Dana Rae MacDermott Memorial Award (DRaMMA)

In March 2022, the Silicon Web Costumers' Guild Board voted to reconstitute the "Dreamcatcher" award and re-name it to honor the life of Dana MacDermott, one of our founding members. The award is now known as the "Dana Rae MacDermott Memorial Award" (DRaMMA). The award recognizes "innovation in costume design, construction and presentation."

The recipient receives a medal, a certificate, and a one year membership in the Silicon Web Costumers' Guild. The certificate was designed by then Silicon Web Vice President Betsy Marks, and depicts the comedy and tragedy masks; a symbol widely recognized to represent the creative arts.

Three non-competing, non-judging members of Silicon Web must be present at the particular Masquerade for an award to be presented. There may be times when the members present decide that no entry in that particular masquerade merits an award.

The first DRaMMA awards were given in 2022 at Costume-Con 40. (see article in Virtual Costumer Vol. 20, Issue 2, 2022).

If you know of other winners, or recall exactly why a particular award was given please contact us.

 

• Costume-Con 42 Historical Competition - 2024
  Jennifer Mulvey and Ed Morlan for "Red Death and Christine from 'Phantom of the Opera'"
  Innovative construction and presentation that included an elevated platform and articulated death mask.


Photo by Philip Gust.

• Costume-Con 42 Science Fiction, Fantasy and Fandom Competition - 2024
  Ondine Montoya (Zenko Akko Cosplay), Hide Karlin (Hide My Glitch Cosplay) and Chantal Scott for "The Moths"
  Innovative design and construction techniques of the wings and bodies of their costumes using a variety of materials.


Photo by Deborah Bretschneider.

• Costume-Con 42 Single Pattern Competition - 2024
  Elyzabeth Morgan for "Mid-Century Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi Space Babe"
  Innovative design and construction techniques in creating of futuristic space suit with lighted rocket pack.


Photo by J. Wolfcat Prill.

• Costume-Con 39 Single Pattern Competition - 2023
  Megan Gardener and Taylor Pope for "We Can Show You How to Get to Sesame Street"
  Innovative design and construction techniques in creating inflatable costumes.


Photo by Philip Gust.

• Costume-Con 39 Historical Masquerade - 2023
  Kij and Gregg Greenwood for "I Thought it was a Costume Ball"
  Innovation in costume design and historical cane construction and comedic presentation.


Photo by Jean Martin.

• Costume-Con 40 SF&F Masquerade - 2022
  'Stitches and Sparkles' for "Valkyrie Warrior"
  Mechanical structure of the folding wings.


Photo by DC Cosplay Photoshoots.

• Costume-Con 40 SF&F Masquerade - 2022
  Sandra Bussiere (La Corsetiere) for "Magician Style"
  Workmanship in pleating and exceptional attention to detail.


Photo by DC Cosplay Photoshoots.

• Costume-Con 40 Historical Masquerade - 2022
  Dawn McKechnie, Jennifer Old-d'Entremont, Aurora Celeste, Bethany Padron, Kristen Moffitt, and Jody Wells-Padron for "An Abuse of Stripes: The Legacy Dress"
  Representation of a garment travelling through time.


Photo by DC Cosplay Photoshoots.