As a member of the CC25 committee, let me answer your question by
stating: there is not, nor is there ever, a "theme of the contest".
I'll explain in further detail.
Costume Con has 3 competitions:
a. a design folio for future fashions (judged and printed before the
convention; people construct designs from the folio for a fashion show
at the con)
b. a Science Fiction and Fantasy masquerade
c. a Historical masquerade
There are NO requirements about following any specific theme; that
stifles artistic expression - if you have an outfit you're aching to do,
but it doesn't fit any of the upcoming themes, then what would you do?
Part of the joy is not knowing what costumes will show up.
Some people occasionally *choose* to do a particular outfit that follows
the spirit of that convention (for example, CC24's theme is "Epic
Movies", and an outfit I hope to complete for the SF/F masquerade is in
keeping with that).
The traditional place for the theme to show up is at the convention's
Friday Night Social, which is not a competition, but simply a "meet and
greet". For CC25, the social is meant to be "a gathering of rock stars
after a concert". People will come as rock stars past or present, or
backstage crew, or groupies, or whatever. It's just a fun time.
Karen
otsisto wrote:
Does the contest theme match the theme of the con? For example, St. Lou's CC
is "hell freezing over" would that be the theme of the contest?
De
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