Meet Your Board: Lauren Moyer, President
Why costuming? What brought you here? I have been obsessed with historical costumes since I was little and had American Girl dolls and Tom Tierney paper dolls. I would draw them and make stories around the characters. That’s what got me interested in costuming. My mother also studied sewing and I’ve been sewing since I can remember. I didn’t know […]
Past Board Member: Breanna Bayba, Workshop Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? I have loved dress up and fantasy most of my conscious life. What’s your costuming focus? Emotion. Do you do anything else crafty or artistic? Many things. I have considered myself an artist ever since I can remember. What’s your day job? Stitcher at the San Francisco Opera. What was the first costume you […]
Meet Your Board: Kathe Gust, Membership Secretary
Why costuming? What brought you here? I started seriously costuming in college for the SCA because my sweetie was pretty deeply involved in it. Part of my undergraduate degree was theater and I did costume design and construction instead of on-stage work. Then we moved and I stopped. Lord of the Rings got me back into it because Phil looked […]
Past Board Member: Christina DeAngelo, Events Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? My grandma taught me to sew practically as soon as I could reach the pedal. I’ve always needed to be making something, and have had many creative hobbies over the years. In college, I attended my first historical dress ball, and from there I was hooked. Down the rabbit hole I went! What’s your […]
Past Board Member: Catherine Scholar, Finery Editor
Why costuming? What brought you here? I have loved historical fiction from childhood. I remember reading the “Little House” books, the “Betsy-Tacy” series, “Anne of Green Gables”… and wanting those clothes so badly. I grew up in the 70s with a super practical mother and there were a lot of flared pants, tunics and polyester in my wardrobe. It just […]
Past Board Member: Perian Cohen, Secretary
Why costuming? What brought you here? My mom was always making me elaborate costumes when I was a kid, but I really started sewing when I needed plus-sized, cheap clubwear. College student life doesn’t allow for extravagant purchases of corsets and flowing skirts. Eventually, I started blending clubwear and history to make 18th & 19th century goth clothing. Then I […]
Past Board Member: Frances Lopez, Secretary
Why costuming? What brought you here? I got involved in costuming through theater and a general love of being fabulous. I have been on stage pretty regularly since I was 7. When I got into my teens I started taking a real interest in characterization through costuming, and was fortunate enough to get to explore that more in college. From […]
Past Board Member: Cynthia Howell, Treasurer
Why costuming? What brought you here? My mother likes to tease me that I never out grew playing dress up, and honestly she’s not wrong. I love the opportunity to flounce around in a gorgeous frock. When I was little I would spend a part of the summer visiting my grandmother in Iowa. Grandma Shirley saved my mom’s ‘Ginny’ dolls […]
