Fashion Designers Challenge PHOTO CONTEST

Do you want a chance to win a HUGE prize bag containing the amazing extraordinairy designs created for the Fashion Designers Challenge? Then join our Flickr Photo contest today!

Click here to visit a list of quick tp’s to the designers stores to get your FDC creation(s)! (http://fashiondesignerschallenge.wordpress.com/please-tp-me/)

If you are not sure what FDC outfit to wear on the photo contest, take a free copy of FDC Photo Book on XStreet SL: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1482931

How to enter:

1. Take some photos of yourself wearing your favorite FDC outfit by any of the designers, or a combination of more designers. Show us how you wear it and try to really make the photo show the theme of the challenge! (i.e. a jungle styled dress would be awesome shot in a jungle etc.)

2. Photoshopping is allowed, be creative!

3. In order to take part in this contest, you must have a flickr account.

4.Join the FDC flickr group here: FDC flickr group and submit a maximum of 3 photos. Please start the description of the photo with [FDC photo contest] In your description, you must include what item you are wearing in the description of the photo. Any picture that fails to identify which item they are using will be disqualified. (http://www.flickr.com/groups/fashiondesignerschallenge/)

5. Submit your photos before May 31 2009, the contest is closing that day!

6. Voting system: There will be three prize winners in this contest. The grand prize winner wins it ALL, thats right, the WHOLE collection of FDC’s participating designers (see list of prizes below). Second place wins 10 designs of any of the FDC designers by choice, third place wins 5 designs of any of the FDC designers by choice!

How will we define the winners? We won’t! YOU WILL! Every photo submission on flickr, will be judged by the public by a points system. Each flickr user can give their favorite photo’s points, following this system:

best photo: 3 points
2nd best: 2 points
3rd best: 1 point

The photo with the most votes wins! Each flickr user can only cast their votes ONCE to keep things fair. * Ofcourse you’re not expected to vote for your own entry!* Every designer participating in the FDC can moderate in the flickr group, so we will keep a close eye on things going fair.

The contest is ending May 31st when the prize winners will be notified and announced!

Have fun and we can’t wait to see your photo’s!

FDC Designers & Organization

Prize list { updated May 21}: (prize list is a list of confirmed prizes to date, check back to see any additions made on this link: http://fashiondesignerschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/fdc-flickr-photo-contest/)

FDC Faith skin FDC exclusive – :: TULI :: – Tuli Asturias
FDC Wild Jaquar Dress – Sam’s Secret Boutique – Samsara Nishi
FDC Regency Jane gown – SYSY’s – SySy Chapman
FDC Janine gown – *Bliss Couture* – Amuty DeCuir
FDC Eternal winter bracelet & necklace – :: Eyecandy :: – Candy Cerveau
FDC Peacocks lovegown & headpiece – Stitch by Stitch – Sevenstar Amat
FDC Frenzy Stiletto’s *Fatpacks ALL shoes!* – FO – Felicity Overlord
FDC The lawrk – Sprawl – Pushbutton Skolnick
FDC London dress – Addoro – Mew Denimore
FDC Anguish jewelry set – Eolande – Eolande Elvejhem
FDC Apprentice outfit – Sn@tch – Ivey Deschanel
FDC Vintage pearl collection – AV – Alexandar Vargas
FDC Elekim dress – Anubis Style – Anubis Hartunian
FDC Indi sunflower dress – INDI Designs – Jamie Holmer
FDC Midsummer Amusements dress – Clio pret a porter – Clio Cardiff
FDC Harmonicus Rose gown – Nardcotix – Nardya Rousselot
FDC Ares (Aries) god of war complete set – Bewitched – Wiccan Sojourner
FDC Midsummer Amusements jewelry – Dark Mouse – Mouse Mimistrobell
FDC Missy skin Odile Make up – SPIRIT Skins – SavannahAnn McMillan
FDC Aibell gown – Storin – Annah Whitfield
FDC FDC dress – Naive – Leah McCullough
FDC King Neptune (male) formal outfit – IEVL – Nyte Vargas
FDC Janine hairstyles (all colors!) – HoH – Sheltered Heart

Important: Fashion Designers Challenge Special temporaty stores with all items created during this event are now closed! If you wanna buy some of the FDC items, you should visit each one of the designers store. Check the SLURLs here: http://fashiondesignerschallenge.wordpress.com/please-tp-me/

Fashion Designers Challenge

FDC # 21 - Nyte Vargas and Sofi Sullivan

Nyte Vargas was challenged by Wiccan Sojourner to: "I challenge someone to create a formal suit: trousers, fancy blouse, and jacket/coat." - Wiccan Sojourner

Sofi Sulivan was challenged by Nyte Vargas to: "Make a skin based upon a mythological being associated with a planet." - Nyte Vargas

FDC # 22 - Samsara Nishi

Samsara Nishi was challenged by Anubis Hartunian to: Create "a dress that makes you think of the Jungle and its dangers, giving the same emotions as being in the wild jungle." Anubis Hartunian

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

kisses,

Samsara Nishi

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC # 17 - Mew Denimore

Mew Denimore was challenged by Annah Whitfield to: "Ok, I am soooo scared with the challenge that will receive. But I had to do mine, so I hope the one who receive mine won't kill me! So I decided to challenge you to do an outfit inspired by one of the most beautiful palaces in Portugal! It is the Palacio da Pena, which translate into english would be something like "Feather Palace". Besides being one of my favourites, I also choose it because of all his collours and the shapes! Without no more words, I'll leave you with some pictures! I hope you can get inspired by this :)) <3>" - Annah Whitfield

FDC # 18 - SySy Chapman

SySy Chapman was challenged by Neferia Abel to: "Regency dress - The high waisted graceful styles of early 19th century are known as the Empire style. think Jane Austen,Pride & Prejudice" - Neferia Abel

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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Fashion Designers Challenge

FDC # 15 - Annah Whitfield and SavannahAnn McMillan

Annah Whitfield was challenged by Mew Denimore to: "- I think it will be interesting to release a particular "spring outfit"..but not using usually meaning of the spring..but transform it into a "dark theme"..maintain the classic spring's elements (like flower, butterfly..), buy make it into "darkness elements"..i'm thinking about a "dark fairy".." - Mew Denimore

SavannahAnn McMillan was challenged by herself to: "Challenge...to create a skin that would look good with one of the feathered style outfits recently released by Alexander McQueen without resorting to the usual smoky eyes and nude lips. Here's the website with the video of the catwalk show illustrating the outfits being referenced... http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/int/en/collection/womenswear/autumn-winter-08/catwalkvideo-aw08.aspx
" - SavannahAnn McMillan

FDC # 16 - Neferia Abel

Neferia Abel was challenged by Jamie Holmer to: "Create an outfit inspired by this picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikkorglass/2847286080??" Jamie Holmer

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC # 13 - Nardya Rousselot

Nardya Rousselot was challenged by Amutey Decuir to: "extravagant, crazy, eye popping." - Amutey Decuir

FDC # 14 - Shir Dryke

Shir Dryke was challenged by Sofi Sullivan to: "Imagine a world where the waitress becomes the epitome of success and power. Please preapre an Evening Gown based on Diner Waitress uniforms of the 1930's, 40's, or 50's." - Sofi Sullivan

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC # 11 - Sioxie Legend and Tuli Asturias

Sioxie Legend was challenged by SySy Chapman to: "The Challenge: Miss Jackson if you're nasty!!!! I couldn't resist to put up this challenge, being a HUGE fan of Janet, i thought it was fun to have someone create something typical Janet Jackson! This can be anything, you can make it as how YOU see Janet, in a bad or good way, but the style should be really MISS JACKSON! It can be a showoutfit, or a casual one, a redcarpet or performance one, Ironic and funny or serious and adoring JJ aswell, i want to see YOUR view of Janet. (a note: the infamous superbowl nipplegate outfit is in the makes by myself LMAo so that one is a no no!) For the rest, feel free to come up with anything you want, as long as its inspired on some good old JJ vibes!!! Get the point???? ...... GOOD! Let's Dance! (<>http://www.janet-online.com ;)" - SySy Chapman

Tuli Asturias was challenged by herself to: "I am often daydreaming about what people would look like 100 years from now. How would fashion and lifestyle be, will our idea of what beautiful is have changed dramatically?
One thing is for sure, we will have had to change a lot in order to keep our planet from being destroyed.
It will dominate how we look, how we build our homes, how we consume, and probably also what kind of clothing and beauty products we use. In effect, in order to preserve our planet, we are forced to return to a lifestyle very close to nature, back to our roots as it were. However, we'll still want to look good, so I challenge you to think and envision a young woman, 100 years from now, in a world highly technologically advanced, yet in harmony with our planet. Show us what beauty enhancement she'd apply to her face and/or skin." - Tuli Asturias

FDC # 12 - Tatianna Faulkesn and Aleri Darkes

Tatianna Faulkes was challenged by herself to: "- 80's prom queen back from the dead" - Tatianna Faulkes

Aleri Darkes was challenged by herself to: "If Paris Hilton were transported back into medieval times, how would she change a hairstyle of that time period. " - Aleri Darkes

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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Fashion Designers Challenge 5/12

FDC # 9 - Clio Cardiff and Mouse Mimistrobell

Clio Cardiff was challenged by Samsara Nishi to: "Whenever we are too stressed, laugh is always a good way to dismiss the stress out! I guess the clown is the most primitive and universal profession that uses laugh as the main tool to make his work happen. I cut & pasted this from wikipedia: "Clowns are found in cultures of any time and place, because they meet some deeply rooted needs in humanity: violation of taboos, the mockery of sacred and profane authorities and symbols, reversal of language and action." - I challenge you to create a fancy and elegant clown costume. With just some few changes, your creation should adapt itself to at least those 2 different situations: a professional clown wearing it to perform his job; and also to a fancy fashionista wearing it to go to a red capet party. I wish you will have fun creating it !! " - Samsara Nishi

Mouse Mimistrobell was challenged by Eolande Elvehjem to: "Make a necklace, earrings and bracelet set inspired by Shakespeare's "A MidSummer Night's Dream"" - Eolande Elvehjem

FDC # 10 - Sevenstar Amat and Felicity Overlord

Sevenstar Amat was challenged by Indyra Seigo to: "I'd like to see someone create an ensemble inspired by a peacock :). Can be a pants suit, cocktail dress, gown or even men's attire. " - Indyra Seigo

Felicity Overlord was challenged by Nyte Vargas to: "We want some shoes that can bring out the feeling in the following statement... "I live within the Darkness, dance among the shadows waiting and watching those of the light. I feel their emotion, their desires and feed in a frenzy. " " - Nyte Vargas

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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Fashion Designers Challenge 4/12

FDC # 7 - Leah McCullough

Leah McCullough was challenged by Nardya Rousselot to: "Create an avant-garde look that has a victorian twist to it. Something that can be worn in modern day red carpet events that has a vintage feel to it." - Nardya Rousselot

FDC # 8 - Tigerlily Koi and Wiccan Sojourner

Wiccan Sojourner was challenged by Nyte Vargas to: "Create an outfit inspired from the zodiac sign Aries." - Nyte Vargas

Tigerlily Koi was challenged by herself to: "A vintage, pin-up girl hairstyle." - Tigerlily Koi

It is interesting note that, even though her original self-challenge was a girl hairstyle, Tiger addapted it to have the team final look harmonized.

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC # 3 - Pushbutton Skolnick
Pushbutton Skolnick was challenged by Danielle Harrop to: "sheath dress and cropped or bolero jacket with wrist-lenght gloves, seamed hose...a 1940's daywear look. If you feel adverturous, a pill box hat would make the outfit perfect... " - Danielle Harrop
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FDC # 4 - Danielle Harrop

Danielle Harrop was challenged by Shir Dryke to: "I'd like to propose a theme "Mecha Angel" for free interpretation:)" - Shir Dryke

Photo:

Temporary Store: You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

Photos by Tillie Ariantho.

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC # 5 - Ina Centaur

Ina Centaur was challenged by herself to: " my challenge is to create an outfit in ttp://www.seregel.com/titles1.html and to try to create a SL photography version of some of the seregel pics" - Ina Centaur

FDC # 6 - Jamie Holmer

Jamie Holmer was challenged by Sioxie Legend to: "Make an outfit from Van Gough's Starry Night or Sunflowers - do not use his paintings directly but rather use them as an inspiration. I would love to see an entire set of clothing made this way - shirt, vest, dress, pants - an ensemble if you will. Tip: Liberal use of the smudge brush will get you where you need to go as far as the "painterly" look :D" - Sioxie Legend

You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

Photos by Tillie Ariantho.

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

FDC is a special & unique fashion event involving 35 well known fashion designers connected under a strong collaboration mode.

Basically they have to follow this rule: "Fashion-Designer-A" defines a challenge that "Fashion-Designers-B" will have to create, and "Fashion-Designer-C" will have to blog about.

TEAM 1: Ivey Deschanel and Eolande Elvehjem

Ivey Deschanel was challenged by Sevenstar Amat to: "Design a classical suit with pants and jacket for ladies" - Sevenstar Amat

Eolande Elvehjem was challenged by Alexandar Vargas to: "I challenge you to create a piece that is impossible to own in real life, something unique, something surreal that even the art community will look at as art. It must be something that can be worn, it has to be done using prim work. sculpted is ok, just not all sculpted. The piece has to be designed according to this poem." - Alexandar Vargas

TEAM 2: Amutey DeCuir and Sheltered Heart

Amutey DeCuir was challenged by Ivey Deschanel to: "Glam 70s...glitter, feathers, spacey wild colors and patterns ala early 70s Ziggy Stardust, New York Dolls, T-Rex" - Ivey Deschanel

Sheltered Heart was challenged by herself to: "A soft medieval style... long with maybe traditional accessories (beads, netting or jewels) but still modern wearable." - Sheltered Heart

Temporary Store: You can visit Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) inworld if you wanna see all of them together (and, of course, if you wanna buy them).

Photos by Tillie Ariantho.

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE

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FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE PRESS RELEASE

The Road to Oz, April, 27th - Samsara Nishi, fashion designer, is proud to announce the first edition of FASHION DESIGNERS CHALLENGE - FDC for short.

"For long time I've wishing to explore more deeply the collaboration aspect of SL, and I was also so curious about how it would be to organize such a thing... Finally I found a funny way to do it: usualy fashion designers, including me, work alone, all by themselves... well... what if they could influence each other to create? So I decided to invite other fashion designers to join me to be challenging each other to explore our creative minds practicing our design abilities on the fly!" says Samsara Nishi.

FDC is a special & unique fashion event involving 35 well known fashion designers connected under a strong collaboration mode.

Everyone who joined this team were brave enough to accept the challenge to join the event as fashion designer without knowing what are the style of outfit they would have to create... They are challenging each other to create maybe something different from their usual...

The brave fashion designers are (in alphabetic order):
Aleri Darkes, Alexandar Vargas, Amutey Decuir, Annah Whitfield, Anubis Hartunian, Candy Cerveau, Clio Cardiff, Danielle Harrop, Digit Darkes, Eolande Elvehjem, Felicity Overlord, Ina Centaur, Indyra Seigo, Ivey Deschanel, Jamie Holmer, Kesseret Steeplechase, Leah McCullough, Mew Denimore, Mouse Mimistrobell, Nardya Rousselot, Neferia Abel, Nyte Vargas, Pushbutton Skolnick, Samsara Nishi, SavannahAnn McMillan, Sevenstar Amat, Sheltered Heart, Shir Dryke,
Sioxie Legend, Sofi Sullivan, SySy Chapman, Tatianna Faulkes, Tigerlily Koi, Tuli Asturias and Wiccan Sojourner.

Each one of the fashion designers have 3 main individual assignments during the Fashion Designers Challenge:
1. To define a challenge to send to another fashion designer
2. To create an outfit based on the challenge he/she received from another fashion designer
3. To blog about the outfit someone else created

That means:
“Fashion-Designer-A” defines a challenge that “Fashion-Designer-B” will create and “Fashion-Designer-C” will blog about.

And there are also team challenges.
This is not a competition between fashion designers. This is a teamwork challenge. This is a collaboration effort.

As far as everything was picked by chance... we will have some unusual outfits as, for example, Ivey Deschanel from Sn@tch been challenged by Sevenstar Amat to design a classical suit for ladies.
"Although I have not been teamed up with another designer (due to the fact we were having more clothing designers then for skins/jewelry and other categories), I've enjoyed every part of this challenge. It's interesting and fun to not only define a challenge to another designer and see what they come up with, but also to be challenged and having to create something you least expect and which may not be your usual style. I would definately do this again :)" says SySy Chapman.

"I have enjoyed working and meeting with other designers. Will I do it again? You bet!" says Wiccan Sojourner.

"Absolutely for sure my main challenge was not to create an outfit... after I had this idea my personal bigger challenge was to put all together and make it happens! And I've to confess you, I'm so excited to see the results of this initiative!" said Samsara Nishi.

All operational aspects of the event were build under collaboration mode: Sioxie Legend made the official logo and poster based on her discussions with the visual identity team: Ina Centaur, Sevenstar Amat and Sioxie Legend; Candy Cerveau lended a sim to host the store and the club; Tatianna Faulkes did all the customization and building of the store based on the discussions she had with Sofi Sullivan; Clio Cardiff was the official Italian translator helping other designers to fully understand all details about the event.

The decisions regarding who should be hired as services providers for the event, also were take together by all designers. "It is really interesting to notice some of the services providers, by their own decision, offered to join us under the collaboration mode, as sponsors." said Samsara referring to Prad Prathivi who will be making a machinima about the event, and Tillie Ariantho who will be working as the official photographer, both as sponsors.

Timeless Agency is planing and will be presenting the Fashion Shows with the results of the designers creations during the follow dates:

1st Fashion Show: Tuesday, May/5th at NOON SLT at Patch Thibaus Auditorium / SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Couture%20Boulevard/67/66/3015
2nd Fashion Show: Saturday, May/16th at 6pm SLT at Patch Thibaus Auditorium / SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Couture%20Boulevard/67/66/3015
Moda Fashion Spotlight TV Show at May/11th 7pm SLT at http://slcn.tv/programs/moda-fashion

A temporary store with all FDC products will be open to the public during the first Fashion Show, May/5th and it doors will be gone after the closign party at May/17th. The store is located at The Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) - SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Road%20to%20Oz/157/137/25.

FDC will start with a pre-launching party exclusive for media people and bloggers on Tuesday April/28th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm sLT, with TwinStorm Sciarri DJ and Gwen Carillon DJ. The closing party will be on Sunday, May/17th from 1:30pm to 4pm SLT with TurboDJ Des DJ and Asrael Hax DJ. And also, of course, a flickr photo contest will happen.

Fashion Designers Challenge event is only possible with the support of sponsors:
EyeCandy/Candy Cerveau, Amodica Studio/Prad Prathivi, Tillie Ariantho, SL Newspaper, The Best of SL Magazine, WW Design, Sn@tch/Ivey Deschanel and Sam's Secret Boutique/Samsara Nishi.

For additional information on Fashion Designers Challenge, contact Samsara Nishi inworld, visit http://fashiondesignerschallenge.wordpress.com

For additional information on Fashion Shows, contact SerinaJane Loon inworld, visit http://timelessagency.blogspot.com/

ABOUT Fashion Designers Challenge - FDC is a special & unique fashion event involving 35 well known fashion designers connected under a strong collaboration mode.
http://fashiondesignerschallenge.wordpress.com/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fashiondesignerschallenge/
Temporary store with all FDC products at The Road to Oz (157, 137, 25) - SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Road%20to%20Oz/157/137/25

For additional information on our sponsors, visit:
SPONSORS (in alphabetic order):

Amodica Studio/Prad Prathivi - http://www.pradprathivi.com/
EyeCandy/Candy Cerveau - http://eyecandydesigns.blogspot.com/
Sn@tch/Ivey Deschanel: http://snatch-sl.blogspot.com/
Sam's Secret Boutique/Samsara Nishi: http://samssecretboutique.wordpress.com/
SL Newspaper - http://www.sl-newspaper.com/
The Best of SL Magazine - http://www.thebosl.com/
Tillie Ariantho - http://tilliesthings.blogspot.com/
WW Design - http://www.sldimension.com/