Rules and Regs:

This is primarily a Look-Alike costume contest; craftsmanship of your own costume is not required (though it will be appreciated by our judges).

Fashion Show Rules
1) Costumes must be related to Japanese rock & pop bands.

2) Each entry has a maximum time of two minutes (120 sec.) on stage to exhibit his/her costume and interact with our emcee. You may be asked questions by our emcee, so please be prepared to discuss your costume on stage.

3) There is a maximum limit of 15 entries, on a first-come-first-serve basis.

4) Registration for the event takes place (INSERT TIME & LOCATION).

5) All participants MUST have reference material of the band member you are portraying. Books, toys, cards, any sort of memorabilia is accepted, as without proper reference material, the judges cannot assess the visual accuracy of a costume.

6) Costumes will be assessed prior to the stage during registration of your costume for the fashion show. Craftsmanship is the assessment of the costumer's skill at making a costume. Although it is NOT a requirement that you make your costume, it is highly recommended that you put as much personal work into your outfit as possible. Again, our judges will be judging entries on their visual resemblance to live band members, as well as assessing the quality of the costumes.

Awards:
* Best in Show
* 2nd Place
* 3rd Place
* Scion's Custom Costume award (given to best self-made costume)

Tentative Itinerary
To enter the Fashion Show, you must register your costume. Once you have filled out our registration form at the event, you will be given an entry number and directed to our judges who will be assessing costumes and reference material. Once a costume has been assessed, you are free to enjoy Akiba Fests' other activities. However, please listen for announcements as we will lining up our Fashion entries to enjoy a bit of stage time to show off their costumes and interact with our emcees. Awards will be announced after our last entries have left the stage.

Helpful Tips and Things to Remember
1) For elaborate costumes, bring an emergency kit! Murphy's Law states that if anything can go wrong, it will... so be prepared. A small package of thread and needles, tape, scissors, safety pins etc., can go a long way.

2) Eat and drink beforehand! Don't starve yourself! Stage lights feel hot and the backstage area is a crowded place to feel dehydrated. Especially if you're in a hot, stuffy costume. Also, make sure to use the bathroom before getting into costume. There's nothing more disconcerting than being on stage and needing to use the facilities.

3) Please do not leave personal belongings unattended. Either leave them with a friend or in your vehicle.

We will be introducing our capable Judges and coordinator shortly.[img]

I really can't wait to see what everone comes up with! I personally am very into J-music, and like visual kei as well (which is probably where most people will draw their ideas from!), so it will be so interesting to see so many of my favorite music artists running around Akiba Fest! In a way, one has to really think about this cosplay more than anime cosplay because there is less of a defined line in J-Pop/J-Rock cosplay. You really have to study up and know the artist to emulate their style, and bring about themes you find in their clothing!

Everyone, work hard!!

Go here: http://www.afxakibafest.com/events/jphcb07/jrockfashionshow.html