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Please Note: Contest 3 results will be announced within the week. Contest 2 is in a state of complete disarray, and is making us loath to ever have a writing contest again. And as you may have noticed, there were no contests for October or November. Due to craziness and time constrains, we're thinking of having contests once every TWO months, or perhaps two contests every three months. That way there is time for proper voting, tallying, prize-making, and planning for the next contest without any overlapping. And don't worry, the BSC plans to be around for a looooong time, so there will be plenty more opportunities for the obligatory Halloween and fall-themed contests


CONTEST INFO

Title: "Winter Fashion Show"

Contest start:...right....................... NOW!

Deadline: Januray 18, 2007 (ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!!)

Voting: Week of January 20, 2008

Information:
Yes, it's time for the obligatory winter-themed contest! And since part of being a good stalker is knowing EXACTLY what your bishie keeps in his closet, it's time to show off your boy in that adorable outfit you found while sneaking around his house!

GUIDELINES

While December may be summer in some parts of the world, or warm even though it's called "winter", both Dee and Dakt live in places where it snowed today, so the idea of this outfit is to dress for frigid weather! So even if your bishie is some sort of ice prince who never gets cold, put him in a jacket or something. No shorts, short sleeves, or anything a normal person would not wear in below-freezing temperatures.

Your outfit must have a specific winter theme! An object or idea the whole outfit revolves around. ((As you can see, my promo has the theme of "hot chocolate". Every piece of the outfit relate to something in the hot chocolate, right down to the white earmuffs that referece the marshmallows I forgot to draw in the mug. XD; ))

The object/idea your outfit is based on MUST be in the picture in some way. ((Mug of hot chocolate))

There must be a symbol or object pertaining specifically to your bishie somewhere in the picture. ((Flash symbol on the earmuffs))


RULES

While your theme could be "holly" or "Christmas tree", you MAY NOT do a theme of just "Christmas".

No costumes!! That means no Santa, Elf, angel, Judah Macabee, or Mr. Hankey outfits. The idea of the outfit is something they would wear on a normal day in the snow.

If you choose a theme of an activity, like "skiing", you should have more than just a random ski outfit and a pair of skiis. There should be a pattern of skis on the sweater or something.... in fact it would be best if you just didn't pick a theme like "skiing" "ice skating" "sledding" or any basic winter activity, unless you have a reeeeeeeeeeeally creative way of basing your outfit off it.

REMEMBER, originality always wins!! You may do "candy cane" or "snowflake", but lots of people will be doing that. Try to come up with something no one else would think of!

You may only include your bishie. No background characters of any kind.

You may only use a bishie you are OFFICIALLY LISTED as having claimed. If you own more than one, you may use whichever you please, but only one (and it doesn't have to be the same as one you use for other contests).

If you are a horrible fashion designer ((like me XD)) and take some vague inspiration from fashion magazines, we'll never know and won't hold it against you. HOWEVER, you may NOT COPY an outfit, especially an original one created by another artist on dA!! Come on now, don't be cheating!

Send your submission through a note titled "Contest." IF IT'S NOT LABELED CLEARLY WE WILL MOST LIKELY MISS IT

Submissions will be placed in the contest journal as they come in. Good luck!

Since we don't want anyone to be disqualified due to breaking one of the rules or guidelines, we will keep this deviation open to comments, but to serious, specific questions about the contest ONLY. Please do not clog up our already ridiculously overflowing inbox with "i'll do it!," "that's a dumb contest," "looks fun!," "oh noes, i'm bad at fashion design!," "cute promo pic," or "lol!". If you do, WE RESERVE RIGHTS TO DEDUCT POINTS FOR BEING OVERLY-BOTHERSOME TO THE ADMINS. Thank you.