Happy Black History 2025!
For Black History Month this February, we're bringing back our Y2K design competition to celebrate Black culture’s huge impact on Y2K fashion. Black artists, designers, and musicians were the pioneers who shaped this movement, bringing the creativity and vision that made the era what it was. Their innovation and influence are the reason the Y2K aesthetic exists today!

Right now, we're working with some amazing Creators to bring our BHM hosts' visions to life, and we can’t wait to share these sets with you as they drop throughout the month. Big shoutout to

Some info on Black History Month:

Before we jump into the design competition, let’s take a moment to talk about Black History Month for those who might not be familiar with its origins and significance.

Black History Month traces its roots back to 1915, though it wasn't officially recognized until February 1976 by President Gerald Ford. Since then, numerous countries have joined in celebrating and acknowledging this month's significance for the Black community.

The official theme for Black History Month 2025 is "African Americans and Labor" and it puts focus on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people.

For more educational content and link to articles, check the pinned message!

Some info on the history of Y2K fashion:

The history of Y2K fashion is deeply rooted in the culture of the late '90s and early 2000s. The Y2K era kicked off around 1993 and lasted through 2003, before style trends started evolving in new directions. Down below, you’ll find articles that dive deeper into Y2K fashion and the many ways Black culture has shaped fashion trends over time.

How to participate in the Y2K Design Competition?

Step 1) Create your take on a Y2K inspired set;
Has to contain at least 6 different pieces (items). Make sure to follow our Creator Rules.

Step 2) Upload your design and save it as a draft;
In order to not be disqualified, you need to have your items saved as a draft. If you want to submit your set but don't have StarPass, please reach out to Creator Support.

Step 3) Submit an image of your set with your user-name written on it to this competition;
If you fail to include your user-name, you will be disqualified.

Participation Prize:

Participation prize for everyone who submits a design that follows the rules:
All participants will receive some of the winning user-created items when the competition has ended. This will be exclusive to proper participants only!

Rules for participation:

• The items have to be drawn by you.
• Each set must include two variants; one for the minus-size base and one for the plus-size base (see our Creator rules).
• Save your set as a draft and submit a picture of it; you will be disqualified if your set is not submitted as a draft.
• You are free to submit your design throughout the month, it will be a prioritised release
• The submission must to be submitted for StarDust
• By submitting a set for this competition you agree to allow our BHM hosts to potentially use it as a prize for their Event(s).
• If we decide to use your set as a participation prize or an Event set you will be granted 75k Cashoutable Stars.
• Follow the general Creator Rules and Terms of Service

Resources for our bases:

Remember to make the set for both bases - otherwise, it won’t qualify!
Find an overview of all resources HERE!

Good luck to everyone,
we hope to see a lot of users take up the challenge, even if it’s your first time designing!

- The Everskies Team

Y2K Design Inspiration:

Y2K encompasses many sub-genres, celebrating the kitschy and glamorous, including the following:

• Futuristic/Sci-fi, featuring sleek, shiny clothes and tech-related accessories, inspired by Afro-Futurism which originated in the 70s, and was added to the landscape of Y2K by the likes of Janet Jackson, Blaque, and Missy Elliott,
• The Staples — low-rise jeans, neon camisoles, mesh — which was brought to the attention of the public and the fashion scene by girl groups such as Blaque, Destiny’s Child, and 3LW
• Logomania, the fixation on designer brands, which was linked to Dapper Dan, who screen printed logos on all of his designs
• Velour Tracksuits and Juicy Couture, popularized by Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, were only part of a movement which Kimora Lee Simmons’ brand Baby Phat was a major contributor toward, and was worn by Black artists such as Megan Good and Alicia Keys, and hip-hop artists such as Missy Elliott had been sporting athletic wear even before that
• Last, but not least, gold hoop earrings, a mainstay of Y2K accessorization, originated in Africa, and became associated with Black beauty in the 60s and 70s, when icons such as Nina Simone and Angela Davis started to wear them.

Over the course of fashion history, the magnitude of the influence of Black culture and contributors on style have been minimized frequently. We want to do our part to celebrate this influence instead.