LOVE Fashion? You Need To Read This

This competition has now closed – a list of semifinalists will be published shortly. 

Do you love fashion? Are you a brilliant stylist?

Then you’ll love this competition. 

StyledBy marie claire – marie claire Australia‘s sister shopping site – is looking for Australia’s most talented up-and-coming stylist as part of StyledBy marie claire’s Search For A Stylist – driven by FIAT®. 

You could win a fabulously fashionable FIAT® 500 Lounge for six months, $1000 cash, and an Advanced Diploma of Fashion Business at FBI Fashion College valued at $12,750.

PLUS, you will be given the money-can’t-buy opportunity to join marie claire’s fashion influencer network – which includes Sara Donaldson of Harper and Harley, Brooke Testoni, Kaitlyn Ham of Modern Legacy and Jessie Bush of We The People Style.

As a result you’ll be profiled and featured across marie claire and StyledBy marie claire’s platforms, including in marie claire magazine. (And if you make it into the finals you will be flown to Sydney to meet the marie claire team and take part in the final round.)

Judges for the competition include Alice McCall, Ksenjia Lukich, Brooke Testoni, Jackie Frank, Nicky Briger and Rachel Reed from FIAT®.

Looking for a career in fashion? Perhaps you’re already a fashion influencer who wants to super-charge their profile? Or maybe you’re just naturally talented with fashion and styling and you’d like to try your hand at styling? Whatever the case, this is a unique opportunity! Run, don’t walk. 

Entries close July 6.

HOW TO ENTER 

Hint: It’s really easy.

 1# Take (or dig out) a photo of yourself or a friend in a look that showcases your styling talent. Maybe it’s a street style look (see below). Maybe it’s something more dressy. It’s entirely up to you!

2# Post the photo on Instagram with the hashtag #marieclairefiatstylist and tag @marieclaireau OR email it to [email protected] along with your name and contact details.

3# Visit StyledBymarieclaire.com.au on July 11 to find out if you’ve been selected by our expert panel of judges as one of our top 10 semifinalists.

Terms and Conditions

_{Styledby marie claire Search for a Stylist, Driven to you by Fiat ®}

_General

1. _{Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the Terms and Conditions. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.}
2. _{To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.}
3. _{This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Instagram.}

 

_{Who can enter}

4. _{Entry is open to all residents of Australia except employees and immediate families of the Promoter, associated companies and agencies and participating outlets. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex spouse, defacto spouse, child or step child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step parent, grandparent, step grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step brother, step sister or 1st cousin. The Promoter is Pacific Magazines Pty Ltd, 8 Central Ave, Eveleigh NSW 2015 (ABN 16 097 410 896).}
5. _{All entrants may enter as many times as they like but only one prize will be awarded per person.}
6. _{Entrants into this competition must be 18 years of age or older as at the date of entry.}

 

_{How to enter}

7. _{Enter as many times as you wish, by taking a photo of yourself or a friend in a look that showcases your styling talent. Post the photo on instagram with the hashtag #marieclairefiatstylist and tag @mareiclaireau. Or email it to [email protected] along with your name and contact details.}
8. _{Entries via Instagram must include the requested photo, hashtag and tagging to be eligible to win. Entries via email must include the requested photo and contact name and number to be eligible to win. Each entry must be unique and received by the Promoter prior to the competition close date and time.}

_{When to enter}

9. _{The competition commences on 8/06/2017 at 09:00 AEST and closes on 6/07/2017 at 17:00 AEST [see item 14 for full competition schedule]. The best valid entry/ies will be the first ten as judged by the judging panel, having regard to skill, creativity and originality, at the Promoter’s premises on 10/07/2017 at 11:00 AEST. The Promoter may select additional entries to be used as replacements in the event that the first entrant chosen as a winner cannot satisfy these Terms and Conditions or take a prize.}
10. _{These ten entries selected will be contacted and notified by email and their names will be published online at marieclaire.com.au on 11/07/2017. The ten long listed entries selected will then be asked to create three style boards on stylebymarieclaire.com.au showcasing their styling talent. These style boards will be asked to be completed by 24/07/2017.}
11. _{From the shortlisted ten, the best three entries will be judged by the judging panel, having regard to skill, creativity and originality, at the Promoter’s premises on 1/08/2017 at 11:00 AEST. The Promoter may select additional entries to be used as replacements in the event that the first entrants chosen as finalists cannot satisfy these Terms and Conditions or take a prize.}
12. _{These three finalists will be contacted and notified by email and their names will be published online at marieclaire.com.au on 2/08/2017. The three shortlisted entries selected will then be flown into Sydney for a final live styling challenge held in the Macquarie Center North Ryde that will determine the overall major prize winner.}
13. _{Prizes will be sent within 8 weeks.}

SEARCH FOR A STYLIST		DATES
PHASE 1	COMPETITION CALL OUT	Opens	8th June
		Closes	6th July
		Long list decided by	10th July
		Winners notified by	11th July
PHASE 2	LONG LIST	Long list create 3 style boards by	24th July
		Shortlist judged on	1st August
		Shortlist told by	2nd August
PHASE 3	CHALLENGE	Shortlist flown into Sydney for challenge	31st August
		Winner announced	31st August
PHASE 4	ANNOUNCEMENT	November issue announcement	5th October

 

 

_{Prize on offer}

15. _{Total prize value is (up to) $23, 452.00 (as at 31/05/17). There are three (3) finalists and from the three, there will be one (1) major winner.}

• _{Three (3) finalists will receive:}
  • _{Flights to Sydney (excludes NSW residents) up to $800.00;}
  • _{One (1) night accommodation up to the value of $300.00 (excludes NSW residents) in order to attend the final challenge, to be held on 31/08/17.}
• _{One (1) major winner will receive:}
  • _{The loan of a Fiat ® 500 Lounge for six months valued at $6,402.00,}
  • _{$1,000 cash,}
  • _{The opportunity to complete an advanced diploma of fashion business at the Fashion Business Institute to the value of $12,750.00,}
  • _{The money can’t buy opportunity to feature across marie claire platforms (marieclaire.com.au; marie claire magazine; styledbymarieclaire.com.au and Marie Claire social media) as a member of the marie claire fashion influencer network.}

_{Totalling (up to) $23,452.00 in potential prize value.}

 

16. _{The Fashion Business Institute diploma includes a 2-3 year course, exclusive to the Fashion Business Institute and is fully government accredited. However this element of the major prize may be accepted at the discretion of the major winner. Where the prize is unclaimed by the major winner, cash will not be awarded. For more information about the course, please visit http://www.fbifashioncollege.com.au/fbi-courses/course/advanced-diploma-of-fashion-business/}
17. _{In order to be eligible for the Fashion Business Diploma, the major winner must further submit a ‘course application form’, sit a fashion knowledge test and interview. As well as completing the degree on the premises of the Fashion Business Institute and within 3 years at a part-time study load. The prize includes tuition fees, but any other additional costs are at the expense of the major winner.}
18. _{Loan of the Fiat 500 is also conditional upon the major winner signing a loan agreement supplied by the supplier.}
19. _{Finalists must be able to attend the final challenge on the 31/08/17 in order to be eligible as a winner.}
20. _{The money can’t buy opportunity to feature across marie claire platforms as a member of the marie claire fashion influencer network is conditional upon the winner signing a winner’s form supplied by the Promoter.}
21. _{If the Promoter is unable to contact the winner to claim fulfilment of the promotional prize or if the winner is unable to attend any element of the prize, that winner will forfeit the prize in its entirety and it shall be awarded to the next runner up in the promotion. The Promoter will not be liable for a winner who cannot be contacted and therefore forfeits their prize and no correspondence will be entered into.}
22. _{Prize must be taken by 05/01/18. In the event a winner does not take the prize by the time stipulated, then the entire prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of the prize.}
23. _{For any cash prizes your name on your entry must be that of an eligible bank account into which a cheque can be deposited. The Promoter makes all reasonable efforts to send cheques in the names as specified in the original entry. Winning entries with only a family name or reference to a family as the entrant cannot be deposited by banks. If the winner of a cash prize is under 18, the prize will be given to the winners’ parent or guardian on behalf of the winner.}
24. _{Photos that are copyrighted cannot be submitted unless you have permission from the photographer/owner. Photos cannot be returned. By entering the competition entrants agree and understand that their written entries and/or photos may be used for promotional purposes without any further reference, payment or other compensation to the entrant and/or owner of the photograph. Entrants under the age of 18 must seek a parent or adult/guardian’s permission to send any photo to the Promoter to enter a promotion.}
25. _{Each entrant warrants that the photograph is a genuine and accurate representation and that the photo has been taken within two years of the date of submission. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry which, in the opinion of the Promoter, includes objectionable content, including but not limited to profanity, nudity, potentially insulting, scandalous, inflammatory or defamatory images or language. All photographs will be reviewed by the Promoter.}

 

 

_{FURTHER TRAVEL TERMS AND CONDITIONS}

26. _{Flight portion of the prize(s) not available to the winner if they reside in the same state of the prize event.}
27. _{In the event that for any reason whatsoever a winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize.}
28. _{Unless expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions all other expenses are the responsibility of the winners (and their companions) including but not limited to current passports, visas, meals, spending money, transport to and from departure and arrival points, transfers, drinks, incidentals, mini-bar, laundry, room service, telephone calls, activities, airport taxes (including departure taxes), fuel surcharges, energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges, travel insurance, pre and post accommodation, optional activities or excursions and all other ancillary costs. A credit card imprint or cash deposit may be required from the winner at check-in to the hotel, for all incidental charges.}
29. _{By entering the competition, and by collecting a prize, the winner acknowledges and accepts that driving, travel and any other activities comprising the prize, are inherently dangerous and may result in death, injury, incapacity, damage to property or other losses. The Promoter is not responsible for any acts of god, such as adverse weather conditions or industrial action or civil commotion that may occur whilst the winner is travelling. It is the responsibility of the prize-winner to enquire about local issues and conditions at destinations prior to travel. The Promoter does not guarantee that the winner will enjoy the travel prize or be suited to the type of travel prize that is offered.}
30. _{Accommodation is twin share standard room. Travel arrangements to and from the winner’s home and their nearest capital city airport do not form part of the prize unless expressly stated in these terms & conditions and are the responsibility of the winner and their travelling companions. Eligible Australian capital cities include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, Canberra and Perth. The travel prize cannot be used as part payment for another airfare package. Flights and accommodation are subject to availability at the time of booking and cannot be exchanged for other destinations. Travel restrictions & blackout dates apply. Winners must provide all suppliers with a minimum of 21 days advance notice of intention to travel. Embargo restrictions apply during certain periods. Bookings are subject to conditions & availability (including but not limited to capacity limitations and other restrictions).}

 

_{FURTHER CAR TERMS AND CONDITIONS}

31. _{The chosen winner of the major prize must hold a current unrestricted Australian driver’s licence as at the judge date. The winner must provide all information and sign all documentation required by the Promoter/sponsor in connection with the loan of the vehicle as part of the major prize. Receipt of the major prize is subject to the winner being able to lawfully take possession of and use the vehicle and comply with all laws of all the States/Territories in which the winner elects to use the prize. The Promoter/sponsor takes no responsibility for any such arrangements.}
32. _{The winner must collect the vehicle from the location specified by the Promoter/sponsor. If the winner is unable to collect the vehicle, the winner may incur the cost of transporting the vehicle, if needed, from the location nominated by the Promoter/sponsor to an alternate location as nominated by the winner and deemed acceptable by the Promoter/sponsor. Any costs associated with the transport of the vehicle prize to an alternate location will be responsibility of the winner.}
33. _{The Promoter and sponsor take no responsibility for petrol, additional insurance, health, transport, body, paint or mechanical damage, or any other costs or damages, from date of delivery. The winner will be responsible for any expenses incurred in getting to and from an Australian capital city and for collecting the vehicle within 30 days. The prize value includes on-road costs.}
34. _{Any additional optional extras and accessories, any other insurance, fuel, tolls personal costs, and any other ancillary costs associated with redeeming the prize are excluded and are the responsibility of the winner. The colour of the vehicle is at the discretion of the Promoter/sponsor.}
35. _{The Fiat 500 will be covered by comprehensive insurance and registered by the sponsor.}
36. _{The driver must sign a vehicle loan contract that sets out the terms and conditions of the loan and this includes that the driver must pay the stated claim excess if deemed at fault for a claim or any damage.}
37. _{Should the Fiat 500 be involved in an accident, or if there is a breakdown problem (beyond initially notifying the relevant authorities pursuant to the law) the winner should call Fiat Assist immediately on 1800 233 853 and quote the car and registration for immediate assistance. At their earliest convenience they should notify the sponsor contact they will be provided at time of signing the vehicle loan contract who will discuss next steps with them. The winner is to note a loan car in this instance will only be provided by the sponsor at its discretion and subject to availability.}
38. _{The winner will be liable for driving offences, tolls and fines incurred during the loan period.}
39. _{The winner is responsible for the upkeep and cleanliness of the Fiat 500, however fair wear and tear is accepted.}
40. _{These terms and conditions are further conditional on the requirements set out in the loan agreement signed by the major winner and supplied by the sponsor.}

 

_{FURTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS}

41. _{The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions if this competition cannot be run as originally planned. The Promoter may also cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoter corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoter will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.}
42. _{The Promoter and their associated agencies and companies will not be liable or responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems of the phone or of any phone network, or any misadventure, accident, injury, loss (including but not limited to consequential loss) or claim that may occur; whilst undertaking any travel won on or connected with their entry; in the participation in any prize; as a consequence of late, lost or misdirected mail, email SMS or phone call; due to the broadcast of any program relating to the competition or the publication of any material, including any statements made by any compere, staff member, journalist, other entrants or any other person; any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer software or phone; or any combination thereof, related to or resulting from participation or sending or receiving of any communication or of any materials in this competition.}
43. _{All entrants must submit ONLY their own original answers, designs and works. Any such answers, designs or works cannot be previously published in any forum worldwide. All entries become the property of the Promoter and cannot be returned. Entries that are found to have been derived from the designs of a third party will be considered invalid and, if awarded a prize, that prize must be returned to the Promoter. The winner may be required to sign a statutory declaration regarding the originality of the entry. Without limiting the generality, the Promoter reserves the right to take legal action against anyone found to have breached this term. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation are reserved.}
44. _{Any entrant found to have (a) used any form of software or third party application to enter multiple times (including scripting software), (b) used a third party (including online competition entry site) to enter on their behalf or (c) entered incorrect contact details, including incorrect email contact details, will have all entries invalidated and any claim to the Prize will be invalidated. If such an entrant is awarded the Prize and then found to have breached this clause, the entrant must immediately return the Prize to the Promoter. The Promoter has sole discretion to determine if this clause has been breached by any entrant. The Promoter reserves the right to request whatever documentation it deems necessary to confirm if the entrant has breached this clause. An entrant must provide any requested documentation to the Promoter upon request. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.}
45. _{If the prize (or an element of the prize) is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize (or an element of the prize) for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier’s requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.}
46. _{The Promoter highly recommends a current residential street address be provided when requested for ease of correspondence and potential prize delivery. The Promoter makes all reasonable efforts to deliver prizes to the addresses provided by competition entrants. The Promoter cannot guarantee that any prizes returned to the Promoter due to non-delivery at the provided address will be re-sent to the prize winner.}
47. _{The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to sign a winner’s deed of release or any other relevant forms or agreements that the Promoter deems necessary, to provide proof of identity, proof of age, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address and/or proof of entry validity (including phone bill) in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency, age and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter. In the event that a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.}
48. _{The Promoter reserves the right to rejudge in the event of an entrant, claiming to be a winner, being unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions.}
49. _{The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the competition is final and binding on each person who enters. Chance plays no part in determining any winner. No correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries. Prizes are subject to availability, not transferable or exchangeable and, with the exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash. Prizes will be sent to the winner’s nominated address as stated in their original entry. The Promoter and their associated agencies, and companies associated with this promotion will take no responsibility for prizes damaged or lost in transit.}

 

_{Copyright, Statutory guarantees, Waiver and liability}

50. _{All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the property of the Promoter who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries received. Pacific Magazines Pty Ltd (ABN 16 097 410 896) and its related entities (“Pacific”), is collecting your personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this Competition, including for the purpose of identifying and notifying winners and understanding our audiences. Pacific will otherwise handle your personal information in accordance with Seven West Media’s Privacy Policy which is available on our website at http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/privacy-policies (and which contains information regarding how you can access your personal information, correct it and/or make a complaint about our handling of your personal information). By providing your personal information, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy. Without limiting the foregoing, Pacific may disclose the entrant’s personal information to its related entities, business partners and external service providers for research and profiling purposes as well as other purposes reasonably related to the entrant’s relationship with Pacific. In addition, by entering this competition, you consent to Pacific using your personal information for the purpose of Pacific and its related entities sending you information regarding programs, products and services available through them and/or through their business partners, and to Pacific from time to time sharing your personal information with carefully selected business partners for the purpose of them sending you such information directly. We will always provide you with the ability to opt out of those communications. We will only disclose winner details to the sponsor, to fulfil the prize.}
51. _{In participating in the prizes, the winners agree to participate and co-operate as required in all editorial activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winners (and their companions) agree to granting the promoter a perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide, including online social networking sites, and the winners (and their companions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.}
52. _{Prize winners are advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of that prize.}
53. _{Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter and sponsor (including their respective officers, employees and agents) exclude all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.}
54. _{Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter and sponsor (including their respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or Entrant; or (f) use of a prize.}