NIKOLAKI on the Red Carpet Last Week

Project Runway Season 2 designer, Nick Verreos had two designs on the red carpet recently.

Actress Serinda Swan (TRON: Legacy) wore this little black dress (above) to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. Click here for details.

Also, Cheryl Burke (Dancing with the Stars) wore this plum-colored strapless mini to the Rolling Stone Magazine Awards Bash. Click here for more information.



Congratulations Nick and David!

Katy Perry Wears a NIKOLAKI Design!

Singer Katy Perry wore this dress from the Spring 2011 Collection of Nick Verreos and David Paul to the launch of her new "Purr" fragrance in Mexico City.

More information here.

Nick Verreos Fashion Show in San Antonio Tomorrow Night

Nick and David will be presenting a NIKOLAKI Fashion Show tomorrow night at the "Party in Fashion" event in San Antonio.
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NIKOLAKI - Spring 2011

Amanda Fields for Nikolaki Spring 2011

When Nick Verreos invited us to his Spring 2011 show at Style Week Orange County, I was determined to "make it work."

It's not a bad drive from Scottsdale and my son Dan, and his sweetheart Ryan, were more than happy to join me. We left bright and early on Friday morning.

On the way, I did a phone interview with Valerie Mayen (Not while I was driving, of course...) - she was adorable!

The show was at an outdoor mall called The Irvine Spectrum Center. We checked into our hotel, dropped off our bags and headed to the venue. We arrived at about 5:30 and there was already a long line of fans waiting to get into the show space. This is only a fraction of the line.



Fortunately we were on the "VIP List" (Thanks, Nick and David!) and were issued wristbands so that we could relax a little. We did our part for the economy and shopped while we waited for the event space to open.

Once in the space we were greeted like old friends by members of the Nikolaki family. Here are Nick's mom, Raquel and David's mom, Conchita.

Longtime BPRs will remember the last time we met them.



Here is David's sister, Marisa and Nick's sister, Rita (in Nikolaki, of course!)



There were delicious refreshments and generous gift bags. Among the treasures were chocolates from Nordstrom, gift cards from Hollywood Million Denim, and these lovely glasses from Ezekiel.

Dan and Ryan in their Ezekiel specs.

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All Nick Verreos - All The Time

Actress Nicole Ari Parker Looks gorgeous in a Nikolaki gown! Click here for more information about the event.

Nick also headlines the Style Week Orange County Show on Friday night in Irvine. Click here for more information.

Nick has also been busy on his Macy's tour! Click here for more.

From the Mailbox

Project Runway Season Four model, Lea Rannells walks for Christian Siriano Fall 2010.

Heidi Klum wears a Nick Verreos design on Project Runway! Click here for details.

Heidi will appear on an upcoming episode of Desperate Housewives. Click here for more.

Don't miss Jay McCarroll on Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Club tonight. Click here for a preview.

Click here for more from Irina Shabayeva's show from Racked.

Mychael Knight and Carol Hannah Whitfield are among the designers showing at Charleston Fashion Week, March 16-20. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Heidi Klum wore Gucci to the season seven finale and Faith Hill wore Marchesa. Both looked radiant. Click here for more.

Carrie Ann Inaba Wears a Nikolaki Design to The Grammys

Photo: John Shearer

Nick Verreos and David Paul designed this black strapless dress for Carrie Ann to wear while hosting the red carpet show for the 2010 Grammys.

Click here for the full story from Nick.

Weekend News

Marlee Matlin wore a Nick Verreos design at the celebration of her new star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame." Click here for more information.

Elisa Jimenez and Marion Lee will be featured at the "Texas' Next Top Designer" competition on May 21 in Dallas.

Click here for an article about Michael Knight's lecture at SCAD in the Savannah Morning News.

From The Mailbox

Photo: ABC/KELSEY MCNEAL

Not only did Samantha Harris wear a Nikolaki gown on Dancing With The Stars this week, but so did Carrie Ann Inaba. Click here for the complete story from Nick and David.

Julie Wolfson interviews Project Runway Season Four designer Kit Pistol and her friend Esther Kim for Design Sponge.

Click here for a review of Diana Eng's new book, "Fashion Geek" from CNET.

Samantha Harris Wears a Nikolaki Gown

Project Runway Season Two favorite, Nick Verreos, designed this gown worn by Samantha Harris on last night's episode of "Dancing With the Stars." Below is the same gown modeled by lovely Amanda Fields.

Islands of the World Fashion Week a Huge Success

Photo courtesy of NIKOLAKI

Nick Verreos and David Paul have returned home after a very busy week in the Bahamas.

The "Islands of the World Fashion Week" news has been filling the mailbox and by all accounts, it was a lot of fun and a grand success.

Of all of the glamorous images from the event, of course I had to select this one as my favorite. On the left you'll see Nick's parents, Jim and Raquel and his adorable niece and nephew Casia and Alain. It's great that Nick and David were able to include their family in this experience.

Photo: Lyndah Wells

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Nick Verreos Heads to Islands of the World Fashion Week

Hi BPR,

It's past midnight and we are still packing for our trip to the Bahamas.
We have to be up in three hours (no rest for the wicked), to get ready, pile 7 suitcases (yes, we are bringing the entire collection with us--we don't trust DHL to get there on time) and ourselves into my SUV.

Then we will drop Benny (our dog) off at the "Doggy Hotel" and then head over to LAX, drop our car and catch a shuttle to board a 7 AM flight to Miami and then to the Bahamas.

Wish us luck!

It's been a very tiring and extremely brutal last few weeks to the finish line. We have done this all by ourselves, except for the amazing help of our amazing seamstress.

Who knows what kind of models we will have, and if they will fit into our standard runway sample size 2/4 gowns? (We have only seen composite cards and will have fittings once we settle into the Bahamas.) We did our part. Hopefully the Islands Of The World Fashion Week will be good to us and the Caribbean Gods will be on our side...David is bringing the good ol' Singer Sewing Machine just in case we have to "Make It Work".

Here are three photos--one of our beautiful fit model/muse, Amanda Fields, wearing a draped back bias-cut silk crepe gown in crimson red (you get to see her back at least.)
The other ones are: A silk jersey draped gown with a copper sequined waist corset
and a Gold Silk Lurex "Siren" gown-(sketch above)-all from the upcoming Spring 2009 Collection.
This is an exclusive preview. We took the photos at our studio. There are also some additional sketches I did, which I posted on my blog.

The theme is: La Epoca de Oro Del Cine Mexicano. (The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema!)

We'll try and take lots of photos---and hopefully, we might get one day to actually enjoy the gorgeous Atlantis Resort and pretend like it was a "mini-vacation"...

OXOX
Nick, David (and Benny)

From The Mailbox

There is still time to vote for Bravo's Ultimate Fan Favorite.

Click here for a great Project Runway article from TV Week. Thanks Sergio.

More cute photos of Tila Tequila wearing Nikolaki here.

Christian Siriano Reports From The 2008 MTV Movie Awards

Tila Tequila wore a Nikolaki gown to the event!


Photo courtesy of Wire Image.

Weekend News

Christian Siriano will be on Ellen Thursday, May 29th.

Kimberly Caldwell wore a NIKOLAKI design to the American Idol finale - and David Cook asked her out to dinner. Coincidence? Check it out!

Jay McCarroll reports from the Gen Art Style Show.

BPRs, welcome lovely Simone LeBlanc to the blogosphere.

More From The Mailbox

Actress Thea Gill wears a NIKOLAKI design on the red carpet. Click here for more.

The Lifetime vs. Bravo tale has made it into the Wall Street Journal.

(This means that my husband will arrive home from work today with a copy of it under his arm asking, "Hey Laura, have you heard that Project Runway is moving to Lifetime?")

Here is a little more from the LA Times.

Click here for a report from Seattle's "Product Runway." Jack Mackenroth was one of the judges.

Finally, from E! Online, more Nina Garcia gossip.

Click Here For Video of the NIKOLAKI Show

Don't miss the interview with Conchita and Raquel!

After the Show

After the show we ran into Raymundo Baltazar. He is adorable and very busy - he promised to update us.



We also ran into Amanda Fields. I asked for her autograph. She is very busy modeling AND acting.



Her top is a NIKOLAKI design and her necklace is Heidi Klum!



Nick was busy tending bar and David was greeting everyone in the crowd. It was really fun, but I was getting tired. We said goodnight to our new best friend Roz - and went up to our room.

The next day would contain a wonderful surprise!

NIKOLAKI Finale

At the end of the show the models all came out in a line - I hadn't realized there were so many! Nick and David were very gracious and received flowers from their moms. Awwwwwww.....





The show was over, but not the party!