3rd Official NSFW Thread

[Kalosia]

WELCOME TO
NATIONSTATES FASHION WEEK 2023

Following a rather modest success of the 1st and 2nd NSFWs, the multiverse's top fashion event is back and better than ever!

About
NationStates Fashion Week is an annual event that brings together designers, models, and fashion enthusiasts from all over the multiverse to showcase the latest mode of their respective cultures and societies. This event celebrates the diversity of fashion across the NationStates community, showcasing designers of various backgrounds and walks of life.

The Kalosian Fashion Society and the Kalosian Chamber of Commerce are running the fashion week for the third year in a row, building up on last year's reinvented format. Just as last year, this is posted in F&NI as a semi-IC, factbook style thread in which you are welcome to participate as-is. ICly, this will be an online event, with various live feeds exhibiting clothing from participating countries. There will be MCs hosting from studios in Monterra, much like the virtual online events of the real world.

For the first time, we are introducing a theme to allow a consistency throughout the event in a way that celebrates the unique fashion identities of the nations of the multiverse. We can't wait to see the inspirational designs that will be presented in this year's NSFW.

This event will be completely safe for work, thank you.

How to participate
All you need to do is post a photo of clothing from your nation that matches the theme below. That's it.
Feel free to write a few sentences describing the piece.

NSFW 2023 OFFICIAL THEME:
"National colours"


Enjoy NSFW 2023!

[Kalosia]

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[Kalosia]

The Kalosia Dress

From Kalosia is the infamous "Kalosia dress" that was originally worn by Anita Kaľari at the 12th World Hit Festival in Korbia, the Atlammes, almost a decade ago. It is a rather plain navy blue minidress, with a white belt and a crescent-shaped ornament. Overall, the design is clearly inspired by the Kalosian flag and was indeed worn at a time where the nation intended to rebrand its image in the international stage.

Kaľari came 5th at the festival. Although the song has largely become forgotten outside Kalosia and song contest circles, the legacy of the dress lives on as an iconic piece of Kalosian fashion history.

[Ottomahn Empire]

WELCOME TO
NATIONSTATES FASHION WEEK 2023

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Following a rather modest success of the 1st and 2nd NSFWs, the multiverse's top fashion event is back and better than ever!

About
NationStates Fashion Week is an annual event that brings together designers, models, and fashion enthusiasts from all over the multiverse to showcase the latest mode of their respective cultures and societies. This event celebrates the diversity of fashion across the NationStates community, showcasing designers of various backgrounds and walks of life.

The Kalosian Fashion Society and the Kalosian Chamber of Commerce are running the fashion week for the third year in a row, building up on last year's reinvented format. Just as last year, this is posted in F&NI as a semi-IC, factbook style thread in which you are welcome to participate as-is. ICly, this will be an online event, with various live feeds exhibiting clothing from participating countries. There will be MCs hosting from studios in Monterra, much like the virtual online events of the real world.

For the first time, we are introducing a theme to allow a consistency throughout the event in a way that celebrates the unique fashion identities of the nations of the multiverse. We can't wait to see the inspirational designs that will be presented in this year's NSFW.

This event will be completely safe for work, thank you.

How to participate
All you need to do is post a photo of clothing from your nation that matches the theme below. That's it.
Feel free to write a few sentences describing the piece.

NSFW 2023 OFFICIAL THEME:
"National colours"


Enjoy NSFW 2023!

[Fromulya]

Fromulyan traditional dress in the national colours, red and white. This look was created by the nationally-acclaimed fashion house Suwarnabumi & Co for a wedding involving the son of a statesman and his long-term partner.

[The Aituia]

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The 'Wuri'a' Traditional Dress
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《WHAT IS THE WURI'A TRADITIONAL DRESS?

Wuri'a, deriving from Queen Wuri'a, who inspired women to dress up intimidating during the Early Era of Intermaria. (early-Aituia)

- This was in order to intimidate other rival groups of the early nation, as women were also a part of the military back then.

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Wuri'a dress is also a cultural dress worn during "Day of Tradition," where people dress up as their ancestors' dresses, and coincidentally, the most popular dress/es of the 'Day of Tradition' is Wuri'a.

[Valentine Z]

Valentine Z's third entry into NSFW - Enter the National Colors, among a few other color combinations.

Valentine Z has always been a vibrant and colourful place – sometimes even extending beyond the visible light in the EM spectrum when it comes to making clothing for both the fashion shows, as well as for everyday wear. As a result, they are no strangers to typical ordinary dresses that changes colour according to the surrounding temperatures, ones that glow in UV lamps, clothing that changes colour simply in a wardrobe. As a result, Smart Wardrobe. Other than the normal scientific advancements, the Valentians certainly have a taste for improvement, and would pursue towards their quality of life improvements. One such instance is the introduction of Chameleon Clothes, whereby the clothes were infused or treated with a special type of “Smart Dye” that are able to change colors and patterns on demand. That is, the user can make use of a special wardrobe that not only keeps track of their own inventory of clothes, but they can also control the wavelengths that are either absorbed or reflected back by the fabrics of the clothes, thereby changing the color. The technical and physical limitations, along with other factors such as a literal wardrobe malfunction in the middle of their outing, plans are only drawn so far to make the clothes only controllable from a smart wardrobe (can be at home or in other rooms), instead of being from anywhere.

For this year’s NSFW, the Valentians were more than prepared with the theme titled “National Colours”. For Valentine Z, it has been established that they respect and love colors from all parts of the spectrum. With that said, of course, there are other colors that have made much more prominent appearances compared to the others, and it definitely shows. For instance, the national flag of Valentine Z has the following colors: The green background, along with the two shades of pink. The green is of the hex color #00A864, the brighter pink of #FEB1E8, and the slightly darker pink of #FF6DD7. Naturally, there’re meanings behind the colors and symbols. For instance, the green background represents the ever-present nature in our country, as well as the pristine environment that we have maintained painstakingly throughout the years. We have vowed to protect and favor the environment even if it means to slow down or reduce our economy output. The heart in the middle represents our love, compassion, and friendliness for one another, with the pink colors strengthening this love to every single person in Valentine Z, regardless of race, language, gender, religion. Our goal as a nation is to ensure that each and everyone in Valentine Z – citizens or otherwise, are treated fairly, and not to leave the weakest links and persons behind in their times of needs.

Klarissa Citron Ashe Tiara Hope Ann “Moeder Natuur” Trista Lynette Evangeline Wenda Vivi. Summer, De Eerste Verpersoonlijking van De Sierlijke und Verwonderlijk Feline Utopia ov Valentine Z is simply the very best person to be picked as a personification of Valentine Z, one that represents our love for nature. She is often seen in an elegant dress that is representative of such love for nature – a green dress adorned with flowers and ribbons. On her head, is a wreath of flowers. As with most of our characters and persons, Klarissa has a slew of special abilities and traits to defend her land in the times of need, with her unique trait being that the presence of Nature determines her strength and well-being. For instance, our observations have shown that Klarissa outputs one of the best performances when she is in the nature reserves of Valentine Z, as well as some of the greenest cities that we have built all around the two planets (Earth and Mars). On the other hand, she didn’t do that well in urban and metropolitan areas, and this includes Valentine Z’s cities as well, ones that did not exactly have the best of nature going on, even if we try our best to implant green spaces to the best of our abilities. She simply relatively didn’t do as well, but that is still a lot better compared to her being in some of the countries from across the multiverse, whereby she would show a greatly decreased state of health and mental well-being from the excessively urbanised places. For that reason, Klarissa can be seen wandering around in Valentine Z’s gardens, nature reserves, jungles, and a few cities.

Anna “De Eeuwige Vreugde” Caitlin Madeline Brigitte Priscilla Teresa Mavis Thanda Pwint Thinzar Nwe, Tweede Verpersoonlijking van De Sierlijke und Verwonderlijk Feline Utopia ov Valentine Z’s yellow-and-blue is also a great combination of colors that are seen all around Valentine Z, the yellow obviously representing the happiness and the bright and cheerful nature of Valentine Z’s people, with the blue itself to complement the yellow, and maybe a little bit to represent peace and stability. She is often seen as the “Joy” of the nation, even though it has been established and even tested out that her absence (usually via her going to another dimension and away from Val Z) did not affect the happiness and cheerfulness of the Valentian citizens. In other words, while she represents the happiness of the nation, the people were not reliant on her and of course, the joyful nature of the Valentians comes from the natural sources, namely a country that they absolutely feel safe in, along with many other benefits and privileges that they enjoy. “I wish you all a wonderful day!” is often her catchphrase, with a handwave to follow afterwards.

Exuberant Superintendent T-2000/2904-3 Surveillant Clarissa Alanis Star Breya « La Amoureux Chéri » Millie Taissa Butterfly Mélody Coraline Jolijn Trini Clementine Hollie Samantha Zeta Harumi is certainly not a personification of Valentine Z, but at the current rate that it has been going on, she definitely is well-known and regarded as the fourth unofficial personification and mascot of Valentine Z. If Klarissa (with the K) represents nature, Anna with the happiness, and Cyan (a cat) which represents the love of cats by the Valentians, then Clarissa is a mix of all three, on top of the embracement of technology. Normally, an AI and robot such as herself would have been taken with extreme cynicism and some even denouncing her as someone who is not fit to be a citizen, let alone a leader of a country. For Valentine Z, however, they see the potential in her, as well as her relatively happy and compassionate nature to be a great addition to the country. Decades since she has randomly teleported into the Pre-Valentian world, Clarissa has established a great amount of trust among The Sixty and the Valentian citizens alike, even going as far as to being involved in the very first human-robot marriage, with Valentijn being her husband (now wife). She is seen in an assortment of appearances, from her original blouse with a blue heart in the middle of it coupled with the orange hair, or the dress that she is wearing more often, coupled with her pixie haircut. The purple bow, naturally, is a mainstay across all the dresses. Despite having a national color, it would have also appeared so that the Valentians have a bit more of a fondness for this particular color combination – the dark and light blue mixed together – and it can be seen from the likes of Clarissa herself, even to Valkyrie Valentijn Samantha Constantine.