to Karen and Ricky Dick for providing a number of the bios found on this page!



The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes "a body of achievement in the costuming art and service to the costuming community." Candidates for the award:

  1. Shall have been active in the costuming community for at least 10 years.

  2. Shall have achieved significant recognition for their costuming skills, which may be in the form of, but not restricted to, competitive awards, professional accomplishments, teaching of skills, and/or media recognition.

  3. Shall have made significant contributions in service to the costuming community.

The award is given at the discretion of the ICG Board of Directors, but no more frequently than once per year. Any member in good standing or any chapter may nominate a candidate.

All nominations must be received 60 days before the annual meeting. The ICG President prepares a secret ballot of proposed candidates and No Award and sends it to all chapter presidents and ICG officers. The voting deadline is 30 days in advance of the annual meeting at Costume-Con. A majority of votes determines the winner. The results are kept secret until the award is presented.


*Note: In 1988, costume fandom presented an award for lifetime achievement to Karen Anderson at the World Science Fiction Convention, Nolacon II (New Orleans). This was the first such award, ever. It is a forerunner of the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award.

Updated May 5, 2008

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