Meet Your Board: Michelle Atno-Hall, Member at Large
Why costuming? What brought you here? I have always been a history buff; it’s the Atno family curse. My dad’s family lived in West Orange, New Jersey; my grandmother took him when he was three to see Thomas Edison’s funeral procession when he was buried there. She knew it was an important historical moment that she wanted her son to […]
Meet Your Board: Sam Moreno, Event Co-Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? I love creating and making stuff with my own hands. I also love bringing my favorite characters to life and cosplay/costuming is a great way to do that! I joined the GBACG to make friends since I’m new to the Bay Area and be a part of the wonderful costume community! What’s your costuming […]
Meet Your Board: Natalie Wiener, Secretary
Why costuming? What brought you here? I was one of those kids who LOVED to play dress-up, and I guess I just never grew out of that phase. There is something transformative and empowering about putting on an outfit that makes you feel fabulous, whether it’s a costume for a special event, or just your everyday clothing. What’s your costuming […]
Meet Your Board: A.J. Wu, Webmaster
Why costuming? What brought you here? I started out making clothes. One Halloween, I decided to make a costume and I got super duper obsessive over the details because that kind of thing is fun for me. I had so much fun with it that I went online to find other people who enjoyed costuming, and discovered cosplay. You mean […]
Meet Your Board: Natasha Borders, Events Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? I’ve begun sewing when I joined the SCA a long time ago while in business school in Central New York, needing to make outfits for me and my husband, and it has become a life-long hobby. I’ve always enjoyed dressing up, and the historical dress is just really cool! I’ve mostly made Rennaisance and […]
Meet your Board: Jillian Eittreim, Costume Academy Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? Art is probably the main reason I am into costuming now, starting with the illustrations in the fairy tale picture books I read as a child, and then later with the opulent portraits of Renaissance and 19th century. Some memorable picture books from my childhood were Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett […]
Meet Your Board: Chang Meng-Freedman, Workshop Coordinator
Why costuming? What brought you here? I first became interested in costuming through high school art class when I studied the artworks of Charles Dana Gibson and Harrison Fisher. I was drawn to the clothing depicted in these illustrations and wanted to create my own. What’s your costuming focus? I make mostly historical costumes. I especially love niche historical fashion […]
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 […]
