Hello.
I don't know how many of you know about the previous Fashion Show hosted by Rgn-vertigo, me, Magnus, and a bunch of other people, which took place sometime in January.
But, in my opinion, it was a success.
So why not do it again?
Though this time, I'll take the initiative, and learning from mistakes we made in the past, make this contest well organized.
Last time, we noticed that we just CAN'T host a neatly-organized contest in Haven, since people are posteriors. So we decided to use a guild where we'll get everybody in, but this was pretty unfair for some people who just couldn't leave their guild on such short notice.
Date: 31 March. It's a Saturday.
Time: 8 PM GMT (!!! DST TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION), that's 3 PM in EST, please do not ask for a change, this is the best time for the majority.
If you want to participate, you have time to contact an officer or guild master, asking for permission to leave the guild for 1-2 hours during the time of the contest in case you will be selected.
If you are the guild master of your guild, and don't have any trustworthy officers or guild masters, I suggest you invite an alt account of yours to the guild, demote any guild masters there might be, promote the alt up to guild master, then the other guild masters. This way, when you leave your guild, you alt will remain the senior guild master.
I'm sorry but this is the only way to do it neatly organized.
I would also like to quote someone on this matter, since I agree completely:
"I personally don't get why people make such a big deal out of leaving a guild, but whatever. Three knights can be tied to one account, so you can run your guild through one of those (pretty sure you can remote-invite people through mail, so no need for multiclienting). As for those who are members rather than masters, if your guild doesn't readmit you you're better off; they are a terrible, terrible guild and will fall apart in due time." ~Guyinshinyarmor
Learning from past mistakes, these will be the rules:
-Pre-selections will be made in Haven 52, in the Bazaar. They will start at roughly 8PM GMT, and will end as soon as possible, so try not to be too late.
-I will coordinate the pre-selections alone, you have to listen to me. I will ask you to stand in a line, and only those in the line will be judged in the pre-selections. There will be over 90 spots in the guild for contestants. I will look at each of you, and if you are selected, you will receive a guild invitation to Event Makers. Please do not ask me if you are accepted or not, I will not say anything on that matter. If I leave and you haven't received an invitation, it means you weren't selected.
Please leave your guilds only after you've received the invitation. Once you have joined the guild, please stay quiet, I will announce when the pre-selections will be over, and after that, we will go to the Guildhall for the actual competition. If you don't listen, you will be kicked from the guild and disqualified.
-Any misbehavior will lead to you being ignored, kicked from the guild, disqualified, and frowned upon. If I tell you to stop, you stop. I want this to be a neat and nice event for everybody, so I can't stress this enough: Listen to me and be patient.
-There will be 5 categories in the actual competition:
General: Something that simply looks good in general, that you'd expect to see chilling around the AH.
Cute: Something that would make you go d'awww, that you'd expect to see buried in squealing snipes.
Scary: Something that you'd be afraid to see in the middle of the night in a long hallway, that you'd expect to see in a Graveyard or Candlestick Keep.
Badass: Something that yells "Don't mess with me.", that you'd expect to see riding a motorcycle trough flaming lions.
Beautiful: Something delicate, peaceful and eye-pleasing, yet powerful, that you'd expect to see helping Bechamel or posing for fancy painters.
You will have to choose where your outfits fits, but beware, a cute outfit in the scary section will bring you a penalty. I explained them the best I could.
-5 lines with the categories will be made in the Guildhall, according to my instructions, from left to right: Cute, Beautiful, Badass, Scary, and General, and they will be judged in that order. While making the lines I will wear a costume relevant to the category of the line. If you have participated in the Cute category for example, you may move to the Beautiful one ONLY if you change your outfit entirely, AND if you haven't won the second or first place.
-The judging will be done by me and Desuchan. We will give you marks when judging the categories, for several things, such as the combination of helm-armor you chose, the accessories placement and color if applicable, personal color, shields (no shield = no influence, mismatching = minus some points, matching= extra points, weapons will not be taken into consideration)... and the one with the highest overall score will win. There are 2 winners for each category. In the final round, the first winner from each category will qualify and I will give you in-depth critique, unless you don't want it.
-I am aware that costumes are subjective, and I do like some over the others, just like anybody else, but I will leave that behind and judge you fairly, no worries. But by coming to the pre-selections you subject yourself to crushed dreams when you get rejected. And don't whine about it, you'll only get yourself ignored. I'm serious, I'm disgusted by people who can't take critique.
-NO, expensive accessories will NOT guarantee a win. Clever combinations of armors, WELL USED accessories, and personal colors, will win.
-People who have entered the previous contest and won first place in a category or qualified in the finals are NOT allowed to participate with the same outfit. This isn't a repeat of the first contest. Here's a list of the winning costumes: http://spiralsartorialist.tumblr.com/post/15891659637/january-fashion-show Please, do not come with those listed there as first place winners in any category, or any of the finalists.
-Personal colors matter, as do shields. However, weapons do not.
-Once again, DO NOT whine if you get rejected. The best thing you can do is actually ASK how to make it better. If you have any questions or want help with making your outfit better, I can help you after the competition.
-I understand this is hard to control and unfair, but I'd appreciate it if, if you had more than one costume, and you see someone at the preselections with the one you wanted to enter, you'd switch to another costume for the best of both of you. However if that is your only costume, try to talk it out with the other person in case they got another, because if there are two people with the same helm-armor combination, I will take in account personal color and accessories much more than if they were the only costumes in the competition, which can drastically influence your score.
If you wish to participate, feel free to post here! :3 I can give you some advice too if want, only in-game! So send me a mail or friend request if you want.
Prizes will consist of crowns, and CE, maybe some accessories, who knows! But don't expect to win a fortune, this is mostly for fun and strutting your outfits. c:
I would also greatly appreciate prize donations, since I cannot supply decent prizes all by myself. :c Now, I know nobody will just hand out stuff like that because of the fear of being scammed, but I'd like to mention the previous contest in which we received some prize donations, and they were all handed out, so don't fear to mail me the donations. I will note you down with what you donated and give a shout-out with your name and the donation at the end of the competition, as well as list your name here.
Donors so far (sorted by the time they donated)
-Lilgangsta - Regal Helm Guards
-Bigfootm- 500 ce, Brandish UV Low CTR, Flourish UV Med CTR
-Korakc - Fancy Game Face
-Eneal - 5000 cr, 67 ce, Wolver Coat UV Low Piercing
-Soral - Tails Tails, 1000 cr
-A kind soul who prefers to stay anonymous - 50000 cr, 250 ce
-Pinkblobkirby - 5000 cr, Toasty Vented Visor, Dusky Maid Headband, 2x Cool Maid Headband, Military Barrel Belly, Fancy Maid Headband
-We-loveyou-Kevin - 6969cr, 2x Fancy Maid Headband
Thank you guys!
~Tersakoff of Crucifix.
Definitely will join unless something is up that day ;D
I kinda suck with the whole GMT time thing but the best time for me is a few hours after the maintenance.
Are wolver coats allowed this time?
Also, the beautiful category, wonder what is considered beautiful... lol :p