• No nudity. No costume is no costume.
  • Please make sure your costume covers all of your private areas well. While we do not mind skimpy costumes, there is a point when too much is too much. If your costume is deemed inappropriate, we’ll have to ask you to leave the competition.
  • No profanity allowed on stage. That includes messages on signs or clothes. Anyone who violates this may be disqualified from the competition.
  • No political or religious statement during the catwalk. Anyone who violates this may be disqualified from the competition.
  • No flashpots, explosive devices, or similar special effects are to be used. Anyone who violates this rule may be disqualified from the competition and may be asked to leave the convention area.
  • All prop weapons must conform to the ETSUcon Weapons Policy, which is as follows: All weapons must be non-working and peace bonded. No functioning projectile weapons – including water pistols, silly-string guns, and ping-pong pistols. Non-projectile guns must be clearly marked as such with orange tips and inspected by ETSUcon staff. Bladed weapons must be cased or sheathed at all times. No clowning around or showing off in the common areas. Any weapon used in an offensive manner will be confiscated. Anyone who violates this rule may be disqualified from the competition and may be asked to leave the convention area. We expect you to use good judgment; with your help, we can continue to allow peace-bonded weapons.
  • Do not use any sort of projectile at all! Nothing must leave your person while you are on the catwalk. Anyone who violates this rule may be disqualified from the competition and may be asked to leave the convention area.

Craftsmanship Rules

  • Commissioned, purchased, rented or commercially made costumes will not be allowed to enter the Craftsman Ship portion of the contest. (though they may still be considered for Judge’s Favorites) A portion of the costume (leotards, tights, shoes, ect) may be from purchased, but at least 60% of the costume should have been constructed by the creator of the costume. If you have made heavy alterations to a store bought garment and wish to enter it into the construction part of the contest, you must be able to explain how you have altered it and the process that such an endeavor entailed. Unaltered, store bought assemblies of clothing to represent a character or costume are not allowed.
  • Contestants can only enter in one category.
  • All Judging will be done before the showing, and all entrants must be pre judged at the designated time before the show.
  • Each contestant may only enter one costume into competition
  • To be judged for accuracy a visual reference, preferable a front and back color photo on paper, can be turned in with your application or emailed to (whoever is pre judging this) CD, laptops, ipads, ipodsect will not be accepted. This is not required. However, you may not be eligible for accuracy points if the judges are not familiar with your character.
  • All applications must be submitted to the contest registration table before pre judging.
  • Original Characters may not be entered in the Most Accurate category but may be considered for other categories.

Categories:

Best Craftsmanship

Most accurate

Master(won several contests)

Intermediate (won 1 or 2 costume contests)

Novice (never entered or won)

Judge’s Favorites / Honorable Mention(Given at the judges’ discretion)