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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 - 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒌 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

Next up on the runway is our formatting mod @artisiie! Follow us to find out who's next! . Today’s post features: Mack's sona spot art by @rainbow-cheshire (Inspiration: Gothic Lolita Ouji Fashion Vest Costumes Gothic Black Short Sleeves Lace Up Grommets, ★即納★ブラック系皇子の憂い　少年装セット . Have any questions? Feel free to ask in the comments or Retrospring!

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Random spectator asked: hello! so so so excited for this zine! after submitting my application, the confirmation page said that "results will be out on september 29th." i'm wondering if i missed a deadline or if this is a typo? if it is the latter, when could we expect to be notified of our involvement in the zine? thank you!

Hi! Yes, we apologize for the typo, the correct date should be December 1st. Thank you for telling us!  (https://retrospring.net/@droujizine/a/113384061392469519)

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝟑 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔! ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

We are halfway through contributor applications period and are still looking for more applicants, make sure to apply if you are interested!

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Today’s post features:

Spot art by @sushihara (Inspiration: Withpuji ~Magician Fake To-pieces Lolita OP)

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Have any questions? Feel free to ask in the comments or Retrospring!

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Random spectator asked: hello! i just wanted to ask approximately how many contributors you would be accepting for each category?

Hello! As mentioned in our zine title reveal post, we will be accepting around 30 artists, 5-10 writers, 7 merch artists and 2-3 cosplayers, but this may change depending on how many applications we get, and we can be more flexible since we are sticking with digital formatting. We will update this information on Carrd and the info doc for easier access! [Smile or comment on the answer here](https://retrospring.net/@droujizine/a/113363550962142428)

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hello!!! i was wondering: for the portfolio, do we put our sample pieces there too?

Hi You can put your sample pieces in your portfolio, but you are not required to. Please try to keep under 10 non-sample pieces in the portfolio!

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 - 𝑻𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒄𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

Next mod on the runway is our writing mod @toxicpineapple! Follow us to find out who's next!

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Today’s post features:

Toxic’s sona spot art by @rainbow-cheshire (Inspiration: Princess Chronicles~Dry sea and Ashlar~Ouji Lolita White Short Set )

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Have any questions? Feel free to ask in the comments or Retrospring!

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Random spectator asked: This might be a silly question, but what sort of written pieces are you looking to include in the zine? The theme feels more art-focused than fic-focused, but as a writer I'd be interested in joining! I don't know a lot about Ouji fashion, but the mod team seems like they're here to have such a fun time :D

Hello! If you are looking for what to include in the application, please refer to our info doc! As for the zine pieces, as long as it has ouji/lolita fashion as a theme and follows our guidelines it should be fine. More elaborate examples would be stories about fashion shows, characters trying on outfits, interviews, magazine articles or even poems about the outfits! [Smile or comment on the answer here](https://retrospring.net/@droujizine/a/113351819546313759)

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Random spectator asked: Hey! For Merch applications besides some Danganronpa examples if someone were to put some sticker examples would just one sticker count as a piece of the ten or can there be multiple examples of sticker within one piece to better display their range?

Hi! Unless you want to put the stickers together to turn it into a sticker sheet sample, please keep them as separate images! [Smile or comment on the answer here](https://retrospring.net/@droujizine/a/113350598121277331)

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Hello everyone,

Thank you so much for your interest in our project thus far! We have been hard at work behind the scenes finalizing specs with our format mod so everything is ready for our contributors, and we have come to the realization that in order to produce a product most optimal for printing, we would have to impose limitations on bleed and file format that we ordinarily wouldn’t have to for a digital project.

We have weighed our options and decided we would much rather provide contributors the full freedom that typically comes with participation in a digital project; as such, we’ve decided against optimizing our zine for printing, but we won't stop you from printing the zine out when it gets released.

We hope you understand and are excited to continue seeing your applications!

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‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝑹 𝑶𝒖𝒋𝒊 𝒁𝒊𝒏𝒆 - 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏!? ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

Only 4 weeks left until contributor applications close! This week, we present to you why you should apply to our zine! (We are a very serious and professional team, we promise.)

We would also like to welcome new mods to our team! More information about them will be posted during contributor applications, so stay tuned! ♔ Writing Mod - ToxicPineapple ♔ Formatting Mod - Mack ♔ Writing Mod Intern - Karakuri ♔ Art Mod Intern - Miwo . Today’s post features: Spot art by @rainbow-cheshire . Have any questions? Feel free to ask in the comments or Retrospring!

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Random spectator asked: Hello! I know that among the Lolita fashion community there can be discrepancies about brand representation in coords. I was wondering what the stance is on this zine in regards to the cosplay aspect. Are name brands required or completely made from scratch, or somewhere in between? Just wanting to cover bases before applying!

Hello! As mentioned in our Carrd and info doc, both handmade and store-bought outfits are allowed in this zine! We will not be expecting big-name brands only, and if anyone isn't confident about what shops are reputable, we can help with vetting since one of the members on our mod team is a veteran lolita. We also encourage our contributors to consider a wide range of stores and to shop for items within their budget, but we'd like to request that you don't buy replicas for use in our zine. We don't believe in gatekeeping fashion, but we also want to show respect for the original creators of the designs. There are plenty of affordable indie designers to choose from!��

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Random spectator asked: hi hi another question!! is it alright if i apply for both merch and spot artist?? if so, do I submit two forms or no?

Hi again! You can apply for as many roles as you want! However, you will only be accepted for a maximum of one position, so if you have a preference for what role you would like to be accepted as, make sure to tell us! In this case since these are two different roles, yes you would have to fill in two forms.  

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Random spectator asked: For the samples in the art application, I noticed that there is only a text submission, no files or links. Does this mean I have to make my art into a url ( possinly on google docs ) or do you allow social media links?

Hello! Yes, we would prefer if you send your samples through URLs. Platforms that are usually used to send samples include Google Drive, Google Photos, Imgur, etc. as to not lower the quality, which may happen if you use social media links like Instagram or Twitter, but as long as it can be publicly accessed we will still look through it! (https://retrospring.net/@droujizine/a/113305121156502300)

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I want to apply as a long fic writer and short fic.

Should I send 2 different applications or do both of them in one application?

Hello thank you for the question! You can just submit one application and put both long and short fics in the samples.

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Random spectator asked: Hello! I was wondering if the mod team had any good resources for finding references for ouji fashion! I just wanted to properly credit anything if need be if I make a sample in advance for the zine.

Thanks for the question! Our discord server actually has a channel for everyone to put in ouji/lolita fashion as inspiration! There are a lot of other good resources available, but as for now a few of the websites we recommend are lolitawardrobeofficial, devilinspiredofficial and 42Lolita!

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it says for the portfolio to not have more than 10 pieces i have a portfolio i use for everything that has more than 10, should i make a new one for this?

Hello! Yes, we would recommend making a new portfolio that contains less pieces. This is good practice as well for other projects because your portfolio should be kept up to date, and mods may not have time to review every single piece in your portfolio. And as mentioned before, there is still over a month until contributor applications end, so there should be enough time to reorganize your portfolio/make a new one.

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Random spectator asked: Hello! Is it okay if I don't have recent DR examples, but MDARC (detective rain code) instead? (I have DR fanarts but they're like... old old before 2020 works,,,)

Hello! Since it's only the first day of applications we do recommend you to spend a bit of time to create new Danganronpa examples for the applications, especially because there is still more than a month to prepare. Like we said in the application form, we want to see at least one DR sample because we want to see how you interpret them. However, if you really do not have the time to prepare a new sample before contributor applications end, we may consider accepting you if we like your work.

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