NICK APPEARANCES.....Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos FIDM & Bloomingdales Event: RECAP

NICK APPEARANCES.....Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos FIDM & Bloomingdales Event: RECAP

Nick Verreos--Getting ready for my "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event at  Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square Glowhaus Beauty Boutique

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of doing a VERY SPECIAL event & appearance--sponsored by my Alma Mater, The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM and Bloomingdale's at Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square.

The event/appearance was titled "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" and was being held in conjunction with the launch of the Glowhaus Beauty Boutique--a new "Beauty Boutique" targeting millennial shoppers, introducing them to 30 new brands and 800 total new products at VERY selected Bloomingdale's stores and online...

I AM??!!!--The signage of gold balloons at the Glowhaus Beauty Boutique near my "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" table--Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

My event was so much fun: I was there to CUSTOM sketch "Fashion Impressions" (stylized fashion illustrations) of customers shopping at Bloomingdale's!

 Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos--Table set-up--Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

I brought along my trusty FIDM tote bag of sketching supplies--including sketch pads, markers, pens and pencils (never leave my NIKOLAKI design studio without them!)--to be all ready to Fashion Illustrate any fabulous customer that just happened to notice that I was there...just to draw them!

 Nick Verreos--and his trusty FIDM tote bag--Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

Sketching Away--Nick Verreos at the "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event--Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

Here are FUN PHOTOS from my event, including customers who were happy to be FASHION SKETCHED:

Very Happy--and FABULOUS--Sketching Clients--Nick Verreos with (L to R) Joslyn Davis, Dana Ward, Co-founder of PreHeels, Tat Carrier and Chelsea Cannell Briggs--"Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event at Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

Fashion Sketch Fab--Nick Verreos with customers--including actress Sheridan Pierce (top left) at Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event

More Happy Sketched Customers--Nick Verreos with Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square customers at the "Get Sketched By Nick Verreos" Event

The Boys Were Not Exempt..From Being Fashion Sketched--Nick Verreos with male sketching clients (including my very good friend Spiro Skentzos--right, who surprised me showing up to support my event!) at the "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event, Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

My Better Half: Selfie with my Better Half, David Paul, at Bloomingdale;s Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

Nick Sketches--Sample of some of my Custom Sketches, "Get Sketched By Designer Nick Verreos" Event, Bloomingdale's Sherman Oaks Fashion Square

I had a FAB time and I hope EVERYONE LOVED their Custom "Nick" sketches! XO, Nick



**GO to my Instagram HERE to view some fun videos!

NICK VERREOS BOOK...."Nick Verreos: A Passion For Fashion" Available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com NOW!!!

NICK VERREOS BOOK...."Nick Verreos: A Passion For Fashion" Available for Pre-Order on Amazon.com NOW!!!

"A Passion For Fashion: Achieving Your Fashion Dreams One Thread at a Time" 

I am so excited to announce that I have written a book--along with my partner David Paul--entitled "A Passion For Fashion: Achieving Your Fashion Dreams One Thread at a Time". It is due to be released officially in late August but it is available for pre-order NOW (!) on Amazon.com.



The book encompasses my Guide to achieving your fashion dreams, using my own biographical anecdotes on my early "Passions for Fashion"--from my early childhood growing up in Caracas Venezuela to then attending FIDM, to working in the fashion industry for about a decade before staring my own line and yes, being cast on "Project Runway". For those "Project Runway" fans, there is an entire chapter devoted to my time on Season 2 of that show plus being part of "Under The Gunn", with lots of "Inside Dish".

Nick Verreos with models in his NIKOLAKI and NV Nick Verreos designs

In my new book "Nick Verreos: A Passion For Fashion", I will share my Love for Fashion while giving you insightful Tips and Tricks on how to get the most out of the Fashion Industry and ultimately achieving your dreams as well as helping you learn how to harness your passion for fashion, help young fashionistas maximize their time at design school, as well as preparing for a life in the industry and even starting their own business.

Designer Nick Verreos and models in NIKOLAKI gowns

If you are thinking of studying fashion, becoming a fashion designer or are just curious about fashion, this book will soon become your Fashion Encyclopedia. I have also included an entire chapter on Sketching and How-To-Sketch exercises to teach you how to do Flat Sketches, Fashion Illustrations plus much, much more!

 Nick Sketching Tips & Tricks: Learn How To Draw Fashion Illustrations, Faces and Technical Fashion Flat Sketches

Pre-Order your copy of "A Passion For Fashion" by Nick Verreos and David Paul HERE!

Project Runway for Lord & Taylor: My Dress! Original Sketch, Detail Pics + Much More!

Project Runway for Lord & Taylor: My Dress! Original Sketch, Detail Pics + Much More!

Tenth Anniversary Fab:

Grecian Blue: "Nick Verreos for Project Runway/Lord and Taylor" gathered front and back halter-neck cocktail dress in cobalt blue chiffon

Months ago, I was asked to design a dress for the Tenth Anniversary Project Runway Capsule Collection to be sold exclusively at Lord & Taylor. One designer from each of the last nine seasons was asked and I was humbled to be the "Season 2" pick. Now, who's the 10th Season designer for this Lord & Taylor collection, you may ask? Well kids, that will be known tomorrow night when this week's Project Runway episode airs.

The Challenge will be to design a dress for Lord & Taylor (the show's Store Sponsor) and the winner will then join the rest of the nine alumni to complete the ten design tableaux. Immediately following tomorrow night's episode, all the dresses will be available to purchase on LordandTaylor.com--all for under $350...

And next NEXT THURSDAY, September 6th, I (along with the other nine Project Runway alumn/designers) will be in NYC at the iconic Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue Flagship to "unveil" all the dresses to the public at a fun Fashion's Night Out event/party from 6-11 PM.

More on My Dress:

Nick Verreos Fashion Illustration of his Lord & Taylor/Project Runway Dress

Original Sketch: Here's the original sketch/design I did for Lord & Taylor/Project Runway when they asked me to be part of this exclusive capsule collection. I originally had envisioned it in a golden color with leather (or faux leather) neck and racer-back "harness" accent. It was inspired by my love of draping, Grecian Goddess and a gown style I did in my high-end NIKOLAKI line. But after some edits and adaptions from the Lord & Taylor design team, it evolved into this:

Nick Verreos for Lord & Taylor/Project Runway cobalt blue gathered front chiffon dress...

...with gathered back and iridescent organza over sequin fabric back yoke

Here's a close-up of the front halter neckline

And here were some of the other designs/sketches I also submitted to them as dress style suggestions. The two themes I was chosen to focus on were "Embellished Body Con" and "Draped"--they eventually chose the halter style as you know by now:

Nick Verreos Fashion Illustrations for Lord & Taylor/Project Runway

Here are the other Project Runway dresses for Lord & Taylor from the Project Runway Capsule Collection:

Left to right: Dresses from Bert Keeter and Chris March

Left to right: Dresses from Gordana Gehlhausen, Jay McCarroll

Left to right: Dresses from Korto Momolu, Mondo Guerra

Left to right: Seth Aaron Anderson, Uli Herzner

So, if you're in NYC next week...See you Next THURSDAY September 6th 6-11 PM, for the UNVEILING of the Tenth Anniversary Project Runway for Lord & Taylor Collection at Fashion's Night Out Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue NYC!!!!