Tasha Smith Gives You NIKOLAKI COUTURE!!!Fire Red: Tasha Smith in red silk satin-back crepe NIKOLAKI gown The gorgeous actress Tasha Smith, who most recently starred in Tyler Perry's hit film "Why Did I Get Married Too", (with Miss Janet Jackson!) is featured in a photo spread with her sexy HOT co-star Michael Jai White. Happy Couple: Actress Tasha Smith (in red NIKOLAKI gown) and Michael Jai White The editorial, which was styled by Chaz E. Foley, and photographed by John Russo, is in the current Monarch Magazine Summer 2010 Edition. Statueseque: Actress Tasha Smith in hand-beaded bias cut georgette gown with silk zibeline corset NIKOLAKI gown Chaz recently styled another shoot for one of my favorite Los Angeles models, the exotic Suwana Perry, wearing NIKOLAKI, of course. Kudos to Chaz, John and Tasha on some great images!

Work IT!!!!Beyonce Fan: Model Suwana Perry in NIKOLAKI black matte paillette cowl-backed cocktail dress Last month, my friend , celebrity stylist Chaz E. Foley came by my NIKOLAKI studio to take some dresses and gowns for a photo shoot he was doing-- Little did I know that they were with one of my favorite Los Angeles models, Bubblegum Princess: Model Suwana Perry in NIKOLAKI fuchsia pink silk duchesse plunging neck box-pleated cocktail dress Suwana Perry, whom I've known for YEARS--she's modeled in some of my runway shows and also "helps me out" every now and then and has her perfect figure available as my "Fit Model" for my FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Fit Class. Here are the results---enjoy! Photos by Ray Christian