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Thursday, 2 November 2017

FIDM.....FIDM San Francisco Open House: Nick Verreos Special Appearance & Lecture RECAP!

November 02, 2017 0 Comments



 Nick Verreos at FIDM San Francisco Open House



Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of flying to SAN FRANCISCO to make a "Special Appearance" and give my "How I Got To Where I Got" Lecture at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising FIDM San Francisco Campus. As an FIDM Grad and Spokesperson, it is always a joy to talk about my early love of sketching and fashion and how FIDM was the PERFECT PLACE for me to help me achieve my dreams in the fashion world!






Cable Car Love--Nick Verreos in Union Square San Francisco



Throughout the year, all four of the FIDM campuses--Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco--hold their "Open Houses", a chance for high school (and post graduate) students (as well their parents) to check out the campuses, meet instructors, alumni, see student's work, and get to meet successful FIDM graduates--like myself!






Ready for FIDM San Francisco Open House!--My mom sent a "Care Package" recently (LOVE HER!) and in it was this fab bow tie, rosette lapel pin AND pocket hankie!



I was excited to be invited to the FIDM San Francisco campus to make a "Special Appearance"...Here is my Photo Recap of the fun day, including my Lecture, Meet & Greet and giving away a copy of my new book "The Pageant Coloring Book" to a lucky FIDM SF Open House attendee:



Lecture Pics:











Nick Verreos during his FIDM San Francisco Open House Lecture--I had a blast doing my Lecture, speaking about my early love of sketching and fashion and then how I got accepted to FIDM and finally found my "FASHION HOME"! I brought a fun slideshow as part of my Lecture with tons of photos showing my NIKOLAKI gowns and designs as well as celebrities wearing my designs on the red carpet--FIDM San Francisco Open House



Giving away a copy of my NEW BOOK "The Pageant Coloring Book":














Nick Verreos with his new book "The Pageant Coloring Book"--FIDM San Francisco Open House








With the WINNER of my "The Pageant Coloring Book" Giveaway at FIDM San Francisco Open House



Post-Appearance Meet & Greet Pics with young students:




















Nick Verreos with Open House attendees--Post-Appearance Meet & Greet, FIDM San Francisco Open House



...And the Moms and Dads!!






Love the Moms and Dads!--Nick Verreos with students and their parents at the Post-Appearance Meet & Greet, FIDM San Francisco Open House



And then there was this...






Nick Verreos with the youngest FIDM Open House visitor!--Doing the "Hulk" pose (I think), FIDM San Francisco Post-Appearance Meet & Greet








BYE SAN FRANCISCO! Until next time! XO, Nick




And don't forget to get your own copy of "The Pageant Coloring Book" available NOW on amazon.com:







Wednesday, 5 July 2017

FIDM.....FIDM Los Angeles Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion": BLOG RECAP!!!

July 05, 2017 0 Comments



It's 3 Days of FASHION!!--Nick Verreos onstage with model Amanda Fields Bennett wearing NIKOLAKI silk charmeuse and "feathered" taffeta gown--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017



Time for the FINAL FIDM "3 Days of Fashion" for Summer 2017! In the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting the FIDM campuses throughout California for their annual "3 Days of Fashion" Summer Program--you can check out my BLOGS on those HERE for FIDM San Diego, HERE for FIDM OC in LA, and HERE for FIDM San Francisco. So now, it was time for my "Special Appearance" at the FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion"!






Onstage Nick: Nick Verreos--with "3 Days of Fashion" MC Andre Barnwell--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017



Here are my photos from last week's FABULOUS and SUPER FUN FIDM "3 Days of fashion" 2017 including my "Special Appearance", a special Fashion Presentation of my NIKOLAKI gowns on models, plus a DAD CATWALK CONTEST (!) and a Meet & Greet after all the fun.

Let's start with that aforementioned "Dad Catwalk Contest":












The Dad Winners: Nick Verreos with the three finalists of the "Dad Catwalk Contest" atb FIDM LA Main campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017. 



Right as I got onstage to begin my "Special Appearance", I asked all the dads in the audience to come up onstage and then I surprised them (or shocked them, depending on who you speak to!) when I told them that they were to walk the "runway" for the FIDM 3 Days of Fashion Dad Catwalk Contest.






Runway Dads: Dads of students attending FIDM "3 Days of Fashion" doing their "catwalk"--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017



They were all AMAZING and good sports about it (Thank Goodness no one got mad at me!), and in fact our top winning dad, really embraced the term "catwalk" when he literally got on the floor--on all fours--and began slithering like a cat--or Runway Panther! You can only imagine the reaction from the crowd--and especially his daughter! (she was snapping photos and filming video naturally!). I'm sure if you looked on Instagram long enough, you'll find the "blackmail" video :)--Now, let's get to the REAL models:



The NIKOLAKI Fashion Presentation:




Amanda Fields Bennett modeling NIKOLAKI burgundy colored silk dress onstage with Nick Verreos--FIDM Main Campus LA "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






Model Amanda wearing NIKOLAKI burgundy colored silk charmeuse and "feathered" silk taffeta tea-length gown--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






Model Amanda wearing NIKOLAKI copper & gold sequined silk gown with capelet detail--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






Model Amanda in NIKOLAKI "Pop Art" multicolored polka dot silk crepe column gown with plunging neckline and long sleeves--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017








Model Alizee Gaillard wearing NIKOLAKI canary yellow silk crepe-back satin one shoulder column gown with silk organza side cascade detail--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






Nick Verreos with model Alizee wearing NIKOLAKI canary yellow silk crepe-back satin one shoulder column gown with silk organza cascade detail--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017








Model Alizee in NIKOLAKI bubblegum pink silk crepe-back satin "Sari"-inspired draped gown--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






Nick Verreos presenting model Alizee in NIKOLAKI grape colored beaded silk gown with back cowl drape--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017







NIKOLAKI Divas: Models Alizee (left) and Amanda (right) wearing NIKOLAKI gowns at FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017








Custom FIDM Tote Bag Winners: Nick Verreos poses with the three FIDM Tote Bag Winners at FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017



Post-Appearance & Fashion Presentation Meet & Greet Photos:




A Lot O' GUCCI: Nick Verreos poses with student sharing his love for Gucci--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017








Meet & Greet Smiles: Nick Verreos poses for photos with students (and parents!) during the Meet & Greet portion of FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017








SOOOO CUUUTE: When one student came up to me to take a photo and was so overcome with emotion that she started to cry...then I started to cry...and then, well, we all were a CRYING mess! It was so endearing and touching!--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






EVERYONE SAY "FIDM!": Group shots of students (including some with my book "A Passion For Fashion"!) attending FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






It Takes a Mini Village: (L to R), Model Amanda Fields Bennett, FIDM Special Events Assistant (and my "3 Days" GOD!!) Spencer Williams, NIKOLAKI co-designer David Paul and Nick Verreos--FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017






That's A Wrap!: Nick Verreos with students attending the final day of FIDM LA Main Campus "3 Days of Fashion" 2017



THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who attended this year's FIDM 3 Days of Fashion!! I LOVED meeting each and everyone of you! XO, Nick


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