Sunday 22 January 2012
F Yeah Sailor Moon Tattoos
Saturday 21 January 2012
The Cheerleading Majors. Thoughs, Video and Results!
I was super excited when I found out about The Majors. It was a cheerleading competition held last weekend by Jamfest. They invited the top american teams to compete against each other in a hollywood production type environment. I thought it was pretty awesome. Cheerleading defiantly needs more events that celebrate the sport, coaches and its athletes.
RESULTS SPOILER BELOW!!
Coed
1. Cheer Extreme Coed Elite
2. Cheer Athletics
3. Top Gun
4. ACE
All Girl
1. Cheer Athletics
2. Maryland Twisters F5
3. Cheer Extreme Senior Elite
4. FAME
5. Maryland Marlins
New Koda Kumi Song Boom Boom Boys!
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Aveda Institute Hair Scholarship Contest: Why are you "Born to Style"?
Aveda Institute is known as the top hair school in Canada and is recognized around the world. They are giving back to community by offering up five full scholarships in five different cities across Canada. All you have to do is submit a video explaining why you are"Born to Style".
The AVEDA pros are always in the center of the fashion world. If your passion is hair and you aspire to work on the hottest sets and fashion shows this is the place to train. I would love a school that promotes uniqueness. The thought of being able to go without the worry of tuition money is just so nice isn't it!
This video basically says it all.
Winners will be selected by a panel of top celebrity judges from each of the five cities (Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto).
For more information on the institute and their program, check out the AVEDA Institute Canada website
For more information on the
contest http://www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship
Contest started Thursday December 1st, 2011 at
12:00:01 a.m. ET
Last day to submit a video is March 31st, 2012 at 11:59:59 a.m. ET
STEP 1: MAKE A VIDEO
Create a video to show us why you are BORN TO STYLE and why you’ve got the talent, passion and determination it takes to develop your hairstyling skills with the Aveda Institute Canada.
STEP 2: UPLOAD & SHARE
Visit www.avedainstitute.ca/scholarship to enter the contest. Upload your video then share your entry with the world! Share your Aveda Institute entry page link with all your family, friends, fans and followers and get them to rate your video. Share your talent with the world!
STEP 3: HAIR SHOWDOWN
Our panel of hair and beauty professionals along with our faculty will hand pick five aspiring hairstylists in each city to advance to the final round. These future hairdressers will participate in a live head-to-head competition and runway show putting together a complete look in front of a panel of style experts and hairstyling heavy hitters. The winner in each city will be awarded a full scholarship to the Aveda Institute hair school!
VIDEOS WILL BE JUDGED ON THE FOLLOWING:
>> >> Boldness and clarity of artistic vision
>> >> Originality and creativity
>> >> Demonstrates candidate is fashion forward and understands the Aveda mission
>> >> Overall Impression
The Clamp Wedding Dress. Cosplay and Wedding Dresses! Can They be Both?
The dress has had some seriously mixed reactions. I love it. It's perfectly clamp. I want it so badly! For a wedding though? I'm not totally sure about that. I had to agree with some of the "what would my inlaws think" comments. If I could go back in time and have a sweet 16 at an anime convention this would be the perfect outfit. This is on the top of my dream buys at the moment. I couldn't find out where they were selling it or if they actually plan on mass producing it.
I was a little surprised they choose to go with a Card Captor Sakura theme. I think a Chobits or Tsubasa theme would have made more sense as the characters are older and more often then not wearing something resembling a wedding dress.
Regardless, I super love the fact that Clamp did this. I would LOVE if Clamp branched out into clothes. I would for sure try to get my hands on something from the line. I think they could totally do a collaboration with Angelic Pretty, Golds Infinity and Ma*rs. Gyaru model Himena would be perfect for it!
Seriously how has this not happened!?
Anime and wedding dresses just go together. Regardless of the plot, official wedding artwork with characters always seems to show up! Even anime aimed towards guys has it's fair share of wedding artwork. Wedding dresses and anime make sense together. I've always dreamed of being able to wear one, why have to save it for marriage?
The loophole here is obviously cosplay! To me, cosplay in many ways is about wearing the fashion I could only dream of. Loving the characters plays a big part in it for me but I think most of the time its fashion first. Not to mention, I've been freaking out about having to choose a wedding dress since I was ten. Even a custom Galiano for Dior would make me wonder if it was THE dress.
(Marcross)
Video games frequently have weddings weaved into the story. What would a final fantasy be without one? Garnet in Final Fantasy 9 was a dress I attempted to make after seeing a STUNNING cosplayer who made not a costume but a real wedding dress. My sad attempt was well, too much of a costume. I've often wondered about how much cosplayers influence the character designers at square enix.
(One example of a stunning cosplay of Garnet from FF9)
(Ashe from FF 12)
(Yuna FF10)
Girly Shojo anime has to mentioned when it comes to this trend. Sailor Moon is a great example. By looking at the artwork you would think Usagi gets married every episode but nope! It's all just adds to the dream world appeal of magical girl series.
I just have to mention wedding peach in this post.
There are so many well done costumes. It's clear that these cosplayers pour tons of money and time into the project.
I know a lot of the more ball gown type costumes (like garnet) are made specifically for a wedding. Would you ever wear a cosplay for wedding? Would it be more about the dress or the character for you?
The other option is "inspired by" wedding dresses like the Disney Bridal collection. This Cinderella collection dress certainly doesn't look exactly like the character but I think I would feel more like a princess as it draws on elements from a character I love.
I can't believe no one has jumped on the chance to make an official Sailor Moon wedding collection. Clearly I should do this. In a perfect world, I would have a cosplay wedding and a different one. Actually, I would have one every year knowing me. They would be equally insane but I need a chance to wear a cute clamp inspired type dress AND a big ball gown! TLDR; I basically want to buy the clamp dress and wear it to the ball at Anime North or something!
As for what has to be the most awesome cosplay wedding ever, beating this couple would be hard. Not many people can top getting married beside a life sized Gundam. They even named their daughter after a Gundam character.
Please keep in mind that not every idea is a good one. Why this couple thought dressing up as Chi and a Nazi would be awesome to show their grand kids is beyond me.