The construction comment is a good one, and something to consider- although they are pretty readily available through dance supply.
I do think we prescribe way too much personal opinion to judging. I think most judges are 'professional' (not in that they get paid) in how they approach judging. It is just really easy to say you didn't get the desired result due to a costume, music, blade color, too much make up etc. I honestly don't think many judges care all that much about any of those things. They are there to watch the skating, and they do that. The problem is personal opinion in the skating- at the non-IJS levels, does the judge prefer a fast, backspin on the wrong edge, or slow controlled one on the right edge? That is when it becomes tough to rank skaters and the judges have to decide what they value. But I just cannot imagine any of the judges I've talked to justifying their decision by saying "the skaters were basically equal, but I liked the dress better". They are going to find something about the skating that differentiates the two. No skaters are ever exactly equal.