2025 Costume Design Contest Winners
To celebrate the release of Blade & Soul NEO in North America we held a Costume Design contest to get our players hyped for the game. The winner of this contest will have their costume design created by the development team and actually put in the game!
The time to reveal that winner has come, Crickets! We received so many amazing designs from our NEO fashionistas, it was a challenging task to select these Finalists among all your creative and wonderful designs. We are also excited to let you all know that the development team themselves made a trip to our office and helped judge this contest with our staff. After much deliberation, we are proud to announce the following Costume Design Contest winners.
[h3]Our winners are…[/h3]
[h3]Grand Prize Winner[/h3]
Will-o'-the-Wisp by : YukhiVossNj
"Dying in the fire to be reborn as fighters. A fighter costume that has as its main elements bandages on the body and blue flames as decoration and accessory."
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
[h3]Runners Up[/h3]
Candy Affair by : Ashîra
"A dreamy fusion of modern streetwear and elegant fantasy, Candy Affair blends soft pastels with bold accents creating a striking yet delicate look."
Shimmering Scales by : Snail
"This outfit uses the shape language of hakama pants, qipao dress, and kimonos to create a wonderful mix of east asian fashion and fantasy aesthetics. This design also takes heavy inspiration from shiny snake scales and colorful iridescence."
Play Koi by : Bleuberi
"Inspired by various fish, mostly Koi and Betta fish. There’s lots of tail frills, fish scales, and fish eggs with fish nets to hold it all together. Their design resembles the holy shrine maidens, these fish priest/priestess believe in the sacred power that the koi fish represents."
Scarlet Duet by : Purpurika
"This suit combines mystical elegance and fighting grace, embodying the image of a mysterious warrior. Camellias symbolize tragic beauty, and lycorises symbolize the lonely path of a warrior. This outfit is the poetry of a warrior balancing on the edge of life and death."
The 4 Runner Up finalists will each receive:
Congratulations to YukhiVossNj for being our Grand Prize Winner who will have their amazing costume design created by our development team and put into the game! We will deliver the in-game Costume once the design is implemented!
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered this design contest!
The time to reveal that winner has come, Crickets! We received so many amazing designs from our NEO fashionistas, it was a challenging task to select these Finalists among all your creative and wonderful designs. We are also excited to let you all know that the development team themselves made a trip to our office and helped judge this contest with our staff. After much deliberation, we are proud to announce the following Costume Design Contest winners.
[h3]Our winners are…[/h3]
[h3]Grand Prize Winner[/h3]
Will-o'-the-Wisp by : YukhiVossNj
"Dying in the fire to be reborn as fighters. A fighter costume that has as its main elements bandages on the body and blue flames as decoration and accessory."
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
- The costume created for Contest submission
- Gunner’s Oath costume
- x30 Chromatic Threads
- A special “Fashionista” Discord Role
[h3]Runners Up[/h3]
Candy Affair by : Ashîra
"A dreamy fusion of modern streetwear and elegant fantasy, Candy Affair blends soft pastels with bold accents creating a striking yet delicate look."
Shimmering Scales by : Snail
"This outfit uses the shape language of hakama pants, qipao dress, and kimonos to create a wonderful mix of east asian fashion and fantasy aesthetics. This design also takes heavy inspiration from shiny snake scales and colorful iridescence."
Play Koi by : Bleuberi
"Inspired by various fish, mostly Koi and Betta fish. There’s lots of tail frills, fish scales, and fish eggs with fish nets to hold it all together. Their design resembles the holy shrine maidens, these fish priest/priestess believe in the sacred power that the koi fish represents."
Scarlet Duet by : Purpurika
"This suit combines mystical elegance and fighting grace, embodying the image of a mysterious warrior. Camellias symbolize tragic beauty, and lycorises symbolize the lonely path of a warrior. This outfit is the poetry of a warrior balancing on the edge of life and death."
The 4 Runner Up finalists will each receive:
- A special “Fashionista” Discord Role
- Gunner’s Oath costume
- x30 Chromatic Threads
Congratulations to YukhiVossNj for being our Grand Prize Winner who will have their amazing costume design created by our development team and put into the game! We will deliver the in-game Costume once the design is implemented!
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered this design contest!
Pikks - Moonwater Plains
Snail - Heaven's Reach
Alea - Moonwater Plains
Seiryu - Heaven's Reach
Bleuberi - Veridian Coast 
Past - Heaven's Reach 
Joongi - Moonwater Plains 
kafuiscute - Heaven's Reach