Seen on FM-Style: Cycle 17

HELLO FM-STYLERS! 

First there was the club, then we had the blog and we have been reviewing cycles since Cycle 7, so here is your final recap of Cycle 17!!

A quick summary if you're new here and you don't know what I'm talking about: 

We are mirdith and judith_25, two sisters in real life that started organizing fashion contests in a Stardoll club organized in weekly tasks to style their dolls having one contestant eliminated each week. At the end there is only one final winner. We've been going on since 2013 and since people seem to enjoy it, we are continuing doing it. 

With that said... Let's get right into business. 

Introduction

Cycle 17 started while I was doing a Master abroad, therefore I was not physically together with Judith and the organization and preparation of the cycle was not something that was on our plans. But, people were asking for it and it had been a while since we did our last cycle so we decided to try it, even though we would have virtual meetings to plan everything through (professional, I know, this is how the Stylish Stardoll Sisters work). Since I was busy and with a lot of things in my mind, I could not handle being the organizer of this cycle, so here is where it comes a difference from all previous cycles hosted at FM-Style: Judith was the CEO!! 

We have always worked together, but usually it was Judith behind the creation of the tasks and I was the one putting together the feedback and scores. This time it was ALL Judith, she handled EVERYTHING and she did it amazingly! Honestly, being only a judge and just giving my opinion on matters has been so much easier, so I would want you to know how much hard work this cycle is and how well Judith managed it all! Thank you for taking care of everything Judith! <3

Sponsors & Judges

We put a lot of work into this cycles, but the prizes and a fair judging and scoring is achieved thanks to the dedication of other people involved in the cycle as well. HUGE THANK YOU to the judges and sponsors to make this possible. 

As sponsors we had... irina.shayk and localsaint and also some prizes were awarded by judith_25. 

And for the panel of judges we had both myself and judith_25, the former winner bornthiswaay, localsaint, Marta_03 and also irina.shayk as a guest judge for the semifinal and final.  

Favorite Tasks

During Cycle 17 there has been so many talent since the very beginning up to a point where it was so hard to see all these talented people go week after week. 

In this post, I'll be sharing my favorite entries for each Task here together with who won that task according to the judges. Don't hesitate to share your favorites in the comment section. In this slideshow you can see everything that happened during the cycle: the task, the examples from the judges and what all contestants delivered. The inspiration photos that we shared for each task can be seen on our FM-Style Tumblr. 

Cycle 17

TASK 1. The Bermuda Triangle

My personal favorite was FunOpler with an outfit with different layers. The winner of the task however was Lawliet. (now Vermut) with her sporty neon outfit.  

TASK 2. Vol. II

In this task about creating outfits with volume, the minimalism and elegance of prinsestkm1 captivated me. There were some other very creative outfits around, but the winner of this task was FunOpler. 

TASK 3. Crazy Eyes

More like eyebrows. This was a super creative task where they had to add colored brows to their outfits. I loved Vermut's approach with a lot of colors in her outfit, but the winner was also one of my favorites: angharadbbz.

TASK 4. Intimate reveal

There were many cool outfits showing underwear but one of my favs was martapijita299. The winner of the task was again angharadbbz. 

TASK 5. Culture appropriation 

They had to choose between some given countries so there were some contestants that played with an advantage due to countries with more widespread cultures and therefore more options in Stardoll clothes. What surprise me the most is how kelzsprouse_1 managed to create a cute and cool Greenland outfit. My other favorite of this task was the winner, again angharadbbz with a super fashionable and nice Austrian outfit. 

TASK 6. Basic Bitch

For this task they had to style the Basics dress in black or white. I saw so many creative entries for this task that I could share with you, but because almost everyone went for black I'm gonna choose as my favorite the outfit of Sweeg_gal11 because it brings me peace and tranquility. The winner of the task was Vermut with an asiatic inspired outfit with modern touches.  

TASK 7. Croupier

I gave so high scores for so many people in this task that is difficult to share just one. The fact is that I was not expecting much from this task but the contestants surprised me with amazing creations. I had a couple or three favorites but because she delivered first and was very quick in doing the task (points for creativity in a rush), I have choosen kelzprouse_1 as my favorite. The well deserved winner of the task was angharadbbz who always delivered the entries with a back story that was funny to read. 

TASK 8. The Steps of the Met

The Met was cancelled in real life, but not in our cycle! In this stages of the cycle is always hard to eliminate someone as they are all so talented, but specially in this cycle the difficulty was even higher. All of them were amazing. One of my favorites was Kiedis15 and the winner was vermut. Both outfits took really well the theme: "About Time: Fashion and Duration". 

TASK 9. You Have the Right to Remind Silent

They had also to choose one of the given concepts for being arrested. We had a laugh during this task and I had a couple of favorites. One of them was martapijita299 who got arrested over a fight in the street with curling irons! The winner of the task was Kiedis15 with a dramatic sad ending love story involving artists for which she destroyed a sculpt in a museum. 

TASK 10. Fashion for a Better World

Besides being creative with their outfits they have to fight for a cause with them. It was a beautiful task that provided us with great outfits. One of the most beautiful outfits that went together with a beautiful concept was from Kiedis15 that created a feminine outfit for his doll in male version. The winner of the task was FunOpler that fighted against plastic use with an outfit using recycled plastic. 

SEMIFINAL. Adapt or Die

For the semifinal the contestants always have to deliver two outfits. In this case we wanted them to use one piece of clothing with its regular use (like if it's a top, as a top) and then create a second outfit giving this same piece a different use by resizing or layering or both (like the top used as a skirt for example). In this case, one of my favorites and the winner of the task was Kiedis15 who we have seen grow during this cycle. 

FINAL. Trendsetter

On the final we had Kiedis15, martapijita299 and FunOpler. The task required them to present a new trend and create 5 outfits for that trend. I have to say that I think that the outfits I liked more were the ones from FunOpler, the best idea for the trend was from Kiedis15 and the best delivery of the task was from martapijita299. Since the concept from martapijita299 was also nice (actually similar to Kiedis15) and the outfits were really cool, the winner of this cycle was... Jesus!! (martapijita299). 

So that is all, hope you enjoyed the recap, don't hesitate in having a look at the Imgur album of the cycle to get inspired or see the amazing creations from our contestants, and keep your eyes open for when the new applications for Cycle 18 are up! 

Always a pleasure! 

Mireia

Disclaimer: This recap was done ONLY from my point of view (Mireia). Other judges or even Judith have not taken part. 

Seen on FM-Style: Cycle 16

It just didn't seem fair that we've had a whole new cycle at FM-Style and said no word about it here... I'm bringing you Cycle 16's most fashionable moments.

After our 5th Year Anniversary celebration with Cycle 15, where all tasks were selected from previous cycles, we went back to our regular way of functioning. We had 10 brand new tasks planned plus the semifinal and final for Cycle 16 and we were all ready to be impressed.

The cycle started with 16 contestants. Since we had had fewer auditions this time, we decided to let everybody in, and it was one of those quality over quantity situations, because the 16 participants of Cycle 16 were ALL really good. However, on the first task: You're So White, the one who impressed me the most was actually one of the judges: janetteLow.

The task was about creating a winter outfit using white jeans, which can be tricky and some might consider tacky, but between pearls and dots she managed to stay trendy and elegant.


Task 2: It's called "climate change", might have been the one that brought the most good outfits. There weren't many requirements, and maybe that helped, but how can you ignore all of these wonders?!

In order of appearance: amaia_estebanez (judge), Lawliet., janetteLow (judge), Serqet, Marta-43 (judge).

The contestants (and judges creating examples) were divided into two teams: WARM & COLD, and they had to stick to their teams when it comes to colour palette for creating the outfits.
On the ice cold side we have amaia_estebanez, Lawliet. and janetteLow, while on the super hot side we have Serqet and Marta-43. All of them made use of multiple layers and a wide variety of tones without getting out of their colour restriction team. Maybe that was the magic formula for the task because in my opinion these were definitely the best outfits.


I already talked and shared some Task 3: Face it, you sock, outfits HERE, so not going to repeat myself. In case you didn't guess it, it was about socks, same theme as the Shopping post I just linked. Obsessed much, Judith?


Task 4: Oh, this old thing?, took place right after the ceremony of the Oscars so we took that opportunity to make the contestants recreate some Academy Awards gala outfits into a street style stardoll version. It wasn't easy but...

In order of appearance: dobrapogoda, Marta32222.

They never disappoint.
Dobrapogoda's outfit was inspired by a pink tulle gown worn by Kacey Musgraves. She recreated perfectly the tulle frills and kept it casual by using sneakers and a more neutral colour.
Marta32222 emulated the Breakfast at Tiffany's elegance of Lady Gaga's look recreating her gown as a suit.
Both showed an amazing attention to detail with these looks, that without being the exact same thing, totally remind you of the original version.


Honestly, I love a good task involving colours so I made it Task 5's: You've been (colour)blocked from this cycle, main theme.

In order of appearance: Serqet, the_chuba.

Contestants had to create an outfit that looked good with a specific colour from a given list in the background and we can say that Pantone would be satisfied.
My favourites were the earth tones in Serqet's entry and the contrast between bright and matte colours in the_chuba's.


With Task 6: When you don't agree with the Terms & Conditions, we brought a little bit of humor to the competition. An opportunity to behave badly, to be crazy, or, as the task description explained, to be inappropriate. I'm not going to share the outfits, they shouldn't be put out of context because that is exactly what makes them fun, but you can check them all out (as well as all the other outfits for all the other tasks) in HERE.
Just to feed your curiosity a little bit I will say we saw both a very dark outfit for a bride and a white outfit for a wedding attendee.


Moving on... I never have been a sports fan but I reconsidered with Task 7: This year I'm quitting the gym. If I say outfits based on the specific gear for specific sports would you imagine something as cool as this?

In order of appearance: Marta-43 (judge), Marta32222, the_chuba.

Nope? Okay, that makes two of us.
Marta-43 with her sexy bra moment as a boxer, miss dressy skiing pants Marta32222 and the_chuba as a very professional basketball player, sponsorship by Pringles included, definitely made an impression.


But If I had to pick the most difficult task, or at least the most annoying, out of the whole cycle, the prize would definitely go to Task 8: Break up with your fav items, I'm bored. Mireia and I went through all the remaining contestants closets' last pages, the ones with all the items you never wear, looking for that hideous thing impossible to style and yes, we made them wear it.

And honestly, I was really impressed and extremely satisfied with all the entries, but these two were definitely among the best and they just looked so good together (hehehe).

In order of appearance: janetteLow (judge), Lawliet.

janetteLow and Lawliet., both managed to style a pair of hideous animal print leggings and a difficult zebra dress with yellow tones, high heels and mini-bags.

And if you liked Task 6, meet its relative, Task 9: Graduation starter pack, where we gave funny titles like: Most likely to become a "cool mum", interpreted and portrayed perfectly by our beloved judge Marta-43.

Again, really funny entries here.
I will add the link to the CYCLE 16 ALBUM again.
You're welcome.

We're getting to the end of the cycle, last task before the semifinals in fact, so Task 10: Not your average influencer was not going to give the contestants a break. This time, they needed to make uninteresting and unattractive products desirable by accompanying them with the coolest outfit.

In order of appearance: dobrapogoda's, Lawliet.

And well, I absolutely hate pickles but have they always looked this slimy and cool or is it just dobrapogoda's outfit? And what about trashbags? I mean who know what's in the inside, but after seeing Lawliet.'s entry you can't deny they at least have an interesting appearance. No surprise they both ended up going into the semifinal, for which they had to create, as always, not one, but two outfits under the title I'm new collection, you're fifty percent off.

An outfit that belonged to the "new collection", meaning trendy, and an outfit that deserved a discount tag, meaning forgotten trends. The new collection one presented less difficulty but how to make the other one look not decent, but still amazing? Here I present you the answer.

marta32222's take on bohemian clothes is something that definitely reminds me of the past and that I wouldn't want to wear now, but I can't help looking at her outfit and still be impressed by it.

And so they were three: marta32222,  Lawliet. and dobrapogoda the three finalists of cycle 16, and in the Final: For the throne, they had to present us a year worth of fashion. 5 outfits, each of them representing a month in the calendar. 

For this final task it was more than just outfits though, the presentation of the task, theme followed and whole appeal of the five outfits as a group could make the difference between the winner and the finalists. And that's exactly what happened. Dobrapogoda's entry was the best as a whole even though that my favourite outfits were the ones that Lawliet. presented for July, April and September.

And with this, Cycle 16 ended, leaving us, as always, looking forward for more. 

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Spotted: New LE

Hello everyone! A new LE collection came out on Friday and the fastest and most stylish stardoll members who managed to get their hands on some of the limited items are already wearing it. I thought about doing a Store Statement post but since you are seeing one of those quite regularly lately due to our never ending review of the Christmas Tributes I took advantage of the situation and switched to another section I love: the spotted section!

In the end there's not much to say about LE, it's pretty much the same as always, good designer items, really expensive and probably already sold out when you visit the store. However seeing the amazing outfits some people do with those items never gets old. So here we have Lawliet. with the Balmain inspired opulent sweater, FaintingSpells with the Burberry inspired red oversized coat and leiona_- with the Zuhair Murad inspired long fringe top.

Seen on FM-Style: Ménage à trois

Hello! Stylish Stardoll Sister #1 here!
I'm here once again to bring you the recap for Task 5. I also wanted to inform you that due to another deadline extension I think we're gonna finally catch up with the real cycle going on! Happy news for an organization maniac like me.

That being said, in this task there were some irregularities and drop outs, like in all the rest. One of the stylish girls in Team SHADES delivered this task as her last contribution to the team. Yes, Natalia (a.k.a. Lawliet.) left. And she was not the only one! We had some drop outs in another team as well... A Team with No Name, slowly became A Team with Almost No Members, and Patricia (a.k.a. ManiakPupili) was left alone. However she still delivered a triple task, and as a reorganization, she became part of SHADES (that was left with 2 members) at the end of this task, still with the great Leticia (leiona_-) as their coach.



If you want to follow the cycle closely you will need to join the club FM-Style on Stardoll. To show you a little of what's going on in case you don't know the fashion competitions we host there on the club, this time we have a special cycle (Cycle 14 omg, we're getting old). We got to 600 members, and to celebrate that we're hosting a team cycle, meaning contestants don't take part individually but in teams, forcing them to work together and deliver kind of coordinated entries.

Welcome to the first ever #TeamCycle !

Task 5: Ménage à trois

We've already seen the importance of COLOURS in this first four tasks. Well, we're about to give them even more importance, cause they are now the theme of task 5. 

Each team must agree on three completely different colours, you CANNOT pick different shades of the same one. So, for example, light blue and navy blue or even black, white and grey won't be accepted in the same selection of colours. Each team member will later create an outfit using those three colours. 

You are also allowed to use other colours in the outfit, not just the ones you selected, but CAREFUL! It must be visible which three colours you picked, they need to be the main focus, they have to stand out among the others. The other colours would be just for details or combination. 

Also remember that after this tasks the elimination round will start, so give your best and try to make that team score as high as possible. 

Inspiration Album: http://imgur.com/a/jpvcz 

This time again, only one of the sisters did the example for the contestants, the other one was having fun in Valencia. That's what the devote working sister Mireia did with blue, yellow & white: 

You can find all the cycle entries and examples from ALL the judges (not only us) on the Official Cycle 14 Imgur Album <-- click here to get there

And now, what the teams presented together with they score they got from the judges:

1. SHADES - 8.40

2. The Flaming Jalapeño Gang - 6.66

3. The Hex Girls - 7.55

4. Team KAL - 7.73

5. Sarcasm. - 8.30

6. A Team with No Name - 8.80

7. MAC TEAM - 7.61

My personal favorites for this ménage à trois were:

-  In the first place we have... A Team with No Name! I highly value Patricia continuing with the cycle even when her Polish mates left. She delivered an entry with three outfits made by herself perfectly coordinated, and what I liked most, with gold as one of the main colours and not just an accessory. Her entry ended up being cute and nice with the blue and pink pastel, but glam at the same time with the incorporation of gold. 

- The second place has to be... Sarcasm.! This has been my favorite entry coming from them in this cycle. The coordination between Jane, Samantha and Aniyah is amazing, the outfits are so cool and badass. Very strong individual outfits and at the same time so strong together. I would have never thought I would like black combined with navy blue, but here with the orange in the middle looks perfect, hence the importance of adding colours. 

- And for the third place... SHADES! Is not a surprise to see Natalia, Federico and Beata here in the podium again, but is that colour combination what I love most about them. Instead of going for basic plain colours  they choose burgundy, mixed with orange and navy blue, all strong dark colours, that mixed together looked amazing. Their usual high class outfits were great once again. 

See you soon in Task 6 review! 

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Seen on FM-Style: Branding

Well, well, well... if it isn't the Stylish Stardoll Sisters Mireia with a new review on Cycle 14! This time is for Task 4. If you don't remember about last week, I'll put you into what was going on when reaching this task on the cycle.

One team left (The Trinity), so there were only 8 teams left, one of them with only one contestant, so Myrthe (bueno-koekje_xx) was relocated into MAC team, where mathildamath had left and there were only two. So, for this task 7 teams were sending entries.

If you want to follow the cycle closely you will need to join the club FM-Style on Stardoll. To show you a little of what's going on in case you don't know the fashion competitions we host there on the club, this time we have a special cycle (Cycle 14 omg, we're getting old). We got to 600 members, and to celebrate that we're hosting a team cycle, meaning contestants don't take part individually but in teams, forcing them to work together and deliver kind of coordinated entries.

Welcome to the first ever #TeamCycle !

Task 4: Branding

For this fourth task you're all becoming stylists and publicists. The outfits you have to create for this task are supposed to be part of the add of a brand/brand collection. That means that you will need to have in mind the general aesthetic and the main characteristics of the brand/brand collection.

The outfits would appear all together in the add so they also should LOOK GOOD TOGETHER. You can pick any brand you want, even if it's a brand that doesn't utually do this type of adds where more than one model appears. 

Inspiration Album: http://imgur.com/a/P32up 

This time one of the Stylish Stardoll Sisters was pretty busy and out of inspiration, so it was only Judith who created something to show to the contestants along the other judges. 

But, I have always wanted to do all the tasks we propose them to do where examples are useful, and now that I got inspired with all the new collections coming in from Fashion Weeks all over the world, I'm gonna give it a try. Here's my attempt inspired by this Versace S/S 2018 that is at the same time inspired in the Gianni Versace classic designs. 

You can find all the cycle entries and examples from ALL the judges (not only us) on the Official Cycle 14 Imgur Album <-- click here to get there

And without further ado, this is what the teams delivered for this task: 

1. SHADES - 8.35

2. The Flaming Jalapeño Gang - 8.55

3. The Hex Girls - 7.90

4. Team KAL - 9.09

5. Sarcasm. - 8.13

6. A Team with No Name - 7.40

7. MAC TEAM - 8.85

And my favorites are... (drumroll)

- This time my personal favorite is one of the teams I coach: Team KAL. I think they did a great job, and got the brand (Camilla & Marc), even if it was a not very know brand. Their presentation looked flawless in that palace and their outfits are amazing individually and look amazing all together. 

- For the second place in my favorites list, this time I give it to SHADES. I would have preferred to see something original, created by them, not THAT inspired by Balenciaga. At the same time, what they did to achieve the shapes of the catwalk is amazing, they are the resizing queens and this is a magnifique job. 

- Last but not least, on the third place I put MAC TEAM. I think their entry is super editorial and all the outfits have the image of the brand. Even if I'm not a fan of Vivienne Westwood, I appreciate what they did, a pure work of art. The background is very well choosen for the task and I think Myrthe incorporated into the team super gracefully. 

Will be back for Task 5 review! 

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Seen on FM-Style: Front Row

Hello again! Today the review for the third task of FM-Style's Cycle 14 arrives!
As I'm writing this, we are on a week break from the cycle. Contestants are having almost two weeks instead of one to deliver Task 6. And while they were working on their outfits... I was creating something else... a brand new blog for Inspiration Albums! I used a Tumblr, cause it's very useful for photography and I quite love the final result. I hope contestants like it too!

Here it is.... FM-Style Inspiration !
This is a little preview of how it looks like now (denim blue jeans, white shirts and little black dresses is the theme for Task 6 as you will see in some future posts):

 

That being said, let's jump to what is more important... the review.

If you want to follow the cycle closely you will need to join the club FM-Style on Stardoll. To show you a little of what's going on in case you don't know the fashion competitions we host there on the club, this time we have a special cycle (Cycle 14 omg, we're getting old). We got to 600 members, and to celebrate that we're hosting a team cycle, meaning contestants don't take part individually but in teams, forcing them to work together and deliver kind of coordinated entries.

Welcome to the first ever #TeamCycle !

Task 3: Front Row

Look for your best clothes and your more original statement pieces cause for this week you're all attending fashion week. You already know how the street style out of a fashion show is, if you want to stand out you have to be BOLD. 

Luckily, you will be accompanied by your team mates. Coordination or not is your choice but you and your team are ATTENDING TOGETHER and with the goal of looking the best.

Inspiration album: http://imgur.com/a/v8ISy

The Stylish Stardoll Sisters tried to show some examples to the contestants: 

Unluckily for the cycle, the team Trinity disappeared from the scene and didn't present anything, being 8 teams left. They delivered the next, with their respective scores: 

1. SHADES - 8.50

2. The Flaming Jalapeño Gang - 7.49

3. The Hex Girls - 7.81

4. Team KAL - 7.62

5. Sarcasm. - 8.19

6. A Team with No Name - 8.00

7. MAC Team - 5.17

8. Just Team 9 - 6.84

I have to say that I was expecting so much more from this task. I don't know if my expectations were to  high, but there was not really a team that make me say WOW. And this time my 3 favorites were, in order: 

- SHADES. I like how each member of the team is doing her own thing with their own colour, but at the same time they look very good together. That's what Judith meant when she said "coordination is optional but you have to look good together".  They are my favorite team for this task. 

- Then we have The Hex Girls. I really love the outfit they made, but that presentation is hurting my eyes so bad. Leaving that behind, their outfits are my second favorite. I just love fur and how they are all incorporating it in their own style and in different items. 

- For the third position I have a very complicated decision and I've been debating it for a while, but since I can't decide I will mention everyone: Team KAL, The Flaming Jalapeño Gang & A Team with No Name. Each of these teams have bold outfits very fashion week material, and they are pretty much coordinated. Even I don't think they are perfect, I can't decide for one better than the other. So this is triple tie for that third position. And no, I'm not having preferences over my teams. At least I try not to. 

See you soon, at Task 4 review!

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