Costumer's Guild West Inc. (CGW)

Costumer's Guild West, Inc. (CGW) is Southern CA's costuming fandom group. CGW is a club for amateurs and professionals who like to make historical, science fiction, or fantasy costumes.We welcome all type of costumers, whether professional or hobbyist, novice or master. Our Website: www.cgwcostumers.org (or .net) CGW, Inc. hosts many types of events throughout the year, including literary presentations, live action role playing games, ice skating, private museum tours, as well as Japanese and English teas. Each event is hosted by a CGW member and most are an opportunity to show off your recent historical, sci-fi, or fantasy ensemble. Our largest event every year is Costume College (annual three+ day costuming arts conference). For more information on Costume College, please check out  https://linktr.ee/CGWSocialMedia

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Join us Wednesday 4/29 at 7pm in sewing circle for an informal meeting of CGW's DEIA committee. Come and find out what we do, or to bring us issues and thoughts on how we can better move forward and serve the costuming community. Email [email protected] if you need the link or have questions.

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RSVP today for the CGW Volunteer Fair tomorrow on Zoom! Participants will hear about how you can help make CGW and Costume College better - and one attendee will win a fabulous prize! https://cgw.memberclicks.net/volunteerfair26

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Bring your friends. Bring your cousins. Bring your local Red Hat Society chapter. We want to meet them all. https://www.costumecollege.net/register

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The 2026 CGW Volunteer Fair will be held on Zoom Saturday February 21st at 11AM Pacific. Learn more about the open positions within Costumer's Guild West and Costume College, and hear about all the ways you can help us make next year better than ever! Also, your RSVP enters you to win our fabulous drawing prize (details coming soon, must be present in the meeting to win)! https://cgw.memberclicks.net/volunteerfair26

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Be seen. Be celebrated. ❤️❤️❤️

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Costume College is by the community, for the community.

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Join us for our 2026 CGW Volunteer Fair to see how you can get off the sidelines and get involved! Saturday 2/21 at 11am PST CGW Board and Costume College Committee members will describe what kinds of help we can use this year. You'll be able to ask questions and chat, and one lucky winner will get a prize for attending! More information: https://cgw.memberclicks.net/2026-volunteer-fair

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Don't forget to register before prices go up! https://www.costumecollege.net/register

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We heard your feedback and want to make the Gala even better! That's why we've decided to do assigned tables this year. This will eliminate the frantic search for enough empty seats to accommodate your whole friend group. You came together, and you should sit together! Assigning tables also allows us to tell the hotel in advance what table has what entrees, which helps expedite their service. They work hard, and we want to support them however we can! So, make sure to have the list of names of everyone you want to sit next to when you register for the Gala. The form times out, and we don't want you to miss anyone. ❤️ Get your tickets at https://www.costumecollege.net/register

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Time is ticking, and we're impatient to read all of your amazing class ideas! Put us out of our misery and Send! Send! Send! Official page with Registration Form: https://www.costumecollege.net/prospective-teacher-submit-class-proposals More Details: https://www.costumecollege.net/calling-all-teachers

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Trying to come up with ideas for your Gala costume? Check out these pics to spark your creativity, and let us know if you have any other super-sized sleeve references in the comments! #showusyoursleeves Better yet, this could be the beginning of a new shadow group....

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🌸 CGW Workshop Series: 1950s Juliet Cap Workshop! Sat Dec 13, 10AM-12PM PT on Zoom Make a vintage buckram hat w/ netting & decorations Instructor: Stacia Smith-Alexander $40 members/$50 non-mem

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🕰️ Early Bird Reminder! 🐦 Don't miss your chance to register for **Costume College 2026** at the lowest prices — Early Bird registration ends **March 8, 2026** (prices increase March 9)! 🎉 Register now for Costume College 2026 Early Bird Pricing! Don’t miss out. 📅 July 30, 2026 - Aug 3, 2026 📍 Los Angeles, CA. Prices go up March 9, 2026 🎟️ Gala & Tea: Tickets are sold separately via two forms—secure yours now! 👉 Register: https://www.costumecollege.net/register . . .

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