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

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"

I also brought some of my NV Nick Verreos and NIKOLAKI dresses and gowns for the appearance and fashion presentation to be worn by two of L.A.'s most fabulous models--Amber Lindauer and Amanda Fields, both with L.A. Models.

Tweet Girls: Right before I got there, all the FIDM LA "3 Days of Fashion 2013" attendees were instructed to tweet away for their "Go Social" contest. As you can see from the photo above, they followed directions real well--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Photo Courtesy of  Savannah Ferguson @savannahfergie

Say Cheese LA: Upon arriving, this above was what greeted me! A tent-full audience of students and parents, eager to see me, my "FIDM 3 Days of Fashion" presentation and see some of my fashions (I hope!)--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Runway Boy: I began my appearance by doing my traditional "FIDM Runway Blessing" walk. As a bonus, I also decided to find out if there were any Dads "in the house". Only ONE man raised his hand (there were more Dads, but they were hiding!).

Runway King: Here's the one Dad who worked the FIDM L.A. "3 Days of Fashion" runway and got a HUGE applause from the almost 300 people in attendance. I love that he tried to mimic my hands on the high-hips pose that I had done in my runway walk beforehand. I did that as an example of what he should do. I didn't realize he would actually do it!

Then it was time to show some of my "NV Nick Verreos" dresses as part of my presentation:

Salmon Beautiful: Nick Verreos and model Amanda Fields in "NV Nick Verreos" salmon-colored crepe dress with asymmetrical hemline and embellished waistband--FIDM Los Angels "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Dress available HERE at Dillards.com

Model Traffic: Models Amanda Fields (left) and Amber Lindauer (right) in NV Nick Verreos dresses--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Nick Verreos and model Amber Lindauer in "NV Nick Verreos" printed crepe "Halter Peplum" dress--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Dress available HERE at Lord & Taylor

La Heidi: Nick Verreos and model Amber Lindauer wearing the NV Nick Verreos "Heidi Dress"--black jersey one-shoulder asymmetrical dress with faux leather "corset" midriff section--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Dress available HERE at Dillards.com

Silver Sequins: Nick Verreos with model Amanda Fields in NIKOLAKI silk chiffon with silver and black sequined cowl-neck dress with draped shoulder detail--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Dress available by Special Order at NIKOLAKIDESIGN.COM

Mint Red Carpet: Nick Verreos and model Amanda Fields in NIKOLAKI mint-colored sequin bias-cut one-shoulder gown with attached silk ziberline bustier top--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Gown available by Special Order at NIKOLAKIDESIGN.COM

Draped Grecian Goddess: Nick Verreos with model Amber Lindauer in raspberry-colored silk jersey draped gown with high side-slit--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Gown available by Special Order at NIKOLAKIDESIGN.COM

Following my Fashion Presentation, I had a Meet-and-Greet:

Line Up: FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013" Nick Verreos "Meet-and-Greet" line (LOVE the girl in the front of the line putting on her lipstick! She is getting READY!)

Here are some of the pics from my Meet-and-Greet:

Nick Verreos with Savannah Ferguson --she's the fashionista who tweeted the photo toward the top of this post entitled "Tweet Girls" #LoveHer!

Fab Signing and Picture Taking: Nick Verreos with FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013" attendees

(Left to right): Nick Verreos with Taylor (Photos Courtesy of @BlondeAmbiition ); Nick Verreos with @bee_anahirosas --FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

(Left to right) Nick Verreos and Briana--Photo Courtesy of @AbsolutelyBri ; Nick Verreos and Madison, Winner of the Grand FIDM Tote Bag which included an extra gift of a $100 Forever 21 Shopping Card--FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013"

Cheetah Haute: One of the attendees at this year's FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion" was a young man by the name of Dylan. He was from Utah and he bought some FAB Cheetah-print booties (yes, HE bought them while on one of the FIDM Los Angeles "3Days of Fashion 2013" shopping trips--and in fact, he wore them onstage). Above are the booties--and Dylan Rae (second from left), along with myself, model Amanda Fields (far left) and another FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013" attendee (far right).

One of the FIDM Los Angeles "3 Days of Fashion 2013" attendees designed and gave me the hat (hanging on the FIDM "director's chair")

Final Pic:

I "Heart" U Nick Verreos: This above was on one of the evaluation forms-- It made my day, week, month...and year, so far! What a great ending to my visit to FIDM Los Angeles' "3 Days of Fashion 2013" See you NEXT YEAR!

***Up Next: SAN DIEGO!!!! The FIDM San Diego "3 Days of Fashion 2013"