Picture: The Met Fifth Avenue
Hello dear candidates to MISS SL ♛ 2020!
For the second runway challenge we are traveling to New York City. In May the so called “Met Gala ” opens this year’s fashion exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The annual fundraising gala, established since 1948, is considered to be one of the most prominent and most exclusive social events in the world, with a ticket said to be cost around 30.000 USD. With the guidance of Vogue Editor-in-Chiefs Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour the event has not only become the fashion industries’ most important red carpet event, but a must in the schedules of celebrities from all walks of life, film- and music stars and -producers, designers, models, athletes, business executives and the most wealthy philantropists.
Besides the dress code set to White Tie since 2014, the attendees are expected to uphold the exhibition theme of the year with their attire. Each year fashion houses rival to clad the celebrities into the most glamorous, extravagant and even outrageous designs of the year, such as Rihanna in a mini dress with a papal hat by Maison Margiela for the Heavenly Bodies theme in 2018. This year’s exhibition theme is “About Time: Fashion and Duration” . Andrew Bolton, Head Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute says that he found inspiration for the exhibition in the 1992 Sally Potter film Orlando, which was based on the time-traveling Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. “There’s a wonderful scene,” he says, “in which Tilda Swinton enters the maze in an 18th-century woman’s robe à la Francaise, and as she runs through it, her clothes change to mid-19th-century dress, and she reemerges in 1850s England. That’s where the original idea came from.”
For this second runway challenge we are asking you, the candidates in the MISS SL ♛ 2020 competition, to dress up as if you were invited to attend this year’s Met Gala. The exhibition themes do not provide a clear stylistic directive and allow a broad interpretation. You’re not limited to a certain period of time like Bolton’s inspiration but you can interpret it into any time you like. However, keep in mind that it’s a red carpet event and the official dress code is White Tie.
STYLING
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- Please style an outfit to attend the Met Gala 2020, meeting the theme: “About Time: Fashion and Duration” and ideally the White Tie dress code, too. However, there were celebrities who have blatantly ignored the White Tie dress code in the last years.
- While the theme does not give a clear directive for your styling, you should be clear as to which capacity you are attending the event. Are you the extroverted Hollywood star or model who has set to stun the present photographers and the world with a theatrically edgy style or maybe you are one of the wealthy philanthropists attending, keeping it toned down just by setting elegant accents in your beautiful gown.
- You can wear hats if it suits your style, but refrain from covering your face please. Please refrain from wearing masks, which hide your face partially or fully.
- There’s no color limitation or requirement for this challenge.
POSES
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- Please prepare a walking animation, a default pose and a pose set for about 40 – 60 seconds to present your styling.
- Imagine the cameras clicking on the red carpet, the photographers want to see you from all sides. Please try a 360° turn in your poses. One turn is sufficient but it is not subject for scoring yet.
- Your poses and walk should be appropriate for your outfit. Generally, avoid all sorts of clipping or alpha issues.
STYLING CARD SUBMISSION
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- Please fill the styling card form at our website. It is the same password like for the last challenge.
- In the description field of the styling card write about your imaginary invitation, in which capacity are you invited (Are you a star, designer, model etc?). Please do not refer to yourself as existing RL persons. In an additional paragraph (in the same description field) describe what inspired you for your outfit please.
- Please limit this description to 150 words max. Any longer description will get edited and shortened at our discretion.
- Please let us know if you’d like us to review your description (i.e. for grammar or spelling) before you submit it.
- Please fill the other required fields too. It is in your responsibility to list all custom or sponsored items, if you use any, in the according credits field.
- Please attach a raw shot of your styling to the styling card. A raw shot ideally is photographed with a neutral background and is unedited.
- Your styling card must be submitted and received by Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. SLT.
REHEARSALS
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- You will receive a notecard with the walk order, VPC code and other instructions on the late evening of Thursday, March 12.
- Rehearsals for the second runway challenge are scheduled for Friday, March 13, at 10:00 a.m. and 05:00 p.m. SLT.
- It is mandatory for every candidate to attend one of the both rehearsals, to be eligible to participate in the challenge. You can attend both rehearsals, too.
THE CHALLENGE
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- The second runway challenge in the MISS ♛ SL 2020 competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. SLT and is open for public attendance.
- Public invitations will get sent in our Discord server, our inworld group and posted to Facebook, one to two hours before the show begins.
We hope you are going to enjoy this second runway challenge. For this show you will be joined by the FASHICON 2020 aspirants, who will display their outfits for the “Modern Art” challenge.
Yours sincerely,
MARCUS LEFEVRE-ENIMO
MISS SL ORGANIZATION
OWNER | FOUNDER | CHAIRMAN
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