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FIDM.....FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013" Finale: RECAP!

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Shorty Shorts: Nick Verreos walks the "Runway"--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

This past Friday was the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM "3 Days of Fashion" finale day in the main Downtown L.A. campus. As part of my "3 Days of Fashion 2013" tour, I have already been to the FIDM Orange County and FIDM San Francisco campuses, and this time it was L.A.'s big day. Being that it is the main campus and Los Angeles, it's always one of the biggest events--in terms of the attendance and scope of the final day. There were an estimated 280+ attendees and I was honored to be the Final Day "Guest Star". The weather here in L.A. was HOT; about 90+ degrees Fahrenheit hot. So, I decided to give a "Summer Casual yet Still Sassy" look and wore a shorts outfit--consisting of a white Top Man dress shirt, lilac-colored Top Man jacket and pink shorts. Oh, and yes, a dark fuchsia bow tie and Etro pocket hankie. I kind of looked as if I was going to The Kentucky Derby!

Model Threesome: Nick Verreos with models Amber Lindauer (left) and Amanda Fields (right)--FIDM LA "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Menswear Fashion Week: DSquared2 S/S 2014

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DSquared2 Tropical Island of Men:

 Twin Finale: DSquared2 designers Dean and Dan Caten make their finale walk with "mini me" twin models in tuxedos--Dquared2 Menswear Spring 2014

The Look: Twin brother designers Dean and Dan Caten showed their DSquared2 Menswear Spring 2014 Collection in Milan several days ago. As usual, it was a Male Sexy HOT Fest. It was all about Tropical Island Hot and well, what would someone like James Dean dress like if he was stranded on a tropical island?!

Garden of Male-Eden--DSquare2 Menswear Spring 2014 

It seemed more like what would a FAT FREE male model would want to wear--on their next Kauai vacation.There was A LOT of sexy underwear, shorty-short board shorts, "high-water" pants and UBER fitted jackets. Let's take a look at what I might be wearing on my next trip to the islands...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Menswear Fashion Week S/S 2014: 10 Menswear Trends You'll Never Wear

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 The All-Male Garden of Eden: Dsquared Spring 2014

Menwear Fashion Week(s) are occurring in London, Milan and Paris these last few weeks. I've covered the collections from Dolce & Gabbana HERE, as well as Gucci and Etro HERE. Most of the collections have had many wearable pieces that any fashionable male could incorporate into their wardrobe for next year's Spring/Summer. However, there's also been some CRAY-CRAY! Even I--a very fashion obsessed male--thinks these following looks are well, just a tad over-the-top. But remember that these are the EXTREME...don't be surprised if you see parts of these trends filtered down to and H&M near you in the future!

Take a look at my Ten Crazy Menswear Trends for Spring/Summer 2014 You Will (probably) NEVER Wear:

 
1) See-Thru Sportif: Pink "crochet" sweatshirt and below-the-knee shorts with athletic ribbed bands--One word: GURL!
Sibling Spring 2014

FIDM.....FIDM San Francisco "3 Days of Fashion 2013": RECAP!

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 Nick Verreos FIDM San Francisco "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

If you've been keeping up on my blog here, you know that last weekend was the first Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM "3 Days of Fashion 2013" at the FIDM Orange County campus. So now it was time for me to go to one of my favorite cities in the US--San Francisco--to make a special appearance--and show some of my NV Nick Verreos and NIKOLAKI dresses at the FIDM San Francisco campus for their "3 Days of Fashion". Since I spent most of my pre-high school and high school years in the Bay Area, it's always nice to come back to what was once my "home". My trip to SF is usually a quick over-nighter; I arrive the day before, attend my event the next day and fly back that same night.

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Menswear Fashion Week: Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2014

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 Dolce & Gabbana Men's Spring 2014

The Look: Two days ago, in Milan designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana showed their Menswear Spring 2014 collection--fresh off of just being sentenced for tax evasion (oopsie!). For this Spring 2014 collection, it wasn't jail stripes but it was all about Zeus vs. Apollo and Sicily's (where they are from) Greece-influenced mythology. The soundtrack was Ennio Morricone's music for Cinema Paradiso. The clothes: sexy boys in Greco-Roman printed loose boxy tops, high-waisted shorts and very, very, VERY fitted suits (I hope there is some Lycra in them suits!). Oh, and for an accessory: the Gladiator Sandal, big THICK legs...and a big sexy Mediterranean five o'clock shadow.

FIDM.....FIDM Orange County "3 Days of Fashion 2013": RECAP!

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Autographed: Nick Verreos and one of yesterday's FIDM Orange County "3 Days of Fashion 2013" autographed FIDM tote bag winner

It's Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising's "3 Days of Fashion" time again! Every Summer, FIDM holds their annual "3 Days of Fashion" in all their California campuses--Orange County (Irvine), San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The program is like "Fashion Summer Camp". Attendees get to take workshops like Draping the Dress, where you will create a 3-dimensional design on a fitting form; Concept to Consumer, which focuses on design and merchandising; and Creating a Promotional Campaign, where you will work on a photo shoot and a special event, as well as sketching with a nine-head figure (croquis) and hear from past FIDM graduates and instructors.

Nick Verreos--FIDM Orange County "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

As the Official Spokesperson for FIDM, I have the pleasure of making "special appearances" at all the "3 Days of Fashion" where I get to speak to the attendees, tell them my "Little Boy Who Loved To Draw-to-FIDM-to-Fashion Designer journey" and show some of my latest NV Nick Verreos and NIKOLAKI high-end designs on a live model. My first stop for this Summer's FIDM "3 Days of Fashion" tour was to visit the FIDM Orange County campus--Here's my BLOG Recap with lots of fun photos:

NICK APPEARANCES.....Nick Verreos on Style Network's "Style Pop" TV Show

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Pop...of Color: Nick Verreos on Style Network's "Style Pop" TV show

Style Pop Threesome: (Left to right) Louise Roe, Jeannie Mai and Nick Verreos--"Style Pop" Style Network

Last night, I had the fun pleasure of being on a new TV show, "Style Pop" on Style Network. The show--hosted by Jeannie Mai and Louise Roe--is a LIVE, once a week topical series, advising Style viewers on all things glam, from tips on how to look good and live stylishly to updates on the latest news in fashion, beauty and pop culture.

LOOK TV NICK VERREOS.....The Nick Fix Videos shot at FIDM, FIDM Scholarship Store

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UPDATED: PLEASE JOIN ME FOR MY NEW "FASHION SCHOOL WITH NICK VERREOS" ON YOUTUBE HERE!


Nick Verreos--Look TV YouTube web channel, FIDM Scholarship Store Los Angeles

I am so excited to be part of Look TV--YouTube's premier fashion and beauty channel. These past few months I have been filming A BUNCH of videos about fashion, fabric, drawing, creating looks...you name it, it's THERE. In one of my recent posts HERE, I highlighted some of my first "Design School With Nick Verreos" videos...

And now, I want to talk about the latest in my Look TV "Nick Fix" videos, all completely shot at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM--my Alma Mater and of course, the College of which I am the Official Spokesperson.

For these "Nick Fix" videos for Look TV, I collaborated current FIDM students and FIDM Graduates at the FIDM Scholarship Store in Downtown L.A. to do some "Make-More-Fab" makeovers--or as I like to say...a "Nick Fix".

NV NICK VERREOS.....The "Larissa" Dress Worn by Celebs: BUY NOW at Dillard's

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NV Nick Verreos "Larissa" Dress: Black Disco Jersey with Gold Oversized Studded Sleeve Detail

My NV Nick Verreos "Larissa" dress was inspired by a dress I designed for my high-end NIKOLAKI line...Several celebs, including "Dancing With The Stars" judge and choreographer Carrie-Ann Inaba wore it as well as actress Garcelle Beauvais... The high-end NIKOLAKI version retailed for almost $1,000 but my NV Nick Verreos dress is just under $148 !

 "Dancing With The Stars" judge, Choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba Hosting the "TV Guide Grammy Awards Fashion Wrap" in NIKOLAKI silk jersey cowl-draped with leather shoulder cap-sleeve detail tunic dress

 Actress Garcelle Beauvais in NIKOLAKI silk jersey cowl-draped dress with embossed leather shoulder details

 NIKOLAKI Collection Look Book--Here is the original gown as I designed it modeled by Amanda Fields

Now, you can get the same style--worn by Carrie Ann Inaba and Garcelle Beauvais---for a small fraction of the original HIGH END PRICE...

Available online at Dillard's --or visit your nearest Dillard's and check out their "Ladies Dress Department". 

NV NICK VERREOS.....In-Store Appearance Dillard's Pembroke Lakes Mall Florida: RECAP!

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Beautiful Dresses: Nick Verreos and his Dillard's Pembroke Lakes Mall models in NV Nick Verreos dresses--Pembroke Pines Florida

 Model in NV Nick Verreos blue jersey "Grecian Goddess" dress and Nick Verreos--Dillard's Pembroke Lakes Mall Pembroke Pines Florida

A couple of weeks ago, I went on my "Nick Tour" to promote my new dress line--NV Nick Verreos--at various Dillard's across the US. I've already covered my visit to Arizona, Texas, and now, it's all about Florida. I flew to Fort Lauderdale to do an in-store appearance and host a fashion show presentation showcasing my NV Nick Verreos dresses at the Dillard's in the Pembroke Lakes Mall, located in Pembroke Pines Florida. My NV Nick Verreos design partner-for-life David Paul and I arrived in Fort Lauderdale Florida (which is about 30 minutes from Pembroke Pines) the night before my event and checked into the beautiful W Hotel Fort Lauderdale, thinking maybe--just maybe--we might get some pool time (we somehow forgot that this was a BUSINESS trip and there would be no time for "play" notwithstanding the weather situation). Alas, not so much, it was the FIRST DAY of HURRICANE season and it stormed (almost) the entire time. But we made sure to sneak a photos of the pool that we never, ever used:


No Swimsuits Allowed: W Hotels Ft. Lauderdale Pool--Nick Verreos (right) and David Paul (left) pose near the pool they never used

Now, let's get to my NV Nick Verreos Dillard's In-Store Appearance/Event: My event and fashion presentation was fabulous--and a lot of fun--I had three of the sweetest (and nicest) models including one who was oe Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Models(!). After my event/presentation, almost everyone left (BAD Shoppers, Bad!)...but David, myself and our "NV Nick Verreos" Diva Janet Scibetta, wrangled some of the ladies back---so they could TRY on my dresses and eventually BUY! Anyhow, here's my Photo Gallery:

SASHES AND TIARAS.....Miss USA 2013 Finals: Winner, Gowns

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 OMG! --Erin Brady Miss Connecticut USA gets crowned Miss USA 2013 by Nana Meriwether Miss USA 2012--PH Live Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas

Last night were the Finals of the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant. The winner was the beautiful 25-year-old 5' 8" tall Erin Brady "Miss Connecticut USA". She beat out 50 other lovely women representing all the United States plus the District of Columbia for the coveted title. Erin is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a degree in Finance and a minor in Criminal Justice and according to her Miss USA bio, she would like to pursue an MBA in the near future.

 Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady

Also, according to her bio, she is a Financial Accountant, well up until last night. Now, she will spend a year traveling around the country as Miss USA 2013, and calling a NYC apartment home. She will also represent USA in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant, which announced last night--will take place in November in Moscow Russia.

SASHES AND TIARAS.....Miss USA 2013 Preliminaries Gowns: Slit Queens, Pageant Betty's

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Slit Queen or Pageant Betty: Miss Virginia USA Shannon McAnally and Miss New Mexico USA Kathleen Danzer share things in common at Wednesday night's Miss USA 2013 Preliminary Evening Gown Competition--PH Live Theater Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas

As you might have read in my last few postings here on my blog,  it's "Miss USA" time again and that means one thing: Pageant Gowns! The all-important Preliminary Competition occurred this past Wednesday night at PH Live Theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas--site of the Finals on Sunday night. In my last post, I discussed my Favorites in Evening Gown (Miss Minnesota USA, Miss Texas USA, and so on) and now it's time to discuss "The Others". Normally, this is the "Oh Dear!" post. However, I have to admit, there weren't that many "Oh Dear's!" this year. This is a good thing and could signify that these pageant girls--and their style handlers--are getting a little more conscious of what defines A MESS. But for some pageant watchers (the catty ones!) it's also a semi-bad thing, since there's not much to wreck, as it were. So, with that in mind, I decided to break down the girls who STILL love a Good Slit, the "Blue Belles" (the color blue was a trend) as well as "Lipstick Ladies" (red gowns) and finally, the Pageant Betty's; contestants whose gowns were a bit of a throw-back to the 1990s. So, let's get to it:

Slit Queens:

Show Some Leg: (Left to right) Miss Alaska USA, Miss Florida USA, Miss California USA, Miss Nevada USA--these ladies (among others) love a good slit in their gowns. The slit is a very popular detail in Pageant Gowns and has been for years. I also love a good slit and have designed many a NIKOLAKI gown with them. They've even now "invaded" the red carpet with the likes of Angelina Jolie showing what a slit can do! But sometimes, the pageant girls take a slit to new heights (like waaaay up there!). And this is where you might go into "Oh Dear!" territory. The contestants above did just fine, with all their slits, thank you very much. Now, here are two ladies who took the slit to new heights on Wednesday night---First, Miss North Carolina USA Ashley Mills...

SASHES AND TIARAS....Miss USA 2013 Preliminaries Gowns: The Best!

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One of the Best Gowns: Miss Texas USA Alexandria Nugent in a gown designed by Venezuelan beauty pageant designer Gionni Straccia--Miss USA 29013 Preliminaries

This last Wednesday was the Miss USA 2013 Preliminary Competition (Full Video at the end of this post, in case you missed it!). This is the pre-final contest in which a separate set of judges get to pick who the semi-finalists are for Sunday night's final Miss USA 2013 pageant...

The 51 contestants--representing all the 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia--competed in Swimsuit and Evening Gown. Some of the evening gowns the contestants wore were the same as the ones I wrote about when I reviewed the "Miss USA Website Photos", but some were different (as expected). So, let's take a look at my "Nick Top Favorites" of the Preliminary Evening Gown Competition:

NV NICK VERREOS....In-Store Appearance San Antonio Texas Part 2: TV Appearances

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TV Ready: Nick Verreos with models (left to right) Rita Verreos, Julie Poppoon Chandio and Alexandra Ahmadi in NV Nick Verreos dresses--KENS5 "Great Day SA" Morning TV Show, San Antonio

 Good Morning San Antonio: Nick Verreos gets his "Visitor's" sticker--KENS5 Great Day SA Morning Show San Antonio

As part of my time in San Antonio Texas last week promoting my NV Nick Verreos line at the Dillard's North Star Mall (Click HERE for the Recap!), I had the chance to do some TV shows and press for my event. The day before my event, I was invited to appear on the #1 Local Entertainment/Lifestyle Program in San Antonio, KENS5 "Great Day SA" Morning TV Show.

NV NICK VERREOS.....In-Store Appearance Dillard's San Antonio Texas: Part 1 RECAP!

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Dress Fab: Nick Verreos with his NV Nick Verreos models (left to right) Alexandra Ahmadi "Miss San Antonio USA 2013", Rita Verreos and Julie Poppoon Chandio--Nick Verreos/NV Nick Verreos In-Store Event Dillard's San Antonio North Star Mall

For the last couple of weeks I have been on a "Nick Tour" traveling around the country, promoting my NV Nick Verreos dress line at various Dillard's with In-Store Appearances and Fashion Presentations showing shoppers how they can have a FAB "Red Carpet Moment" wearing my dresses. As you may know, my NV Nick Verreos dress line is available at many Dillard's stores across the U.S.and at Dillards.com as well (so go BUY THEM!). I've been to Arizona (you can read that recap HERE), Florida and Texas. I'll have the Florida recap on a future post, but for this one, I wanted to highlight the AMAZING event I had in San Antonio Texas at the Dillard's North Star Mall, where we sold LOTS of my dresses and the Dillard's North Star execs told me that "it was one of the BEST events they'd ever had" (Love that!). I was especially excited to come to San Antonio since that is where my family--mom, dad, sister, niece and nephew--live.

 Nick's Angels: Nick Verreos flanked by his NV Nick Verreos models (left to right) Rita Verreos, Alexandra Ahmadi and Julie Poppoon Chandio--Nick Verreos/NV Nick Verreos In-Store Event Dillard's San Antonio North Star Mall

It was a jam-packed three days while I was there including TV appearances, press, fittings, plus the actual event of course, so unfortunately I didn't get to spend much quality time with my family but then, there's always Christmas for that. I did, however, have the special treat of having my sister, Rita Verreos, model in my San Antonio event. Rita did an AMAZING job beforehand promoting my In-Store Visit and Event to all her friends in San Antonio and both David Paul (my NV Nick Verreos partner) and I were very, very grateful. Now, speaking of models, I was also thrilled when I found out during the fittings that one of the models, Alexandra Ahmadi had just been crowned Miss San Antonio USA 2013 and will represent Alamo City at the upcoming Miss Texas 2013 pageant so I was happy to have a Texan Pageant Queen....in Texas...modeling my NV Nick Verreos dresses!

ROYAL COUTURE.....Princess Madeleine of Sweden Wedding: The Guests

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Picture Perfect--Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband US-British hedge fund financier Christopher O' Neill

As I previously talked about HERE, the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden got married in a lavish Royal Wedding this past Saturday. In that post, it was all about Madeleine and her GORGEOUS Valentino Haute Couture wedding gown, designed by the (not so much) retired couturier Valentino Garavani.
Now, it's time to discuss the Guests, most all Royal, and one fabulously chic former Swedish reality show star...Let's get to it:

Parade of Princesses--(left to right) Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Martha-Louise of Norway and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

ROYAL COUTURE.....Wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden: Valentino Couture Wedding Gown

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Mr. and Mrs: Princess Madeleine Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland and her husband, American financier Chris O'Neill --Storkyrkan (The Great Church) Stockholm Sweden

This past Saturday, on June 8th, Princess Madeleine Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, 30, married wealthy Manhattan banker Christopher O'Neill, 38, at the Royal Palace Chapel and Storkyrkan (The Great Church) in Stockholm, Sweden. Princess Madeleine is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. The King--according to some rumors--footed the bill for the entire thing (not surprised). The wedding was a MAJOR Royal Wedding with over 500 guests, including many Euro Royals, naturally; they LIVE for this stuff (and so do I!).

Madeleine is known as the Swedish Princess with the "Hollywood Starlet" good looks. For most of her life, she was a blond but just a few years ago, she went brunette, I guess signaling her "I'm more serious and ready to get married" phase of her life. She has now met "the love of her life" in London-born, American financier from a wealthy family, the dashing Christopher O'Neill.  

Happy Couple: Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland and her new husband, American financier Christopher O'Neill, in one of their "Official Portraits"

Supposedly, Madeleine and Chris will make their home in New York. Not sure what the Princess will do in NYC but supposedly Chris will continue his financier work (yeah right! He's going to have his calendar full with way too many royal weddings and pr appearances). Speaking of Christopher...he passed up the offer for a royal title, which would have required he become a Swedish citizen, and essentially will remain Mr. Chris O'Neill, no Duke of this or Prince of that.

Now, let's discuss THE WEDDING GOWN:

SASHES AND TIARAS.....Miss USA 2013 Gown Website Photos: Slit Queens, Oh Dear!

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Miss Tennessee USA 2013 Brenna Mader--Watch out Ladies, she might steal your HUSBAND!

In my last SASHES AND TIARAS post, I discussed my Faves from the Miss USA 2013 Website Evening Gown "Portraits" that were released last week prior to the upcoming Preliminaries (this Wednesday!) and Finals on June 16th. Now, as we know (if you are a Beauty Pageant aficionado--or a Missosologist, the term for a "Pageant Follower"), these evening gowns in the Miss USA 2013 Website Portraits may or may not be the actual gowns the contestants wear during the all-important Preliminary Competition as well as the Finals once they get chosen as a Semi-Finalist.

 Last year's Top Five at the Miss USA 2012 finals, in their evening gowns

A lot of times, the girls "bust out" with a new "Super Duper" gown that they have secretly held in the back of their closet just for that moment. But, at the same time, many will just wear the same gowns worn in these portraits, whether they should or not...Anyhow, without further ado, here is my Part Two Miss USA 2013 Evening Gown Website Photos Review--

SASHES AND TIARAS.....Miss USA 2013 Gowns Website Photos: My Favorites

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Fab 101--Miss Michigan USA Jaclyn Schultz takes the "Best Gown" prize for me in this nude and green sequined applique gown

The Miss USA 2013 beauty pageant is happening as I type this blog. The Finals are one week away, on Sunday June 16th and being held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. As always, the Finals will be televised  LIVE on NBC.

Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether, Donald Trump and Miss Universe 2012,  Olivia Culpo at the crowning presentation of "Miss USA 2012", after Olivia Culpo (who was "Miss USA 2012") won the Miss Universe title last December

As you may know, I LOVE ME a Beauty pageant--and more importantly, beauty pageant gowns; this seems to be a popular subject, especially here on my NICKVERREOS.COM blog. The 51 contestants have been in Las Vegas for the past two weeks and recently, the Miss USA 2013 website photos were released, including the ever-important Evening Gown photos. So, naturally, it's time to review...First up, I want to discuss my favorites of the bunch...