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Media Invite:

Check out my new NIKOLAKI Fall 2014 Collection and get my Red Carpet Awards Show predictions--by private appointment and/or attend on Wednesday night February 26th for a very special Fashion "Champagne & Couture" Presentation at FIDM Museum/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles...




Everyone asks me for my take on what we might see at the Academy Awards Red Carpet and this is your chance to get the answers!



I am so excited to showcase my high-end NIKOLAKI gowns--co-designed with David Paul--in this very special event. And at the same time, give my predictions on the Red Carpet Trends using my gowns as examples.



Don't Miss It! Here are the DETAILS:



WHAT:

Red Carpet Trends Presentation and NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos & David Paul Fashion Show



WHEN:

Wednesday February 26th 

6 pm-8 pm

Champagne Reception



*By Appointment Media

Wednesday February 19 through Friday February 21



WHERE:

FIDM Museum

919 So. Grand Avenue

Los Angeles California 90015



RSVP/CONTACT:

Shirley Wilson

Email: SWilson@fidm.com

Phone: 213-624-1200213-624-1200 ext. 2625

Media: Please state your affiliation

THIS THURSDAY is the PREMIERE of "Under The Gunn" on Lifetime. As you may know, I am one of the three Mentors that will guide fashion designers through challenges and hopefully get them to the end--and have them win "Under The Gunn" and well, be the "Top Mentor".




You will have to tune in to see...I am so excited for the premiere and I hope all my NICKVERREOS.COM blog fans will tune in--it will be like "Project Runway 2.0". Seriously! Here are some "exclusive" pics from the first episodes including...











 Plus the "Under The Gunn"Runway Stage:






And the "Under The Gunn" Workroom at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM":











Click Below For New Lifetime Network "Under The Gunn" Promo/Commercial:

This Saturday, November 16th, I will be on the LA Campus for a very special appearance at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM Los Angeles Fall 2013 Open House! Open House is an event designed to help prospective students get to know the College, meet Alumni, instructors, facilities and get a sense of the College as a whole and all that it has to offer. As you already may know, I am an alum of FIDM as well as the College's Official Spokesperson.





This upcoming Saturday, I am so excited to host and make a special appearance at the “Career Stardom” panel, as part of the FIDM Open House 2013. The panel will include former FIDM Alumni that will share success stories and advice from their educational and career experiences.








Besides attending my
Panel Discussion and hanging out with ME! You can:



















If you attend the FIDM Open House and my Panel Discussion, you'll also get a chance to WIN A FABULOUS FIDM PRIZE PACK by doing "GO Social": Share your FIDM Open House experience using the hashtag #FIDMOpenHouse on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.











RSVP:

RSVP HERE

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting the FAB Style Week Orange County 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition and Irvine Spectrum Collection runway show at one of the most GORGEOUS outdoor shopping centers in the country: the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, California.











This is the 6th annual Style Week OC and the fourth annual Cadillac Couture Design Competition. I have hosted Style Week OC before and actually shown my high-end NIKOLAKI Collection along with my design partner David Paul a couple of years ago. It was one of THE BEST fashion shows we've ever done! So, needless to say, I have very fond memories of Style Week OC. Now, let's get to my fun BLOG RECAP--with lots of photos (Thank You David!).











Capri, OC: First up, once again, the Style Week OC clients put us up at the MOST GORGEOUS of Resorts, the Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Coast California. The resort is INCREDIBLY beautiful and an oasis that makes any one staying feel as if they are in the Italian Riviera.










Now, time for the 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition:














“Beautiful Clothes Inspired by a
Beautiful Car” was the theme of this year’s competition with the Cadillac
ATS at the heart of it all. Four students from my alma mater--The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM's Advanced Fashion Design/Debut program, were asked to design a look with this theme in mind.




They also had access to various Cadillac ATS parts--seat belts, the Cadillac emblem, etc.--to incorporate into their designs. And yes, this was very Project Runway the "Unconventional Challenge".











The 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition designs:



Carol Wong: Wong created a purple silk shantung dress with details inspired by the Cadillac ATS grille--which she created out of boning. She also made the clutch which had the Cadillac emblem and seat belt material. Finally, check out that necklace!




Tylor Purcell: Purcell made a black cocktail dress with a flirty double-tiered ruffled hem, and added a silver "Torso Plate" made form the part that covers the bottom of a Cadillac ATS. Oh, and yes, that is a Cadillac seat belt waistband.




Jarret Levin: Levin created a red crepe flared dress using a half-circle pattern (for lots of sweep) and then utilized the Cadillac ATS seat belts to create an upper torso harness. His model was none other than Project Runway Season 3 model (and one of LA's top runway divas!) Amanda Fields (LOVE HER!).





David Lee: lee made a dress in silk/wool black & ivory ziberline that featured an original pointed neckline and jutting-out-from-the-hips silhouette. He also made a headdress out of Cadillac ATS car parts. His model was one of my favorite LA Models, the statuesque Holly Ridings, who also was on "Project Runway" and "Models of the Runway Season 2".



The Winners:










The Irvine Spectrum Collection Fall 2013, here are some of the looks from that fashion show featuring some of the top stores at Irvine Spectrum Center:





















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