What The Fabric Costume Award

[elektra blue]

I'd like to nominate Jana Khokhlova for the career award, although it will be hard to beat Weir, especially since it has to be considered that being a woman in ice dance makes it easier to have outstanding costumes. Anyway, she has given too much to the figure skating world to not be considered.

Or, on a second thought, maybe it should be Novitsky?

I nominate them both.

definitely approved, what's his name?

 

[icewhite]

definitely approved, what's his name?

Sergei Novitsky. or -ei /ki... I never know how to write these names in English.

 

[Diana Delafield]

I'd like to nominate Jana Khokhlova for the career award, although it will be hard to beat Weir, especially since it has to be considered that being a woman in ice dance makes it easier to have outstanding costumes. Anyway, she has given too much to the figure skating world to not be considered.

Or, on a second thought, maybe it should be Novitsky?

I nominate them both.

, but I'd like to nominate the first picture, the fuchsia one, for Accidentally Vulgar Skating Photo of the Year.

 

[elbkup]

I’d like to nominate Emily Chan & Spencer Howe’s Elvis… love her dress and kind of like the shirt too but it drew some comment..

 

[Jeanie19]

Are the costumes for this year or of all time?

 

[dorispulaski]

I'd like to nominate Madison Chock for the career award.

The Snake


The Alien

 

[yuumagical]

I'd like to nominate Madison Chock for the career award.

The Snake


The Alien

But I can confirm those are actually beautiful costumes, they were on display in Montreal this year and I was awed by the way in which different colors of crystals were placed on the alien dress...

 

[el henry]

My understanding (I solicit the judge's feedback)

1. The awards are for this past season.

(Lifetime awards are considered later).

2. The awards are for costumes that in their totality are WTF. As in, WTF was that??? Made you look!

3. The awards are not for most beautiful costume, although I think we could set up a separate award for that. Both lifetime and past season.

4. The awards are not for offensive or ugly costumes. They are for WTF costumes. Like Anthony Paradis. A mishmash of fabrics, styles, colors, gloves and whatever that at first shocks, but somehow works.

Judges, did I get this right?

 

[icewhite]

Off topic: I've thought about making a beautiful costume award thread, but I did not want to take the attention from this amazing one... But if there's interest I will make one.

 

[Diana Delafield]

Off topic: I've thought about making a beautiful costume award thread, but I did not want to take the attention from this amazing one... But if there's interest I will make one.

As long as the thread title makes it clear that every opinion is a personal one, then fine by me. The "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" principle. I tend to notice first whether parts of a costume are potential hazards to the skater, or to a partner in pairs or dance. If I think something about it is dangerous, then for me it wouldn't matter how pretty the fabric is or how lovely the elaborate beadwork is, I won't like the costume.

 

[dorispulaski]

Mark Anthony medley


Parrot?

 

[labgoat]

(Lifetime awards are considered later).

This year’s lifetime award is for a body of work.

Later on we will likely have a look back at past years to nominate older costumes for the Hall of Fame (we have not created that yet as it involves decades of costumes and will be a major undertaking). Let us work out the bugs in our first year before tackling such a large entry, please.

3. The awards are not for most beautiful costume, although I think we could set up a separate award for that. Both lifetime and past season.

sorry, we're not looking for standard beauty here, you should know per @elektra blue

Per @labgoat - That would have about a bazillion entries and be impossible to judge. I don’t think either of us have the stamina for such an endeavour. Imagine how many difficult eliminations there would be, how many friends would we lose. Again let us consider that for a future project once we work out the bugs on this one. It likely would be a separate contest and @icewhite has expressed an interest:

Off topic: I've thought about making a beautiful costume award thread, but I did not want to take the attention from this amazing one... But if there's interest I will make one.

My friend, get helpers as this is a crazy big idea and the fights will be long and bitter. All the battles past and present will likely be refought as Battle of the Costumes. It could get real ugly. I could help making charts but would not want to judge this - too many fan wars with fans blinded by their favorites.

 

[labgoat]

I'd like to nominate Jana Khokhlova for the career award, although it will be hard to beat Weir, especially since it has to be considered that being a woman in ice dance makes it easier to have outstanding costumes. Anyway, she has given too much to the figure skating world to not be considered.

Or, on a second thought, maybe it should be Novitsky?

I nominate them both.

Accepted - they have a body of work and are recognized still years after their amateur careers ended.

 

[labgoat]

I’d like to nominate Emily Chan & Spencer Howe’s Elvis… love her dress and kind of like the shirt too but it drew some comment..

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For what category?

 

[labgoat]

Are the costumes for this year or of all time?

This year only - since the contest is in its inception, so we can work out the bugs. Only the Hall of Shame award is for a body of work over time.

 

[Jeanie19]

This year only - since the contest is in its inception, so we can work out the bugs. Only the Hall of Shame award is for a body of work over time.

Got it. Then definitely Vladimir Litvintsev, the Lion King. He wore a tiger costume.

 

[labgoat]

I'd like to nominate Madison Chock for the career award.

The Snake


The Alien

At this time there is not a career award for beautiful costumes. The potential list is larger than we can handle for our first try. There are decades of beautiful costumes, it could take weeks to compile entries and would need several elimination rounds.

 

[labgoat]

Got it. Then definitely Vladimir Litvintsev, the Lion King. He wore a tiger costume.

He is nominated in the camp category already. But thanks!

 

[labgoat]

At this time there is not a career award for beautiful costumes. The potential list is larger than we can handle for our first try. There are decades of beautiful costumes, it could take weeks to compile entries and would need several elimination rounds.

The would likely need to be several considerations - beading, originality, styles, fabric, themes, interpretations. Adaptions of theatrical costumes would likely be discouraged as they are not original concepts.

 

[elektra blue]

I’d like to nominate Emily Chan & Spencer Howe’s Elvis… love her dress and kind of like the shirt too but it drew some comment..

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sorry dear, too plain extra is the key (hers is nice )

Are the costumes for this year or of all time?

my partner in crime @labgoat explained already