Every week a different member has the opportunity to be chosen to win Admin's Pick.

If you can put together a particularly stylish, fun or eye-catching outfit, then there's a good chance that it could be you!

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This isn't about being the "best dressed" though, it's not about having a better outfit than anyone else, it's solely about what happens to catch my eye, what makes me see an avatar and think "I like that!" for whatever reason, and there could be any number of reasons for that happening:

- Often I see a theme within the outfit that captures my imagination (even if the outfit's creator had no theme in mind).
- Other times it's clever use of different items to create something that looks like a completely new item.
- On many occasions it's skillful colour and layer balancing with items that compliment each other well.
- And sometimes it's simply because an outfit makes me laugh...truly anyone has a chance at winning if they have enough imagination :)

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If you are a winner, you get to see your avatar on the site's home page for a week, plus you receive a prize of 5000 gold!

Your winning outfit will be permanently displayed in the winner's gallery.

You can also win more than once, the only limit to how many times you can be picked, is your own creative imagination ;D

So discuss winners past and present here, and show off your own avatar if you think you might have a winning outfit, but don't expect to be picked just by hanging out in this thread a lot ;)

Hints and tips

If you're keen on improving your chances of winning, here are some helpful pointers for you.

• Try for as balanced a look as possible. Too much of one colour in one area will throw the whole look off.
• Make good use of accessories; a combination of bare arms, legs or midriff, and no hand held items makes for an incomplete looking avatar.
• Use your hair to its best advantage:
  • go for a contrasting colour that compliments your outfit, rather than one that blends in and disappears.
  • use a shade that matches an accent colour that you haven't used a lot of.
  • If you want to use the same shade as your predominant outfit colour, use a shorter style so the hair and item are seperated and don't just form a big amorphous blob of the same colour.
• Don't be afraid to be brave with unusual colour combinations.
• Aim for flow, the items of your outfit need to look good together.
• Following on from that, use your layering wisely. For example, a short, tight skirt over the top of a big pouffy one that sticks out around the sides of it isn't going to look good. Try to pair items so they don't conflict messily.

• Beware of clutter, there's a fine line between achieving a balanced look and becoming weighed down with handhelds and head items.
• Don't add items to your look simply because they're the right colour, if they don't go with the other items, you're just going to look silly. For example; pairing a plaid lumberjack coat with an exotic skirt simply because they're both lilac, DON'T DO IT!
• Don't be boring with colour:
  • wearing the same colour from head to toe is NEVER going to win unless your avatar has an interesting and clearly visible theme.
  • wearing just 2 colours is also unlikely to win, especially if you've matched your hair to your outfit. Pink + white all over = fail.
  • using the same colour combinations as everyone else won't make you stand out. Try and stear clear of the black/red/gold or black/silver/red combos unless you have an original twist, they're just too over-done.
• Whilst items need to have a certain degree of matching, don't get obsessive about it. Ending up looking like a puddle of well proportioned colours isn't the objective here, flair is needed.
• Don't go for a look that is too similar to a previous winner.
• Don't use too many items from one set, that lacks originality.
• If you think you've come up with the perfect outfit DON'T change it on a Sunday evening!!
  Admin's Pick is chosen on a Monday, imagine how it feels for me to find the perfect candidate on Saturday, only to find they've changed into something boring by Monday!
  More than one member has missed out on winning because they've done this.
• DO NOT snipe about other people's winning outfits. I won't tolerate rudeness or sour grapes in my thread. Not everyone's tastes are the same. Each winner is my personal choice, not necessarily who looks the best on the entire site, because no-one ever gets to see everyone's avatar, just who I see that I like and think deserves some recognition for a well put together outfit. So please don't take away someone's pleasure in winning by being bitchy because you personally don't like the outfit, or because you think you should have won instead!

The best of luck to you all!

Winners Gallery
2012

January

2nd ~ bloodstainedwings
9th ~ Liztress
16th ~ Death_to_the_reaper
23rd ~ Draciolus
30th ~ ElysiumFate

Febuary

6th ~ Seito
13th ~ Captain Howdy
20th ~ Nonsensical
27th ~ Suona

March

5th ~ Wings of Writing
12th ~ blueblackrose
19th ~ Apricot
26th ~ TerrenaAnimula

April

2nd ~ Keyori
9th ~ Antagonist
16th ~ No draw, Mene bork!
23rd ~ Darth Mudkip
30th ~ Bound Birdie

May

7th ~ KatMagenta
14th ~ Jeannesha
21st ~ Carzeebear
28th ~ Antagonist

June

4th ~ Sizzla
11th ~ M i r o
18th ~ Jesmond
25th ~ Kat Dakuu

July

2nd ~ Nonsensical
9th ~ WinglessFairy
16th ~ Nephila
23rd ~ Bucket
30th ~ Maria-minamino

August

6th ~ Queen_Andais
13th ~ Woodlandnymph
20th ~ Shadami
27th ~ Kamikazi Kendra

September

3rd ~ No draw
10th ~ Wings of Writing
17th ~ Suona
24th ~ Vickyll3

October

1st ~ Mystic
8th ~ Nonsensical
15th ~ Elluh
22nd ~ Cardinal Biggles
29th ~ Velvet

November

5th ~ Amorphous Metal
12th ~ star2000shadow
19th ~ Kiari
26th ~ 'Haru

December

3rd ~ Linnea
10th ~ Elluh
17th ~ Wrenji-chan
24th ~ Maria-Minamino
31st ~ maidenroseheart

Winners Gallery
2013

January

7th ~ Mystic
14th ~ Vickyll3
21st ~ Clair Voyant
28th ~ maidenroseheart

February

4th ~ Bellybutton
11th ~ no pick
18th ~ Divacita
25th ~ Monstahh`

March

3rd ~ no pick
10th ~ Iroase Delschatten
18th ~ Jeannesha
25th ~ Neller

April

1st ~ Queen_Andais
8th ~ Bearzy
15th ~ Darth Mudkip
22nd ~ neller
29th ~ Kya Katsumi

May

6th ~ Captain Aamelia
13th ~ Triquetra
20th ~ Velvet
27th ~ Kamikaze Kendra

June

3rd ~ No pick
10th ~ BONANZA WEEK! FalconWing, The_Crow, bound birdie, vampire bill, Dystopia, Darth Mudkip, star2000shadow
24th ~ TamLin

July

1st ~ Anglie
8th ~ Ferra
15th ~ GwenaHikari
22nd ~ Kya Katsumi
29th ~ Winterwolfgoddess

August

To make up for the lack of draws so far this month; 13 draws all in one go!

26th ~ Seiki Nova, blueblackrose, Captain Aamelia, The Wandering Poet, Kenome-Chan, Flowery Pit,

Suona, Linnea, Kent, Mythos, Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa, Death_to_the_reaper, Seridano

September

2nd ~ Wishie
9th ~ R a n d e h
16th ~ McNugget

Reserved

Reserved

Here's your first winner of the new year, it's bloodstainedwings:



I love this, actually no, I LOVE THIS! This is just such a gorgeous colour combination, it's beautiful and tasteful. When I showed the other staff this I said I'd like a bedroom done in these colours, and I would! It's just so lovely.

Nice elegant item choices too, the avatar looks like a real lady! Another of my favourite tricks used here; a warm and a cool palette worn together. As you can see, that can look so great when it's done right!

Everything balances, there's not too much of anything anywhere. No overload of accessories, just a stylish outfit that lets the clothes do all the talking. This sets the bar high for 2012, long may it continue!

oh my gosh!!!! *blushes* thank you so much!!!! i love the outfit myself.... but i never dreamed i would win admin pick again! this is fantastic! thank you so much

on a side note, you should totally do you bedroom in these colours. just have cream walls with a thin brown stripe and then have your bed sheets and pillows and stuff all the other colours!

Congrats, BSW! That's a great color pallet, they complement each other well. :)

thank you so much! :heart:

congrats, bsw! :)

thank you linnea! :hug:

I agree! I love all those colors! Congrats BSW!

you're welcome!! yay for winning!

Congrats BSW! The outfit is so lovely!

thank you so much!!! its strange being complimented by you guys. you each make breathtaking avatars on a regular basis! even now... melody your outfit is stunning! and woodlandnymph i cant stop laughing when i look at your avatar, and Linn, you know i love the ground you walk on. i think my contest shows how much i love your style.

hey stop it! :lol: we are supposed to be complimenting you! :P but thank you just the same!

Congrats BSW!!!!

@linn: luv you lots! :heart:

thank you maria!

hehe i gots luv! :heart:

Originally Posted by bloodstainedwings

@linn: luv you lots! :heart:

thank you maria!

You totally deserve it, you always have amazing avatars <3

awww you do too!

Whoa this place changed. O>O looks good. I like the idea of doing it this way so the other ones aren't all squished together.

Congrats again BSW (I siad something in one of the event threads but I don't know if you saw it)

*still isn't on the Guru list though she's won twice* :P

now that you mention it, i think wings of writing has won it twice too :O

Congrats on being the first winner of 2012, BSW~~ <3