Past Board Member: Jean Martin, Finery Editor
Why costuming? What brought you here? I wanted to be an actress when I was younger as I love movies and TV shows. I also love reading and used to write fiction. In 2003 I was writing a Regency romance when I stumbled across the Bay Area English Regency Society (BAERS) during my research. Which led to Baycon (and other […]
Past Board Member: Christopher Erickson, Member at Large
Why costuming? What brought you here? It was my first hobby after some personal turmoil in my life (love and professional). It was the fun that people were having and the ability to connect with people through their characters and costumes that made me want to put together my first costume. What’s your costuming focus? Science fiction, steampunk and comic […]
Past Board Member: Evelyn Owens, Workshop Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? I’ve been playing dress up, wearing costumes and performing on stage for as long as I can remember and even before. The best part of acting for me was always the costume. I believe that once you stepped into that costume you became that person. When I stepped away from theater to go to […]
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 […]
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 […]
