NIKOLAKI.....Actress Brenda Strong Wears NIKOLAKI gown at SAG Awards
Desperate Housewive's Brenda Strong in Nick Verreos for the SAG Awards
It was such a pleasure to work with Brenda on this gown. Not only is she absolutely gorgeous (she is 6'4" in her heels!), but she is also kind and sweet. We had a great time creating this together.
It all came about when she saw the Nicky Hilton episode of Project Runway and thought what a great idea to collaborate on a custom gown. After a quick call between publicists we began our collaboration! She loved the dress I designed for Nicky and it was her idea to do a variation of that dress for the SAG Awards.
She wanted a color that really popped on camera and we decided on this beautiful shade of Amethyst. It went great with her natural coloring and made the blue color of her eyes absolutely breathtaking. How ironic that almost all of the "Housewives" wore shades of purple! It must have been in the air.
The fabric was a Silk Crepe Back Satin with Silk Velvet straps in a darker shade of Amethyst. She wore almost $100,000 worth of jewelry by Martin Katz! We chose a stunning and very modern bracelet made up of an amazing amount of diamonds set in platinum. Her earrings were 3'' diamond drops and we placed the most beautiful dragonfly brooch made of amethysts, rubies and diamonds in her hair.
When we slipped her in the gown she looked like a Goddess! It took my breath away.
The Gown will be donated to the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation -- a 501c3 organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. To bid go to: http://www.clothesoffourback.org/
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Congrats!
I thought it was strange that almost all the "Housewives" wore purple as well, but I gotta say that when they were all up on stage, Brenda's color was the best;) She really popped up there amongst all the other purple gowns.
Beautiful work:)
Marley = )
congrats! (guess we saw who really won that NH challenge after all)
-chaseowl
Great work honeychild!!!!
Fabulous!
That dress is stunning. You are so wonderful on PR and I hope that you win!
Either way, you make any woman look like a goddess. You are amazing.
love,
Trina
It's awesome that celebs themselves watch "Project Runway" and that you got an opportunity to expand your portfolio! Rock on! I can't wait to see more of your designs on the red carpet!
<33, Alyssa
from Yahoo.com. :)
Congratulations on this debut of a truly stunning fantasy gown. As a 6' tall girl, I especially loved how you turned Brenda into a statuesque goddess with sleek, silky lines. (Not that she needs too much help with the transformation!)
Count me as one of your many admirers. I'm on pins and needles every Wednesday night wondering when the heck they are going to award you another weekly win. I thought your skating dress for Sasha Cohen was completely overlooked and totally rocked!
Here's wishing you continued success and glorious opportunities to SHOW YOUR STUFF out in the world where it belongs.
Cosmokid
PAMMYLAND.COM Project Runway League
I cant wait to see the results of the show. You are my fave.
I am so proud of you!! Really resecpt how you handle things with the models being changed on you, BUT CONGRATS on having your design wore at the SAG AWARDS!!!!
Wish you the best=)
I am a loyal fan in Alaska. The dress you designed for Brenda is simply beautiful. Classic and dropdead gorgeous. I would LOVE to own an original by you.
Side note, I bought one of the my scene barbies (not off auction I am not that rich haha) for my daughters birthday last month. She LOVES it. She is only 4 but watchs PR with miss and was sad you got voted off before the end.
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It's gorgeous!
congrats
xoxo