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.
Wave after wave Alicja (alusiak123), Letícia (leiona_-) and Monika (the_chuba) got to the Final in FM-Style. And drifting away Monika had to drop out of the competition, unable to complete the task.
Undoubtedly Alicja and Letícia are both winners, but who's first and who's second?
If you've been following the cycle via the club you already know what we asked this talented girls to deliver: a whole Resort collection with invitation, theme, location of the show... and obviously the stylings (5 outfits like always in the final). It was a really elaborate task with lots of details to take in mind. Personally this has been my favourite final task out of the 13 cycles we have done and I have loved so much the result that makes me wish we could have the same final in every cycle.
Take a look for yourself.
Letícia (leiona_-) invited us to see the new collection of her brand Interlude called EKOS in the Pier59 Studios.
"The brand's name is INTERLUDE, which means a short period when a situation or activity is different from what comes before and after. I choose this name so that every new collection has a hole new theme, that has nothing to do with the previous one, so that there's no such thing as ''an specific style'' for the brand, cause it can literally be any.
This first ''season'', the theme was EKOS, representing the nature not on its aesthetic, but in its production phase, so the clothes are 100% organic material - and it still looks stylish as any other brand, but in a unique way."
And it looked like this.
Alicja (alusiak123) introduced us to her brand Sohju 送受 with a collection inspired in Polish cult comedies that took place in the Muranów movie theater, Warsaw, Poland.
"Sohju 送受, Japanese for 'sending and receiving'; describes the idea of fashion as a mean of communication (ex. self-expression, cultural exchange)."
And it looked like this.
Both of her collections have the personal unique style of their creator but each of them had a different strong point. Letícia was stronger on the outfits adding different and unseen floral patterns, working on the layers, even designing a sweater! And Alicja was stronger on the theme, creating a perfect cohesion between brand, collection, invitation, location and outfits that made everything so perfect as a whole.
But there can only be one winner. And the judges marked their work with a punctuation for "Outfits" (a media of the 5 of them) and another for "Theme" (invitation, concept, brand, location). And the medias were made and the results were tight but clear.
Overall Cycle 13 has had quite a lot of drop outs but a lot of talent. The tasks were really good from the beginning and we've discovered a lot of new faces and super stylish dolls. What are your opinions on the cycle? Favourite contestant, favourite task... Anything you think we'd like to know (you already know where the comment section is)!
For this task, the semifinalists had to create two looks for the Fashion Week that has just happened, Fall/Winter 17-18. They had to choose two shows they could attend, and they were all smart enough to choose one on the morning and one on the evening, as it was the easiest thing to do to have time to attend both being able to change clothes to do so. The clothes needed to be appropriate for the shows they were attending. And so, they all chose Paris Fashion Week, the most glamorous and prestigious fashion week of the world.
I like to imagine this as if FM-Style was a fashion website that needed to cover the Fashion Week. Then we sent our best "reporters" and they have to play the part as well. So, on the 3rd of March, our girl Alicjia (alusiak123), attended the Loewe show at 9:30 am. Then she went for brunch with some business partners and went back to the hotel to get ready for the second show of the day she had to attend, Yohji Yamamoto, at 8:30 pm. She did a great job, in fact she was one of the best dressed between our collaborators, so we know for sure we want her for our next project.
Letícia (leiona_-) arrived to Paris on the 4th of March, she went out for some cocktails with some other fashion celebs, and then on the next day she was getting ready for Balenciaga at 10:30 am. After the show she went for lunch with her contacts in Givenchy, that later on carried her to the showroom of the brand, where she met and interviewed Riccardo Tisci. There she chose her look for the evening show, at 8:00 pm, and after that she went to the after party with all the other front-row people. Definitely she caught the eye of the photographers, so we want her as well for the next project.
Monika (the_chuba) arrived on the 5th of March, she did some shopping during the day, and went to the hotel early to prepare her outfits for the next day, as she had two shows to attend to. She prepared her outfits and got some beauty sleep. She got ready early in the morning and after a nice breakfast with some old fashion friends, she went to the Stella McCartney show, which was happening at 10:00 am, first show of the day. She went for lunch with Stella herself, and discussed some related to the future events and after that, she went back to the hotel to get ready for the second show: Alexander McQueen at 8:00 pm. Once the show had finished she had to go quickly as we were already demanding her for the next project.
Unfortunately, our 4th collaborator, Stefan (sweet_gal11) got other business thing to do, and couldn't attend as planned the shows of March 4th. As he seemed very busy, we decided to prescind from him for the next project.
Okay, that's all. Yes, I invented a whole story for doing this recap, but as you may have guessed (or not) about the final sentence of each person, my favorites are in order: Alicja did a wonderful job, very professional which got her the highest score. Letícia did a great job as well, very fashionable and on trend, which got her the second position on this task. Finally, Monika did good, but not as surprising as the other girls, which got her the last position on this task. However, nothing is decided for the final, where our 3 final contestants will fight for the first position!
Ok, let's go back a little bit. This past week the contestants had to deliver one outfit but mixing two opposite styles and then becoming semifinalists of Cycle 13 depended on how well they did it. No pressures. None at all.
I'm not going to wait till the end of the post to tell you who did not make it. I'm telling you now. Andrea did not submit her entry, so that leaves us already with the four semifinalists, and I'm going to present them to you in order of what I liked the most this week.
With Fenty x Puma as inspiration Letícia delivered a perfect outfit mixing Elegant and Swag. As I told her in my feedback her outfit it's so well balanced that you can't even tell apart the elegant and swag even though you can clearly see how it fits both styles.
Stefan had what some judges considered one of the most difficult pair of opposite styles but he managed to succeed! He created this ABSOLUTELY beautiful dress with big sleeves that it's exotic in colours and pattern but super minimalistic in shape and ended the outfit with a great choice of accessories.
Monika's take on Business woman & Sporty was based in a black and white outfit and the perfect mixing of brands. Vetements t-shirt, Adidas superstar sneakers, Louis Vuitton bag... Her doll looks fabulous in this office ensemble with just the perfect amount of sporty elements to make it comfortable fashionable.
And last but not least, our fourth semifinalist is...
On her mixture of Vintage & Trendy Alicja did an outfit inspired by Celine. Though the inspiration was a good reference for the two styles her outfit came out being more noticeable the vintage part instead of both equally. Still her outfit is really nice and her several entries throughout the cycle make her spot in the semifinal completely worth it.
Congratulations to the four of them!
Fashion week it's not over on FM-Style so be ready for amazing outfits!
I didn't know I was starving until I... joined FM-Style ;)
Hello, hello everyone! And here we are again! Another week, another review on this blog about our favorite club: FM-Style. Am I allowed to say that...? Anyway, this time the task was very tasty. Why, you may ask? Because it was all about creating an outfit inspired by food. As always, they could not forget the fashion part and in my opinion, Judith submitted the perfect example. Just look at that red velvet cake and those red velvet boots. 😍😍😍
JUDITH'S EDIT: Wow that's really nice sis! Thanks for featuring my example! :) But what are you doing here? It was my turn to do the review... Well since you're so eager to do it I'm going to let you finish.
But we're not here to talk about Judith. Judith is always here. (JUDITH'S EDIT: I am. Literally) By the way, have you seen the last post she did? I loved it! And if you want her to do more of those you just have to show some love on the post. It's a "possible" new section called: Starcoin Treasures, and the first post is about dresses. Click here to see it. JUDITH'S EDIT: Wow so many compliments to Judith. I swear she didn't know I was going to edit this post with my comments!
But, back to the task, my total favorite this week has been Alicja (alusiak123) and her take on a Chinese take out box, creating the perfect outfit for representing it. Just look at all the detailing, the tattoos, the red clutch, even the chef shirt... Is like she paid attention to absolutely everything. Bravo! JUDITH'S EDIT: Alicja it's my favourite this week too! LOVE HER OUTFIT!
Then, next to Alicjia, we have Monika (the_chuba) and her take on cute pink food, like cotton candy and pink lemonade. She did a perfect background for the outfit and her outfit totally goes with it. Perfect for a fashion magazine as Judith (JUDITH'S EDIT: Today I'm EVERYWHERE!) pointed out in her judgement. Last but not least, another outfit that has been really liked from the judges is this one from Letícia (leiona_-). Instead of going for a food, she put herself in the position of a food seller, which is great, different and what is most important, she created a great outfit for it, that is what we value.
JUDITH'S EDIT: Letícia and Monika were both in a tie for my second favourites this week.
And that it's all for today! This is getting closer to the end and now the level is high, so high that a little mistake can get you out. At this point of the competition is always sad to eliminate people, but what is a competition with no elimination? It can't be and the one who got the lowest score in this task was Beata (B.E.A.T.K.A) an amazing stylish girl... Is sad, but it's life (JUDITH'S EDIT: So saaaaad!!! 😭😭😭). This is how the Contestants Board looks like now:
Let's not get crazy for next week, remember that opposites attract!
It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication
For this task, our contestants had to choose a character from a movie/series and adapt the style of the character to the actual fashion scene. The concepts is... easy maybe? But the task was not easy at all! We are getting closer and closer to the semifinals, less contestants on the scene and the tasks are getting more difficult and difficult! However, they never fail in surprising us.
This week, the judge's favorite and my favorite has been... Letícia (leiona_-) with her recreation of May Day (A View To Kill, 1985). She totally captured the vibe and style from the character and still she managed to make it cool, fashion and something that totally looks from this current moment in fashion.
Another amazing entry, my another favorite: Alicja (alusiak123). She chose an anime character and did a total reinterpretation even changing the colors of the outfit for the minimal style that characterizes her. I love her entry cause the outfit not only represents Utena Tenjou, but it also represents her with her characteristic style, and having both in one is a total success for me! For the judges as well, as she was second!
Sadly, there has to be one eliminated contestant and this time it was Whitney (strobarycake) the one who got the lowest score. I loved having her in the cycle with her enthusiasm and how she cared about the cycle, and as I mentioned on the club's forum, I still think she has more to give. Let's hope we see that in further cycles! ;)
Aren't you guys getting hungry? Next task is so yummy!
For this week tasks our contestants had to come together in pairs. For the first time in FM-Style we introduced team work and they had to agree with their partner in what to wear to present coordinated outfits, a.k.a what you're used to see in the SSS Street Style posts with Mireia and I only more perfectly matched and more thought out and incredible.
Nothing new guys, they didn't disappoint. In fact, I'm going to share everyone's outfits this time, since as they delivered the task in pairs there are only 4 tasks and therefore the post it's not going to be extremely long. And I'm going to share them from best to worst, obviously from my point of view.
So, for me the winners of this task would be Beata (B.E.A.T.K.A) & Stefan (Sweet_gal11) with this amazing work.
I love their combination of the trench coat sleeveless jackets with puffy sleeves, keeping that the center of attention and combining it with simple yet effective elements. The outfits are not that complex, they don't have a lot of items or detailing, but they're the perfect evidence of how choosing the right elements and placing them carefully can take you to something genius! Plus the coordination here it's obvious but at the same time not literal, which would be picking the exact same items.
On the second place, according to my rating, we would find Whitney (strobarycake) & Alicja (alusiak123)!
They went for monochromatic outfits with strong detailing (hello gold jewellery!) and a minimal vibe. But what I love the most about their entry it's not their outfits, but their way of agreeing in what to do. If you have been following the cycle you must know that their styles are completely opposites!! And yet they managed to deliver coordinated outfits without loosing their own personality. I think that they were the team with the highest difficulty in terms of matching but that didn't stop them!
On third place of Judith's favourites we have Monika (The_Chuba) & Letícia (leiona_-) and their same pattern different piece.
I really like both of her outfits and I love how being of different styles they still look great with each other and coordinated. They paid a lot of attention to details and tried to incorporate the same elements in different shapes and styles in their outfits. Why are they in third place with such good work you may ask? Well, the same way I thought Whitney and Alicja had the highest difficulty at the time of coordinating their outfits I think that this pair had it easier to match, which obviously doesn't make their task bad only less impressive for me.
And finally we have Andrea (Andre1396) and Drew (modmayhem) with their white and red outfits.
Andrea and Drew did a good job with their outfits but I feel that out of the four teams they were the less coordinated between themselves. They only paid attention to the colour palette and forgot a little bit about pieces, style, detailing... I still love the suit Drew created and the red boots and their combination with that dress of Andrea, and I do think that maybe with a little bit more time their work would have been flawless.
At the time of judging this task we gave a group mark to each pair and an individual mark for each of them, and the final mark was the average of those two. That put Beata in first place and Drew in the last. So, farewell Drew, you have an amazing style, I love your glam and trendyness but this cycle is rough and only one can be the winner. I hope to see you again in further cycles!
And you! Yes, you! I'm inviting you to the movies so make sure you check The SSS next Sunday!
This last week on FM-Style it was all about phone cases. As Judith wrote for the description of the task, smartphones are a very important part in our daily lives, and they have to play the part. That's why the contestants had to choose a phone case and create an outfit for it. I have to say that it was amazing to see everyone's entries, and it's certainly a strong cycle what we have in here!
I want to say, that it's very difficult to judge when you have so many amazing entries, cause it's obvious that some have to be better and some have to be worse, but everyone has this details that you love and you don't know exactly which one you like most to give a higher mark. Luckily, we are an amazing team of 5 judges and it's really helpful as well to read what the other have said. That being said, let's get into the action and start talking about this Cell Phone Trap for the contestants.
For this task, the first thing was choosing the phone case. We didn't value which case they choose obviously, but that was a very important step. Is not the same styling depending which cases! I have to say that I'm very surprised with the final results, everything looked so good. But, I have to share with you my favorites, and these have to be...
On the left, Monika (the_chuba). She did an outfit for this amazing case from Gucci, and for this task she was my total favorite, winning a perfect 10 for me cause I couldn't see anything I didn't like in her outfit. The addition of the snake was so cool, her outfit matches the vibe of the case, they are meant one for each other. I loved it. Then we have Stefan (Sweet_gal11) on the right, witch a very dangerous case from Dolce&Gabbana. Dangerous because it was difficult and dangerous cause he definitely went for it, but he did it amazingly! Final result? A beach outfit but ready for the streets with lots of accessories and the right colours. Amazing job! He took the risk and he succeeded, as he was the winner of the task!
Then we have other amazing outfit that I loved, that also got excellent scores from me. This time I'm talking about Navi (vousme), Beata (B.E.A.T.K.A) and Andrea (Andre1396). They did it amazing as well, styling their Givenchy, Gucci and Dolce&Gabbana cases respectively. Navi surprised us with an amazing outfit minimal but with texture that went great with the all black case. Beata did the impossible styling an outfit in the same colours as her Gucci case, with all the necessary items. Andrea went for the same case as Stefan (without planning, her entries were only separated by less than an hour) and maybe it was the comparison who got her less points, cause her outfit was also incredible in my opinion.
To see the cases and the other contestants entries, check the Imgur Album of the cycle: http://imgur.com/a/ihnD9
I can't not mention though the work of Letícia (leiona_-). I didn't find too much the vibe of the case in her outfit, but OMG, those jeans she create are worth sharing:
So yeah, basically this is everything for that task. Don't we have amazing contestants? I don't even know who would be my favorite to win the cycle!
Luckily for the judges, the elimination part was easy. Elena (ElenaGao2) had to retire from the cycle for personal issues, so since the beginning we knew that there wouldn't be like a proper elimination this week. I know Elena is one talented girl that will go far in future cycles when she has the time to take part again.
I was writing the Seen on FM-Style post the other day (check it HERE) and when I visited Letícia, a.k.a leiona_- , to add a link to her username I saw THIS. I love every little detail of this outfit. I have always thought that skirt it's difficult to style because of its wide shape, but here looks perfect. I always thought that Hot Buys bag was difficult to style because of its strange colour, but, again, here looks perfect. Add that snake body and the golden jewellery and I'm speechless. Plus those nice transparent heels look so much better with that skin tone than my doll's... Wondering if I should give my doll a bit of a tan 🤔 .
This the new (FM-)style with the fresh type of flow
The difficulty is getting every time higher folks! Styling cycling leggins in a cool street style way it's definitely not a piece of cake, and when the competence is so high it's even more difficult. That's what our contestants had to do during this week.
From my point of view there were only two ways of approaching this task, you either style the Active shorts the best way you could, or you hide them and use only their waistband.
All the contestants opted for the second option but shoutout to Maurice (kickherout), former cycle winner and current judge, who made this beautiful outfit without hiding anything.
And now, my favourite entries from the contestants.
The one who got the highest mark from me, and therefore my favourite one this week, was Andrea (Andre1396) who got inspired by Dior and used the waistband of the pants on the upper part of the top. I love everything about her outfit, it's casual but so fashionable and on trend. Couldn't be more envious of being unable to have that top she created.
Not all the judges agreed on this one though, and Andrea got third place this week, while my second favourite, Stefan (Sweet_gal11) won the task with his amazing use of the net top and shorts as underwear.
As I said in his feedback I wouldn't change any of it. Stefan has participated in several of our cycles and I've been seeing his amazing outfits for even longer, as I met him in another cycle competition club which is closed now, but he is really bringing everything to this comp!! He's doing so well.
There were three other girls who got my attention with their amazing outfits: Beata (B.E.A.T.K.A), Alicja (alusiak123) & Letícia (leiona_-).
I gave all of the people I have mentioned in this post marks of 9 or higher, and I have to say that I'm not a soft judge, so congrats guys for your amazing work.
This week there were not one, but two girls who didn't delivered their task, so we will be saying goodbye to two of our former contestants this week. This might be good news to the ones who are still competing, as we were going to have a double elimination in Task 6 which it's going to become a single elimination now, and obviously everyone who did deliver is still on the cycle!
We will see what happens next week. You might want to phone your friends for advise for next task! ;)
