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At Milan Fashion Week, Designers Offer Visions for the Future

The Milan Fashion Week collections ended on Sunday with a guest appearance by American designer Tommy Hilfiger, whose race car runway set a new speed-to-market record for fast fashion. There was a pop-up shop constructed right in the middle of the track. But even before that, there were several examples in Milan of designers who are cleverly adapting to a world where turmoil has become commonplace, and consumers need new reasons to buy.


Francesco Risso’s Marni collection on Sunday morning was one of the highlights of the week (some were calling it the best show of Milan), with its combination of weird sweeping-bell silhouettes and quirky cat prints on voluminous coats. I’m quite sure a lot of street style stars are currently trying to get their paws on the pink one, and I’d place a bet on seeing someone wearing it in Paris. Laminated raincoats in bright blue and green brought lively pops of color throughout the show, and many dresses were spliced together with crude stitches, suggesting they had been recycled from the scraps of discarded garments.

The setting played with the theme of production, and the environmental problems associated with over-production, which are especially visible in fashion. Guests found themselves sitting on benches made of piles of old clothes, bags of blazers, bales of dress shirts, undergarments bagged in plastic, or stacks of old newspapers, which could easily be read as Risso’s acknowledgement that all of this—while great today—will soon be yesterday’s news.


Lucie and Luke Meier, the excellent new designers at Jil Sander, were more explicit in their intent to create clothes for modern times. Their padded coats incorporated attachable blankets, and nomadic models carried pillows and duvets, accessories that were both comforting and a little frightening. If we get to the point where we literally have to survive with the clothes off our backs, I doubt anyone is going to be worried about doing so stylishly or in a multi-thousand dollar coat. But they were fabulous, nevertheless, and will make wonderful conversation pieces for the most discerning of socially conscious customers.

FIDM MUSEUM NICK VERREOS.....Opening Night Party for FIDM Museum's 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition




 Costume Designers Party: The FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition Opening Night Party






This past Saturday, I had the pleasure--along with my NIKOLAKI design and life partner, David Paul, of attending the Opening Night Party of the 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition at the FIDM Museum in Downtown Los Angeles at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising campus. The exhibition opened August 2nd and runs until October 15th and it's FREE!







David Paul and Nick Verreos--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition



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Emmy's Suit Boy: Nick Verreos at the FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition





The exhibit showcases over 100 costumes from 20+ TV shows, showcasing the best in TV costume design, including EIGHT of the Emmy Award-nominees for Outstanding Costume Design in both Period/Fantasy and Contemporary categories. Here are photos from the new exhibition--First here are four of the Emmy-nominated Costume Design Shows in the Period/Fantasy Category:








"Outlander" costumes, Costume Designer Terry Dreshbach--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


Top photo courtesy of abimages.com










"Downton Abbey" costumes, Costume Designer Anna Robbins--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


Photo courtesy of abimages.com







 "Roots" costumes, Costume Designers Ruth Carter and Diana Cilliers--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


Photo courtesy of abimages.com






"Game of Thrones" costumes,  Costume Designer Michele Clapton-- FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


Photo courtesy of abimages.com



Four Emmy-nominated Costume Design shows in the Contemporary category:




 "Empire" costumes, Costume Designer Paolo Nieddu--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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"Tansparent" costumes, Costume Designer FIDM-alumna Marie Schley--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


Photo courtesy of abimages.com








"The Good Wife" costumes, Costume Designer Daniel Lawason--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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"American Horror Story: Hotel" costumes and close-up of Swarovski-crystal glove, Costume Designer Lou Eyrich--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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Other FAB costumes featured in the Exhibition--------------------------------------------------------------




"ScreamQueens" costumes designed by Lou Eyrich (top) and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" costumes designed by Melina Root (lower)--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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 "Veep" costumes designed by Kathleen Felix-Hager (top) and "Jane the Virgin" costumes designed by FIDM Alumna Rachel Sage Kunin (lower)--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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VIP Guests: The party was VIP all the way, with guests who included several of the Emmy-nominated costume designers plus many illustrious guests involved with the fashion and costume design world...










 (L to R) Costume Designers Guild President and "Mindy Project" Costume Designer Salvador Perez with "American Horror Story" Costume Designer Lou Eyrich; "Roots" Costume Designer Ruth Carter--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition


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 (L to R) "The Good Wife" Costume Designer Daniel Lawson, "American Horror Story" Costume Designer Lou Eyrich, and Nick Verreos--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition












 Emmy-nominated "Ru Paul's Drag Race" Costume Designer Zaldy Goco and Nick Verreos--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition








 Nick Verreos and Costume Designer Mona May--FIDM Museum 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition







WHAT:

10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition, showcasing the 2015-2016 TV Shows and Emmy Awards nominees for Outstanding Costume Design



WHEN:

August 2-October 15, 2016



WHERE: 

FIDM Museum, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

919 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles CA 90015



OPEN:

10 am-5pm--Tuesday-Saturday's (closed Sunday and Monday)



ADMISSION FEE: 

Free!



For More Info: Click HERE


FIDM Museum: 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition!



TV Costume Heaven:






Stewardess Fab: Costumes from ABC series "Pan Am", Pilot Costumes by Chrisi Karvonides, Series Costumes by Ane Crabtree, 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition, FIDM Museum and Galleries (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)



Where can you find Pan Am Stewardesses, a Dowager Countess, an Evil Queen, and Marylin Monroe-inspired "NBC's Smash" gold gown? Oh yes, in Downtown LA of course! Well, fashionistas and costume design aficionados, Tuesday was the Opening Day of the 6th Annual Outstanding Art Television Costume Design Exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising/FIDM, my alma mater, and college of which I am the Official Fashion Spokesperson.






6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition Party/Reception at Hope Park/FIDM (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)



The exhibition, presented by FIDM Museum and Galleries and Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, was Guest Curated by Mary Rose,
Costume Designer and President of the Costume Designers Guild. It features over 75
(!) costumes from a variety of TV shows (sixteen of them), period and contemporary, including
seven nominated for an Emmy® for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design
. This past weekend, a VIP reception/party was held at the FIDM Campus to "unveil" this fabulous new exhibition. Guests included:






(Left to right) Eduardo Castro, Costume Designer for ABC's "Once Upon A Time" (he was also the Costume Designer for ABC's "Ugly Betty"!) and Julie Weiss (love her oversized paillette tunic-dress!) Costume Designer for many films including "American Beauty" "Frida" "The Ring" and (my personal favorite) "Blades of Glory" (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)






(Left to right) Chrisi Karvonides, Costume Designer nominated for FX's "American Horror Story", seen here with Mary Rose, President of the Costume Designers Guild and Guest Curator of the 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)








Mandi Line, Costume Designer for ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" (above in front of her costumes for the show). Fun fact: Mandi is an FIDM Alumna (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)



Now, let's get to the costumes at the exhibition. Like I said at the top of this post, there are over 75 costumes featured and some of the highlights include:






English Class: The Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design
Costumes from PBS' "Downton Abbey": Yes, that's Maggie Smith's "Dowager Countess" silk velvet and sequin ensemble on the far left--PS: She's Tall! (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)






Costumes from NBC's "Smash" --The gold sequin gown is worn by Katharine McPhee's character and the one on the far right is worn by actress Anjelica Huston (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)










The Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design
costumes from HBO's "Game of Thrones"--And yes, that's the costume worn by actor Peter Dinklage above (top photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

 










 The Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design
costumes from ABC's "Once Upon a Time"--This tableau at FIDM Museum is HUGE--above photo is the "Rainbow Fairy" costume from the ABC show (photos courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)






The Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design
costumes from HBO's "Hemingway and Gellhorn"--Nicole Kidman starred in this and I have a fun fact from the costume designer, Ruth Myers: Kidman's inseam is 34". That's the inseam of well, a 6' 2" man ! (she's got fabulously LONG legs) (photo courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)







Nick Verreos and KTLA-TV's Gayle Anderson, 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Costume Design Costume Design Exhibition, FIDM Museum



On Monday, I had the pleasure of filming some Morning TV segments for KTLA-TV Channel 5 LIVE direct from the FIDM Museum and the brand new exhibition with the always fantastic (and my TV Production Segment MUSE!) Gayle Anderson. We had such a blast filming these segments. Miss Gayle is my "sister from another mister" darlings! LOVE her. As a special VIP treat, two of the Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design costume designers from this past year--Ruth Myers ("Hemingway and Gellhorn") and Chrisi Karvonides ("American Horror Story")--were there for some of the KTLA-TV Morning Show interviews at FIDM Museum so I had the honor of meeting them and of course, getting some behind-the-scenes costume design DISH.









Costume Designer Ruth Myers and Nick Verreos, FIDM Museum











Nick Verreos and Costume Designer Chrisi Karvonides: I had such a ball chatting with Chrisi---she also designed the costumes for ABC's "Pan Am" series pilot so she gave me such great behind-the-scenes dish on the Pan Am stewardess uniforms (you know I LOVE me some Stewardess Uniforms!!).




Coffee, Tea...or Fab Uniforms: ABC's "Pan Am" TV show stewardess uniforms






Stewardess Dish: Costume Designer Chrisi Karvonides and Nick Verreos, 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition, FIDM Museum



As you can see from the photo above, Costume Designer Chrisi Karvonides and I were in some SERIOUS "Wait, how many pattern pieces to that Pan Am pill box hat? And the Pan Am logo was actually GOLD!!??" conversation. LOVED every minute of it!






You can click HERE to see the segments I did with Gayle and KTLA-TV!! (scroll on the videos to find all the FIDM Costume Design Exhibition segments).







The Dish:



WHAT: 

The 6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition, over 75 Costumes, including 2011-2012 Emmy® nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Costume
Design costumes 






WHERE: 

FIDM Museum and Galleries, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

919 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90015



WHEN:

July 31 through October 20, 2012

open 10am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday



Admission:

FREE!!


In Memoriam: Costume Designer Nolan Miller--A Shoulder Pad GOD!



Praise to One of My First Design Gods:






Ruffles and Poufs: Joan Collins, John Forsythe and Linda Evans, "Dynasty" TV Show, Costume Designer Nolan Miller



Last Wednesday June 6th, American fashion designer and television costume designer Nolan Miller passed away, at the age of 79. Miller had been ill for a while and he finally succumbed to lung cancer. He was one of my first "Design Gods". As a young boy--who only DREAMED of being a Fashion Designer while looking at glossy Vogue magazines and shows like "Dynasty" back in the 80's (yes, I am aging myself and I do not care!), I was in awe of his designs and the world he created through his incomparable design eye.





Nolan Miller emphasized elegance, excess, glamour with a capital "G", and one word: DIVA. And yes, he was known for being the Emperor of the 80's Shoulder Pads. Of course, Miller is famous for being the Costume Designer for the TV Show "Dynasty" which aired from 1981-1989--spanning almost the entire decade. In case you may be "Fashion and Costume Design Illiterate", read on...and if you are a "Young UMS" born after 1990, studying to be a Fashion Designer and you do not know who Nolan Miller is, YOU BETTER!






Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere







 Lanvin designs by Alber Elbaz



Every other Fashion Designer worth his Croquis Salt is referencing him--whether they want to admit it or not, such as Nicolas Ghesquiere of Balenciaga and  Alber Elbaz of Lanvin (see photos above) as well as many, many others. Anyhow, here's a quick Bio on Mr. Nolan Miller:





Born in Texas, Nolan Miller studied design at the Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Art Institute). He is best known for his costume design work for the long-running TV series "Dynasty" and especially for the looks that top stars Linda Evans, Joan  Collins and Diahann Carroll "featured". Miller exemplified the 80's Excess and Glamour Look.





Dynasty Divas: There were always LOTS of ruffles, lots of DRAMA, and yes, very, very STRONG SHOULDERS.







"The Colby's": Nolan Miller also designed for the "Dynasty" TV Show spinoff "The Colbys"--more shoulder pads, and more hand-beaded sequins darlings! Before he gained his "Shoulder Pad and Ruffle" TV Fame on that show as well as "Dynasty", Miller also was the Costume Designer for shows such as...






 "Charlie's Angels": Butch and Feminine Detective Chic






"The Love Boat": Hello Julie McCoy and her poly-jersey gathered off-the-shoulder "Cruise Ship" Dresses!






"Fantasy Island": Resort Glam








"Gilligan's Island": Ginger's sexy va-va-boom v-neck coral-colored sequined dress was designed by Nolan Miller



Branding and Licensing King:





Blouson Pattern: During the 80's, designer Nolan Miller also created McCall's Patterns--dresses, blouses and much more featuring those very shoulder-padded and BLOUSON'ed sleeves, nipped-in waists and over-all 80's "I-Got-Money-and-You-Don't" style--all based on "Dynasty" characters played by the ever-so-chic Joan Collins and Diahann Carroll.





Nolan Miller QVC: For 19 years, Nolan Miller was on QVC showcasing his fabulous "Nolan Miller Glamour Collection for QVC" jewelry and accessories; they were beautiful, colorful, costume-and Couture inspired and well, for 19 years, they did pretty well for him and QVC.  In 2011, he announced that he was retiring from QVC.



Nolan Miller on The Red Carpet:






Elizabeth Taylor in a Nolan Miller gown: Taylor wore it to the Golden Globes in 1985 when she received the Cecil
B deMille Award for her Outstanding Contribution in the Entertainment
Field. It went for $7,500 in the "Elizabeth Taylor Christie's Online Auction" last year.






Sophia Loren: Nolan Miller (left) and actress (and DIVA) Sophia Loren, wearing a Nolan Miller red gown at the 2000 Costume Designers Guild Awards.



Sketch Fab:












Illustration Fierce: Above are several Fashion Illustrations--including ones of "Dynasty" actresses and Muses Linda Evans and Joan Collins---Nolan Miller



Mr. Miller...





You will be missed. Thank you for inspiring a very young Greek-Venezuelan boy with a Dream!


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