Read on for the details of how you could win $5,000!
Contest Details
WHAT: To celebrate the launch of “American Horror Story’s” much anticipated fourth installment, “Freak Show,” premiering on October 8th, FX has launched a costume design competition. The contest invites participants with an eye for the unusual to design an original costume inspired by the series. Contestants will submit their “American Horror Story” sketches along with a description of their design inspirations, which will be judged by the show’s head costume designer, Lou Eyrich; fashion designer Christian Siriano; and President of Marketing and On-Air Promotions for FX, Stephanie Gibbons.
The Grand Prize winner will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize, and the garment will be created and worn by a model in a one-of-a-kind photo shoot. The winner will also meet and greet with costume designer Lou Eyrich. The selected winning garment will be displayed on the “American Horror Story” website and shared on social media platforms.
Additionally, a runner-up will receive a $1,500 cash prize and social media acknowledgement.
You can enter to win at AHSDesignContest.com.
WHEN: The contest began on September 15, 2014, and concludes upon “Freak Show’s” premiere on October 8, 2014, with a winner unveiling shortly thereafter.
WHO: The “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Costume Competition judges are:
“American Horror Story: Freak Show” debuts October 8th at 10:00 PM on FX. It begins its tale in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida. The year is 1952.
A troupe of curiosities has just arrived to town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. This is the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American carny experience.
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Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe, Denis O’Hare, Jamie Brewer, and Evan Peters return from previous seasons. New cast members includes Michael Chiklis, Wes Bentley, John Carroll Lynch, Finn Wittrock, Matt Bomer, Patti LaBelle and the world’s smallest living woman, Jyoti Amge.
“American Horror Story: Freak Show” – Episode 4.01 – “Monsters Among Us” (airs 10/8/14)
One of the only surviving sideshows in the country struggles to stay in business during the dawning era of television. When police make a terrifying discovery at a local farmhouse, the eccentric purveyor of the freak show (Lange) sees an opportunity that will lead her troupe either to their salvation or ruin. Written by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk; directed by Ryan Murphy.
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