POSH BALL 2026 CATEGORIES

*CASH PRIZES UPDATED MAY 15, 2026

Beginner Runway 1 trophy - $200 lululemon Gift Card 

Anyone in fashion knows that when in doubt, head to toe black will always have your back. Bring it to the runway in a FASHIONABLE ALL BLACK effect. Minimalists beware,  we WILL be looking for a little extra drama in at least one of the following areas: texture, silhouette, and/or accessorizing. 

Beginner Performance 1 trophy - $200 lululemon Gift Card

The big, the bold and the beautiful - Show us your elements in any LOUD PATTERN, PRINT, or TEXTURE - HEAD TO TOE.. and it better be kunt! 

Bizarre 1 trophy - $500

DIAMONS, PEARLS, PLATINUM, and GOLD, bring the jewelry box to the runway, playing with scale and lustre is an effect that screams BIZARRE! 

Hands Performance 1 trophy - $300 (Updated April 27, 2026)

GUCCI, GUCCI, LOUIS, LOUIS, FENDI, FENDI, PRADA… show us your HANDS with a LOGOMANIC *with FASHION LABLES Glove. 

OTA Labels - $500

DOLLA MAKE US HOLLA. Bring us your most EXPENSIVE and EXCLUSIVE pieces + your secret weapon during battles. Judges will be judging not only on price and exclusivity, but also on overall styling and GAG FACTOR. 

*A secret weapon can be an extra item of clothing during your battles - an addition to your already shown effect. 

New Face 1 trophy - $200 lululemon Gift Card

Mask for Mask - bring your gorgeous face to the runway with an exquisite Margiela-inspired mask reveal. 

Commentator VS Commentator - $200

The shade of it all! Old school icons vs new gen. Bring it as an old school icon or new gen fashion critic - think Anna Wintour, Suzy Menkes, André Leon Talley, Tim Blanks, and Jeanne Beker; or HauteleMode, Jose Criales-Unzueta, or Rian Phil (thatadult). Your chant must include the name of a designer or brand. 

BODY (MF, FF) 2 trophies - $500 

ALIEN, DAISY, NO.5, OPIUM, LE MALE, FUCKING FABULOUS - with a printed reference, show us your ultimate fantasy and show us your body in an effect that personifies a designer fragrance bottle or fragrance campaign. 

OTA Realness (School Boy, Pretty Boy, Executive, Thugs, Trans-Man, Butch, Everyday, Drags, FQ, Legends, Icons) 11 trophies - $500

WHAT'S THE DRESS CODE? 

Casual Wear - School Boy, Thugs, Everyday  

Business Casual - Trans-Man, Butch, Drags 

Business Professional - Executive, Legends, Icons 

Cocktail Attire  - FQ, Pretty Boy 

OTA Sex Siren (MF, FF) 2 trophies - $400

Buttons, Zipper, Bows, and Velcro - without any of these, we’d still be wrapping our bodies with fabric. Show us how you unzip, button up, tie up, and stick it to the judges with a sexy effect inspired by this fashion innovation. 

OTA Best Dressed (MF, FF, GNC) 3 trophies - $1000 + $500 from Cappelleria Bertacchi Italian Hatcrafter (Updated April 27, 2026) 

IT'S COUTURE DARLING. The couture stamp is one of the most esteemed recognitions a fashion house can have, praised for its hours of labour, its bespoke tailoring, and pushing the creativity of fashion. Tonight, bring us YOUR interpretation of an *HAUTE COUTURE GARMENT that has been recognized by theThe Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode + with accompanying printed image. 

HAUTE COUTURE HOUSES EXAMPLES: Adeline André, Alexandre Vauthier, Alexis Mabille, Balmain, Bouchra Jarrar, Chanel, Christian Dior, Franck Sorbier, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien Fournié, Maison Margiela, Maison Schiaparelli, Maurizio Galante, Stéphane Rolland, etc.

OTA Face (BQ, FQ, BQID, Women, Transmen, Butch, Legends, Icons) 8 Trophies - $500

The Great Fur Caravan. One of the most expensive shoots done by Vogue in 1966, which cost an estimated 7million in today's money. Get on the train and pack your furs (faux or real), and show out with that ICE COLD face.  

OTA Performance (Old Way, BQVF, FQ, RWT, Women's, Drags, Trans Man, Butch, GNC, Legends, Icons) 10 trophies - $1000 (Updated April 27, 2026)

THE SHOE. Since the dawn of time, man has always needed a fab SHOE to stomp into the world - tonight VOGUE the FABBEST SHOE that is inspired by an *ANYFOOTWEAR from the runway. Shoe reference must be printed.

OTA Runway (European- Small Boys, Tall Boys, Big Boys, Women, BQID, FQ, GNC, Legends, Icons (All American- MF, FF, GNC, Legends, Icons) 14 trophies - $1000 

VOLUME + SILHOUETTE VS TEXTURE + TREATMENT -  bring it to the runway in a fabulous over-the-top effect that highlights volume and silhouette OR highlights extreme texture or fabric treatment. In the name of POSH herself, your effect must also include an OVER THE TOP HAT or HEADPIECE to match! 

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