The Best, Not So Best, and Why I Have A Crush on the Jonas Brothers (their style, of course!)...The Red Carpet TV Guide Network "Choir": Jennifer Rade, Nick Verreos, Kim Vo, Carrie Ann Inaba (in NIKOLAKI) and Lawrence Zarian
On Monday, I taped my TV Guide Fashion Wrap--the Grammy Awards Edition--with hostess and Red Carpet "Moderator" and Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba. I just found out that it was the HIGHEST RATED Grammys Fashion Wrap in TV Guide history (yeaaay!!!). Also, you may remember that she wore a NIKOLAKI dress on Sunday when she co-hosted the TV Guide Grammys Red Carpet Show. And now for the Fashion Wrap, I decided to dress her again--in a black silk jersey cowl draped dress with leather shoulder accents. Two NIKOLAKI's in two days! Also, the entire set was donned with NIKOLAKI gowns and dresses, in case you think those dresses in the background look a bit "familiar".
Guitar Hero: Carrie Ann Inaba, wearing a NIKOLAKI silk and leather dress, with NIKOLAKI gowns in the background, TV Guide Fashion Wrap Set
As always, I had a lot of fun with my fellow panel of experts, including Lawrence Zarian, Jen Rade--who styled Carrie Ann, as well as Pink on Grammy night. Also, giving his opinion on the hairstyles of the night, was the one and only Kim Vo--hairstylist and colorist TO THE STARS! Hear (and watch) what he has to say about doing Miss Britney Spears hair for the night--as well as all our other fun and crazy commentary--including some insightful dish on designers, collections, and what the stars are wearing. Yes, I try and give some information and educate--as well as give my fun "Nick" two cents.In case you missed the show...
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Don't forget to watch me TONIGHT on TV Guide's Grammy Awards Fashion Wrap hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba. We'll, of course, be discussing all the BEST and WORST Dressed of the night and Miss Carrie Ann will be wearing yet another NIKOLAKI dress!!!
Tune in at 8pm/7c TVGN!
Architectural Carrie!Carrie Ann Inaba in NIKOLAKI Fall 2010, hosting TV Guide Network's Grammys Red Carpet Pre-Show
Late last year, when I did my Emmys Fashion Wrap with Carrie Ann Inaba, she took me aside and said "You know what? I need to wear NIKOLAKI when I host one of my upcoming Red Carpet Shows..." We decided the Grammys would be perfect. The next time I saw her while filming the Golden Globes Fashion Wrap, I brought sketches for her and her stylist extraordinaire, my fellow Fashion Wrap Panelist, Jen Rade, to see. They loved all of them but decided they should stop by my NIKOLAKI Design Studio to take a closer look and "play dress-up". And boy did she: She tried on half a dozen gowns and dresses. But her eyes began "wandering"... She couldn't take her eyes off a muslin/toile sample that we had made for our Fall 2010 line. Couture Muslin: Nick Verreos and Carrie Ann Inaba pose with the muslin/toile of her Grammys dress
She asked "What is that??" We said that it was just a mock-up (in cotton muslin) of one of the dresses in our upcoming line. "I HAVE to try it on!" she quipped. She did and both her and Jen found their dress. Done and done. My design partner, David Paul and I took her measurements and discussed length and any other minor adjustments. Now we just had to make it--custom--in just ONE WEEK!!! The final result: A strapless cocktail dress made with black Italian Silk-and-Wool Zibeline featuring Oragami-like "petal" folds up top and cascading down the bottom.
Hand Delivery: Nick Verreos at the Staples bringing THE dress to Carrie Ann Inaba's trailer for a fitting
These last few days prior to the Awards have been crazy, making trips back-and-forth to the Staples Center--site of the Grammys--for some final fitting last touches and today both David and I were at her hotel room, getting her dressed in our NIKOLAKI dress. We think she looks amazing!
Click below for Carry Ann Inaba (in NIKOLAKI) and Chris Harrison interviewing Taylor Swift at the Grammys 2010:
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