Seen on FM-Style: Who let the dogs out? | Cycle 15 - Task 6

Task 6 on Cycle 15 at FM-Style caused some excitement! The theme reminded some contestants of Rupaul's Drag race, a show we have heard about but never actually seen it. Our real inspiration for task 6 came actually from ANTM Cycle 22, but any how we love when everyone has fun with tasks so we can officially say that task 6 was a hit. Want to know more? Keep reading.


Cycle 15 - Task 6: Who let the dogs out? 

WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?

  NOTE: Obviously this video was posted by Mireia, this is her kind of humour. It may seem like I'm the only one behind the post but the truth is she helps a lot preparing it and leaving everything ready for me to just come and write it. Thought she deserved a shout out, thanks sis!

I don’t know who did let them out, but for this task you’ll need them standing next to you! Create an outfit that looks coordinated with your dog. You don’t have to buy the dog, you can show us a dog picture from the Internet but please, include a photo of the dog or use a Stardoll dog, we have to see the outfit and the dog, meaning a description of the dog is not enough.

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 7 - Cycle 12, which means, it hasn't been that long and we had back then some of the same people who is participating now in Cycle 15. Kelly (kelzsprouse_1) was there, Maurice (kickherout) was there and so was Glimmer (CoralCool91) and I must say the three of them have improved their entry a lot this cycle. We also had Rawan (bornthiswaay) participating as a judge. Her outfit for Cycle 12 and the one she delivered for this cycle kind of have the same vibe but still it's cool enough to share. Here are my favourite entries from Cycle 12. 

In order of appearance: GoldieMememe, bornthiswaay & Marta-43.

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

Well, well, well so many beautiful outfits, I have to say the judges (except me, that did the outfit in a rush) all did amazing, no wonder the contestants did well with such great examples. For real, Lucy's (sunnysidessue), Amaia's (amaia_estebanez) and Fede's (FedericoMosi) would have scored a really high mark from me, not only do they look super cool but in addition those outfits are perfect for their dogs, a total match if you ask me. 

Matching with a dog might sound a bit random and not make any sense at first but it's only a matter of thinking it a bit through. The easiest way to match is obviously imitating the different colours and tones in their fur, an approach that most of the contestants took, but for standing out and doing REALLY GOOD in this task you had to take it a bit further. 

The style is really important and so is the clichés and common thoughts associated to certain races. Emotional feelings cannot get in the way here, cause if you do a Rottweiler like the one you had or have that was really sweet it's fine but the judges haven't actually met your dog so when they see it, their instant thought will be that you should look fierce and so, feelings can take you into the wrong path.

The figure and other traits of the dog, like length of the hair or size of the dog are also details that can help to make the outfit even more perfect. Basically if you think about every little detail that characterizes the dog and try to portray it with clothes you can hardly go wrong in matching terms. Obviously there's also the fact about balancing all that with making your outfit look nice and considering what's more important to know which item to sacrifice for some other. 

So yes, basically a lot to take in mind but, task 6 folks, the difficulty level is getting higher! A last minute outfit won't secure you passing anymore.

Finally if you look at the dog you want to represent and are completely clueless about what can you do, there's always the possibility of giving that dog the traits you want. Something you can achieve putting accessories on the dog too and giving it the same style you're going for in your doll. That is what Marta (Marta-43) did back in Cycle 12 and what Alma (Alma1902) did this cycle too and the result looks great!

Considering all this, for me the best entry this week goes to Yousra (miss.privacy), who got best task again. Yes, you're reading properly, again. I don't know if this is like the third time she wins in a row or if we've had any other winners, to me it's seems like she's always on top. C'mon girls let's make her sweat a little bit! ;). 

Anyway, I think, this week was totally deserved. She went for a Great Dane and she represented every little detail I was talking about before. The colours are completely fine and go perfectly with the dog even not being the exact and exclusively same tones, she went for big oversized clothes since that dog race is really big and the style is also perfect, kind of laid down but still graceful and fashionable. I was really impressed, still am.

I also liked the badass vibes from both dog and doll in Kat's (pandaribbon) entry, and the different vibes but still both so good of the ones that went with Dalmatians, Maurice (kickherout) and Rawan (bornthiswaay).

On the unhappy side of the story we have Fotini (LoveFotinh) who maybe made the mistake of getting carried away with emotions. Her entry was sweet but was lacking an important fashion factor and a stronger match with the dog. That got her eliminated and sadly we won't be seeing her super long blonde hair in the next weeks.

All the other contestants are already working on the new task and... they like to focus on colours? Good, we hear you! So we've given them more colours to focus on. 

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Seen on FM-Style: Mixing Patterns | Cycle 15 - Task 5

We're not Tom Cruise but we have been in Risky Business this week.
Our contestants had to face a tricky task that could easily go wrong and us judges had to make our first real elimination, as until this moment all our goodbyes were for people that didn't deliver the task in time. To help us with that we also welcomed a new member to the judging panel, the super stylish and one of our oldest club members Amaia (amaia_estebanez), replacing Leticia (leiona_-) who isn't able to judge anymore.

But enough chit chat, let's discover the task that costed us the first loss.


Cycle 15 - Task 5: Mixing Patterns
The tittle says it all, doesn’t it? For this task you have to manage to mix at least two different patterns in your outfit. Those patterns should be visible, not in small accessories.

Two is the minimum of patterns required in your outfit, but there’s not a maximum, even though there won’t be more points for more patterns. Have fun with the mix!

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 6 - Cycle 2, meaning a long, long time ago. The club was still in its humble beginnings, a lot of talent had yet to arrive and I wasn't even collaborating organizing the cycles. I was competing instead with poorly outfits. I did win that cycle but the competition was not half as high as now, and that's why, to be honest, there's not anything worth showing you from our second cycle. Feel free to check it HERE yourselves and laugh a little with my outfits though.

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

I trusted our beloved contestants to do good in this task even before posting the applications for cycle 15, and they did not disappoint. The only two entries I'm not that happy with made a mistake of shapes and item choice, not on actually print mixing, so I guess we can proudly say that the task went out smoothly, as you can see in the images above.

Mixing different patterns sounds like no big deal but the truth is that at the time of dressing up we usually don't go for it, so the task was odd enough to have some difficulty and our contestants gave a perfect lesson on how to do it. 

• You can mix different approaches of the same print, like Alma (Alma1902) did with her pop art prints.
• Mix different prints that match in style and colours, served to you by Kelly (kelzsprouse_1) and Glimmer (CoralCool91). 
• Pick prints that are more subtle so that they don't clash, as Maurice (kickherout) did.
• Or going all in with the colours and prints to make a fun and different outfit like the original entry of Michal (MajkaStar1999).

Feel free to check this notes when creating outfits. FM-Style Mixing Prints 101 ©. 

And, like all classes and like all lessons, there's always some top students that stand out between their classmates. I never ever want to be a teacher but this week I'm giving:

A+ to Monika (the_chuba). Because she managed to mix three different prints like it was nothing, so gracefully. Her outfit is super chill and breezy, all in light colours and still looks city ready and trendy. Some judges were against the Gucci loafers (I must admit that Stardoll could have brought a better version of those although I still like them a lot, I guess you either love them or hate them) so she didn't get the highest score, but that's why we like to have such a big team of judges. Mireia and I have similar tastes so we need a lot of different opinions to balance the judging and make it as fair as possible.

And our as fair as possible judging panel gave the title of Winner of the Week, again, to Yousra (miss.privacy). She did delivered a really cool outfit also mixing not two but 3 different patterns after all.

A to Maurice (kickherout). She definitely made Mireia and I have a great time, cause we spend some time commenting on who did she look like and making some jokes about it, all of them with love of course. Just read her whole feedback (link available on the new task TOPIC in the CLUB) and you'll get an idea ;). Her outfit is kind of crazy and kind of genius at the same time. I'm not able to imagine anyone else to make me say YES to that hat. Love the extravagance and big personality Maurice always brings to her looks you should check her BLOG, one of our partners, to see more of that.

A to Michal (MajkaStar1999). She already risked it in task 2 delivering something very different and it didn't exactly turned out in the best result buy yet she did again. I applaud her being true to her style in addition to her originality. And maybe I wasn't too fond of the outfit with tartan we got to see in task 2 but I am definitely fond of this one. Looks so fun, colourful and powerful. 

Finally, on the other, not so bright, side we have that one person who even though she didn't fail (cause let's be honest no one fails in FM-Style lately, they're too good for that) she did get the lowest score and unfortunately that means goodbye. I want to say that despite being a fair elimination in my opinion, I'm still so angry about it because she also brought a lot of personality to the cycle and I was always kind of excited to see her entries. But the competition is the competition and one slip in one task can cost you no tasks at all. That's why we sadly give our farewell to Sandra (dobrapogoda). 

All the remaining contestants are already working on the new task and I don't know yet how it will go but I can feel a bit of excitement and enjoyment in the task's topic, so don't miss out and...

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Seen on FM-Style: Classic Man | Cycle 15 - Task 4

Hello, it's me. Yes, Mireia. I've decided to honor that beautiful hashtag Judith created for me in last post, and adventure myself in the review of the last task. So, without further ado, continue reading if you want to know what contestants had to do for Task 4 and how they addressed it.


Cycle 15 - Task 4: Classic Man
What would your doll wear if it were a man? Create that outfit without changing the doll’s genre.

We both believe in genre equality and that both, females and males, should be able to wear absolutely WHATEVER THEY WANT, so it’s a quite free task. Just think about your personality and style and how a different body would change the way you dress and portray it without losing your stylish touch in the way.

For the inspiration album we have chosen a-gender (gender neutral) outfits but feel free to do it your way.

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 6 - Cycle 11. The winner of that cycle was one person who is competing in this Cycle 15! Rawan aka bornthiswaay. She was amazing during all the cycle, and I think she's the first winner that is repeating taking part on the competition once again. Exciting, isn't it? You can check if you want the Imgur Album from Cycle 11 here: Cycle 11 Imgur Album.

Cycle 11 was already one of the "good" cycles, where in every task contestants surprised us week after week. We also had the judges doing example outfits to show contestants some examples of what we were expecting. That translates into a huge amount of outfits I could share with you in this part of the post. I will try to stick to only 5, and sorry, my doll is in there but I think that outfit was cool. 😎💃🏻

mirdith (sorry, that's me); janetteLow (you'll see her down there as well); CoralCool91 (another Cycle 15 contestant); 

bornthiswaay (I swear I'm not doing this on purpose, they're just so good); MissAngelFace. 

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

 

Well, well, well... Where to start... 

First of all I have to say that even though Judith wrote a very open description, most of you sticked to the stigmas of what is for guys and what is for girls, and I think I speak for both when I say that we would have liked to see some more out of the box outfits. But with that being said... 

I love pandaribbon's outfit with her using typical "feminine" pieces and still rocking the outfit, kelzsprouse_1's description in where she stated things like "I honestly don't see a huge separation because 'male' fashion vs 'female' fashion" or "I added a bag, because why the hell can't males wear and use bags!".  Then we have MajkaStar1999 with a powerful message on her tee and kickherout with an amazing use of socks in there. Alma1902 surprised us with a very luxury summer outfit and dobrapogoda stayed true to Barney Stinson and his use of suits. Some others opted to go for literally man's clothes to create their outfits (the_chuba, miss.privacy, LoveFotinh, janetteLow, CoralCool91) and bornthiswaay has created yet another stylish masculine outfit. 

I would also like to put in here Fede's words when judging pandaribbon's outfit, where he stated: 

"I appreciated the fact you used long nails, fur and glitters that too many times are defined only for girls. This help to break down the stereotypes. EVERYONE should use what he/she likes not based on gender stereotypes of any kind of stereotypes." 

I have to say that my personal favorite this time has been Janette (janetteLow) and her outfit with Johny Depp vibes. I think her doll looks super cool in it and I can picture both genders totally wearing that. Then I gave the next best score equally to Michal (MajkaStar1999), Maurice (kickherout) and Rawan (bornthiswaay). Even if Michal's outfit is a bit more simple, I think it looks very good and little details like the denim shirt poking out of the feminist tee make the outfit more special. Maurice has captivated me not only with the socks, but with those layers on the top part, Chanel bag included. And Rawan... she's always doing very different outfits that are still so cool and fashionable and this time wasn't less. That black and white outfit with the blue coat and all this masculine details like sneakers+socks, short hair with a cap and the shorts make her outfit one of the bests. 

Judges seemed to agree partially with me, as first position went to bornthiswaay, then janetteLow and then miss.privacy (that thanks to the extra point she got on the first position on the charts once more). And then finally we have MajkaStar1999 and kickherout in 4th and 5th positions. 

Luckily for our contestants, someone dropped out of the cycle which let us not having to eliminate none of these talented people (yet). So, to all the contestants, give your best for next task! And to all the people watching... keep enjoying the cycle and feel free to comment your favorites or your opinions in this blog's comments or directly into our Stardoll club: FM-Style. 

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Seen on FM-Style: A trip to Scotland | Cycle 15 - Task 3

Task 3 and we're already travelling, what do you have to say about that ANTM?
Sounds crazy? Not making sense? You just have to pay more attention to FM-Style club or read about what task 3 was about below, cause we're about to get on commenting the results.


Cycle 15 - Task 3: A trip to Scotland
It was a trend back in 2013 and it’s kind of trendy now too! Task 3 in Cycle 15 is about tartan! Go search in your closet for checkered items and make an outfit with them.

One tartan item is enough and you can place it anywhere in the look (accessories, main item…), just make sure it’s VISIBLE.

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 2 - Cycle 3. The winner of that cycle was the one and only: Amaia (amaia_estebanez)! 

You can check if you want the Imgur Album from that cycle here: Cycle 3 Imgur Album.
It was a very small cycle, with very few participants and so it had fewer tasks. 

For this specific task I wanted to share two outfits two contestants did, and then make a small comparison. You'll see... 😉 I think it's funny how even the quality of the image of the outfits, and even the wigs are so less professional than what we see now! But leaving that behind I do believe that those outfits this two great stylists did are so in even right now, 4-5 years later. Kudos for that stylish members of FM-Style! 💃🏻

mikatsi, amaia_estebanez (THEN), amaia_estebanez (NOW)

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

⚠️ Ok, warning, this is going to start badly.

Yes, I'm sorry, I have to say it, I was expecting A LOT more. What happened? Is tartan or plaid not inspiring? Is everyone already tired of it? I thought I was going to be amazed by our contestants once more, but it didn't happen, quite the contrary, this week they have let me with a bit of a disappointment feeling. 

My favourite outfit this week it's not even from one of them but from one of the judges, Fede (FedericoMosi). How can you look that elegant while wearing tracksuit pants? And that pink plaid top? I absolutely love it. Plus I have that bag, and the graphics are not very good to be honest, that's why I never use it, and he managed to make it work and look super great in that outfit. Fede's outfit would have got my highest score this week for sure, but since he isn't competing this time...

My highest score went to Yousra (miss.privacy) and the other judges seemed to like it too, making her winner of the week again. She made a really cool combination of two different plaid items and mixed it with white and red details, making her outfit polished, trendy and cool. 

There were other things I liked yes, like the lacey sexyness in Kelly's (kelzsprouse_1) outfit or the risky mix of prints and colours in Kat's (pandaribbon) entry, but that's about it of what I want to comment. My most frequent thought this week, unfortunately, has been "yes, but... that's it?". 

No elimination this week again due to one contestant not completing the task, but that's fine by me, I want all these participants to make me shut up and regret what I have said today. Let's see if the next task (already announced on the club) will be the right one for that!

By the way! On a complete different note... If you want Mireia to also write some reviews make your petition in the comments section with #wewanttoknowmireiasopinion. I'm afraid it's the only thing that will achieve getting her to do it...

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Seen on FM-Style: Your Style Sounds Familiar | Cycle 15 - Task 2

Here we are back again with the review of the second task of Cycle 15, the cycle that is being hosted in FM-Style club in stardoll (click here to join if you haven't yet) to celebrate the 5th year anniversary of the club.

For this task there were 14 contestants competing. As a nice surprise for them there was no elimination. Since last week we lost two contestants, and we have the tasks counted for eliminating only one person at each task, we needed to reestablish the number of contestants, and so, we decided that no one was going to be eliminated this week, although we did not tell them that. ;) Let's keep the competition on!


Cycle 15 - Task 2: Your Style Sounds Familiar
We had a whole special cycle in which each task consisted in IMPERSONATING THE STYLE OF A FAMOUS PERSON. The idea was capturing the essence of that person into a new outfit, not just copying one of the looks that this person had worn at any time. On Cycle 1 there was one task that was essentially the same, just that the contestants were the ones CHOOSING AN IT GIRL instead of us stating who to recreate. And this is what you have to do in this task, to commemorate the first cycle ever hosted and special Cycle 8, called Your Style Sounds Familiar.

- Choose a celebrity/social-media-famous
- Research on the style of the person
- Create a brand new outfit that this person could perfectly wear
- Post your entry on the respective topic and make clear who is the person you chose

The Origin.

This task was taken from Task 5 - Cycle 1 & Cycle 8, Your Style Sounds Familiar. That was an special cycle were contestants needed to recreate the style of some famous persons that we told them week after week. Task 5 on Cycle 1, was a more similar concept to this cycle's task. It was the time were everyone was talking about the IT girl concept, and so, they had to pick one IT girl and create an outfit for them. 

Examples from Cycle 1 are not worth mentioning, remember Cycle 1 was the first, 5 years ago... You can check if you want the Imgur Album here: Cycle 1 Imgur Album.

For Cycle 8 there were amazing outfits. Click here to check the Cycle 8 Imgur Album. Some of our favorites are: 

Green_Eye_Angel (Blake Lively), Kladiaaa (Kate Moss), Kickherout (Jared Leto)

The Inspiration.

The Judges' Examples.

The Contestants' Entries.

It's me again, Judith. I don't know why Mireia always starts writing the review when she always gets tired before actually commenting on it, but anyway, if anything I should be thankful cause she leaves me all the post prepared and ready for me just to come and comment on what has happened, which is my favourite part!

To be honest this task is one of the least favourites of mine. It's interesting to see who the contestants choose and what they deliver but you don't always like the style of who they choose and that leaves you in the middle of a dilemma: they represented the style good but it's not an outfit you like or you would recommend to imitate. What to do? How to mark? How do we, judges, proceed while remaining impartial? That's why I feel that one of the keys of this task was picking the right person.

And how do you know who is right? You might ask. Obviously our suggestions (see: inspiration Tumblr) are not mandatories and we are fully aware that the chosen one will vary according to the taste and personality of each contestant but I think we both agree it should be someone with a distinctive strong and particular style, otherwise the outfit could be his or hers as much as it could be someone else's and this way you also secure an outfit that will have personality, that won't leave the judges unimpressed.

Some contestants chose wisely and we saw fashion eminencies, artists and great personalities that scored them, along with their styling talent, great results.

My personal favourite this week was our beloved Maurice (kickherout) with her representation of Leandra Medine. Leandra is definitely one of those great picks with a strong and powerful distinctive style and Maurice represented it in a superb way picking all the right items. She delivered an outfit far from simple in which every single detail suits her inspiration. Maybe because of what I have commented about being uncertain how to proceed when judging involves personal taste the rest of the judges didn't think the same as me, and Maurice didn't win this task.

The one who took the first place was Yousra (miss.privacy), who to be honest was another one of my favourites this week, so no hard feelings. She represented Alexandra Carl and brought us a super casual yet super elegant and trendy outfit that screams effortlessly flawless.

And just because I know you're dying to know ;), the other entries I really enjoyed this week were the cool extravagance of Kat (pandaribbon) in the skin of Solange Knowles and the upgrade of Cara Delevingne's style done by Monika (the_chuba).

Next week we will meet again, here in The Stylish Stardoll Sisters, with the contestants personal styles, but if 7 days are too much wait for you, go to our club and follow the new task there!

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