Upcoming Issues

(Updated: 20 November 2011)

Here are upcoming issues of VC that are currently "under construction". Each issue includes a theme, a publication date, a list of planned articles, and the status. There is also a list of "wanted" articles for each issue. Please review the "wanted" lists and either contribute an article, or help identify contributors for these items or something similar in theme.

The themes just help tie together a group of articles. Feel free to submit articles on other subjects for any issue. Who knows, your article may even spark a new issue with its own theme. That actually happened with an article that a member recently submitted. Write about subjects that you know and love.

We are looking for additional feature-length articles for Volume 10 Issue 1 "Americana" and Volume 10 Issue 2 "Stepping Off the Stage and Silver Screen". Several articles are already committed or planned, but there is still time to submit your article.

The latest issue to be announced, Volume 10 Issue 3 , will have "Haunting and Horror" as its theme. We're looking for articles on any imaginable aspect of costuming, accessories, make-up and related culture that are of the supernatrual or horror genres. Only a few articles are already planned, so now is your chance to get in on this exciting new issue!

Contact us at vc@siwcostumers.org if you have ideas for themes, or would like to contribute articles for future issue. We'd love to hear from you! See the Submitting Articles page for information on preparing articles.

Volume 10 Issue 1

Theme: Americana
Publication date: February 19, 2012.
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2012
Status: Four committed.

Planned Articles:

• Here Come the Harvey Girls [committed]
• Forgotten Finery - Blackfoot Woman's Dress Attire [committed]
• Man's Alta California Daywear [committed]
• Recreating Lizzie Borden [committed]

Wanted:

• Mountain Men of the West
• Quilting in Costuming
• Gilded Age Society
• Event reports
• Short subjects
• Upcoming events: 2/2012 - 9/2012

Volume 10 Issue 2

Theme: Stepping off the Stage and Silver Screen
Publication date: May 20, 2012.
Deadline for submissions: April 20, 2012
Status: One committed.

Planned Articles:

• Emerald City Costuming
• Reproducing the Ruby Slippers [committed]
• Designing for the Ziegfeld Girls [committed]

Wanted:

• Articles on specific Costume Designers
• Designing a show: the impact of costumes
• Clothes Make the Star - dealing with body types
• "How-to" Reproduction articles
• Costuming as a profession
• Movie Reviews
• Event reports
• Short subjects

Volume 10 Issue 3

Theme: Haunting and Horror
Publication date: August 19, 2012.
Deadline for submissions: July 20, 2012
Status: One committed.

Planned Articles:

• Costuming Van Helsing
• Lon Chaney's Red Death [committed]

Wanted:

• Zombie or Creature Make-up
• Ghostly Costuming for Kids
• Movie Reviews
• Event reports
• Short subjects