Beyoncé wears NIKOLAKI In Her New Music Video: "Best Thing I Never Had"

Beyoncé in NIKOLAKI, "Best Thing I Never Had" music video

I just returned from almost two weeks in London, Mykonos (Oh how much I miss those beaches!!!), Rome and Florence, Italy, where, along with my design and business partner David Paul, we showed some of our NIKOLAKI Collection for the first ever Miami University of Ohio "Summer In Italy" Fashion Show. More on the entire trip in an upcoming blog posting later, of course (working on editing the 400+ photos and videos!). While there, I received word that Beyoncé--yes, THE Beyoncé--wore one of our NIKOLAKI dresses in her latest video "Best Thing I Never Had".

Beyoncé Prom Diva: Beyoncé in NIKOLAKI, "Best Thing I Never Had" music video

We grabbed some screen caps here from the video where she is doing a "look back" at a "younger Beyoncé" and where she wears our silk-wool ziberline fuchsia strapless dress with side draped detail. I was so excited that I think I actually stopped my sunbathing in Mykonos and yelled a "Go Miss Beyoncé!" in front of about 200 Italian and Australian fellow beach-goers!

MTV.com does a style "look by look" of the video HERE

Above is the dress from our NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 Collection modeled by model Lauren Gish Photo by Evans Vestal Ward

Click Below to watch the entire "Best Th9ing I Never Had" Music Video:

Red Carpet Report: Beaded and/or Backless Gowns

BACKLESS + Beaded = GORG!

Recently, lots of actresses, models, your "Usual Red Carpet Subjects" have been GIVING Backless and/or Full-on Beaded on the Red Carpet--here are some examples--including one from my own NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 Collection...

Sequined Hilary: Hilary Swank in Elie Saab Spring 2011 Couture at the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards in Toronto Canada over the weekend. Why Toronto for the International Indian Film Academy Awards, you might ask? Well, kiddies, according to this, the Greater Toronto area has the second largest population of people of Indian descent in NORTH AMERICA!!!! Yep! Moving on...Miss Swank is wearing an absolutely stunning gown from the Lebanese designer's Haute Couture Collection--which means that EVERY single one of those beads was applied BY HAND and so were the seams that were sewn. NO machines darlings. That's why this gown would probably cost around $100,000 if you were to order it. It's a good guess Miss Hilary got it for free--lent that is...

Silver Goddess: Victoria's Secret Model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Naeem Khan at the Germany Premiere of Transformers 3. Naeem has been in the news as of late because the US First Lady, Michelle Obama just LOVES wearing his designs. He is an American Fashion Designer of Indian origin who has a very good business creating evening gowns. Love the cap sleeves, love the back train, well done! It's both chic, and UBER glamorous. I also adore that side-knot-twisted hairstyle.

Spanish actress Paz Vega at the Shanghai Film Festival in an all-over sequined backless gown featuring long fitted sleeves and (gasp!) shoulder pads! (yes, ladies, they are back...and have been for a while!). Interesting that when I looked at the photo on the right--doesn't it look as if the back of her gown just came undone? Or it's about to. Or maybe, it was hooked way beyond the edge of the back closure....who knows. (sorry too much "Fashion Terminology"). I still LIKE it. Fits her well, the oversized paillettes are great, good job Paz.

She Loves a Mini: Cameron Diaz in Emilio Pucci Fall 2011 at the Moscow Premiere of Bad Teacher. All over sequins in gold and black work well with Cameron Diaz. And she loves a mini--16-18" below her natural waist seems to be her favorite hem length. I do like that the rest of her is covered--the three-quarter sleeves the bateau neckline.

Finally...there's model Amanda Fields in NIKOLAKI Spring 2011: My NIKOLAKI Co-Designer David Paul and I just love this gown and because it fits this blog's "Category", of course, we had to add it!!! No one has worn it yet and many, many actresses and stylists have "pulled this dress" but no one has used it yet--maybe there's still time for a FAB Red Carpet Moment for this gown...

Australian actress Sharni Vinson wears NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 to "2011 Breakthrough Awards" Red Carpet

Little Black Dress Aussie Style!!!

Sharni Vinson Wearing NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 to the Australians in Film 2011 Breakthrough Awards

Earlier this week, the stunning Australian model/actress/dancer Sharni Vinson, attended the Australians in Film 2011 Breakthrough Awards at the Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Sharni acted in the very popular Aussie soap opera "Home Away" as well as of course starred in "Blue Crush 2" and "Step Up 3D". My NIKOLAKI Co-Designer David Paul and I were thrilled when we found out she wore one of our Spring 2011 dresses too the "2011 Breakthrough Awards"!!

It's a black silk-wool ziberline criss-cross draped dress with cascading skirt side folds. Of course, we here at NIKOLAKI, think she looks DIVINE!

Above is the dress Sharni Vinson wore from our NIKOLAKI Website Spring 2011 Look Book, worn by one of our models, Amanda Fields.

Us Weekly Magazine's "Who Wore It Best?" the NIKOLAKI Edition: Cheryl Burke or Marley Shelton?

Seeing NIKOLAKI Double...

Raspberry Madness: Cheryl Burke of Dancing With The Stars" and "Scream 4" actress Marley Shelton, in NIKOLAKI--Us Weekly

Well, it was bound to happen: A NIKOLAKI "Who Wore It Best?" Moment! yes, in the latest edition of Us Weekly Magazine's May 2 issue, one of my designs was featured in their famous "Who Wore It Best?" page. It seems that one of our Spring 2011 NIKOLAKI creations is very popular, as of late, on the red carpet.

UsWeekly Cover, May 2, 2011 Edition

ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" Cheryl Burke and "Scream 4" actress Marley Shelton both wore the same raspberry silk ziberline strapless draped bust cocktail dress, not at the same event--Gracias a Dios! Burke wore it to a Rolling Stone Magazine Awards red carpet event, while Shelton walked the "Scream 4" Premiere last week in the dress.
So, Who Wore It Best? Well, according to Us Weekly readers....it was Miss Marley! She received 73% of the vote. As one of the designers, I think they BOTH wore it well!

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Carrie Underwood Wears NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos/David Paul: Latest Press!

Check This Out!!! Love...

Fashion Q & A/TwitPic.com: Carrie Underwood in NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos/David Paul

So excited to see some FAB web press on Miss Carrie Underwood wearing our NIKOLAKI turquoise blue Spring 2011 dress last week on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show":

Style.com The Fashion Feed/BloggingProjectRunway

Just Jared

Here's Carrie Underwood in our dress--once again--with Ellen, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", last week

Actress Marley Shelton Wears NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos/David Paul to the "Scream 4" Premiere!

Ravishing in Raspberry!

Actress Marley Shelton wearing NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 by Nick Verreos/David Paul, "Scream 4" Red Carpet Premiere

I just found out that the beautiful actress , Marley Shelton, wore one of our NIKOLAKI dresses--earlier TODAY--on the Red Carpet Premiere of "Scream 4". Marley plays "Deputy Judy Hicks" in the upcoming Wes Craven film. She's been in TONS of movies, including her debut back in the well-received drama, "Grand Canyon", as well as "Pleasantville", "Sin City", "Grindhouse" and now, "Scream 4".

It's from our Spring 2011 Collection--co-designed by myself and my NIKOLAKI partner, David Paul. It is a silk ziberline strapless mini dress with diagonal pleated bustier and asymmetrical side-gathered detail (seen above from our www.nikolakidesign.com Spring 2011 Look Book photo). The color looks stunning on her and she looks FAB! Her stylist, the one and only Jessica Paster, gave her a "retro" vibe with the pointed toe pumps and gold clutch.

Here are some more images from today's Red Carpet "Scream 4" Premiere:

Actress Emma Roberts (L) and Marley Shelton (Right, in NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 by Nick Verreos/David Paul) arriving at "Scream 4" Premiere

Actresses Aimee Teegarden, Alison Brie and Marley Shelton (wearing NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 by Nick Verreos/David Paul) , at "Scream 4" Premiere

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Giuliana Rancic Wears NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 On This Week's "E! Fashion Police" TV Show!!

Giuliana + NIKOLAKI= Gorgeous
Last night, as I got home from doing my FIDM Debut 2011 Fashion Show "Special Appearance" duties (more on that in a future FABULOUS post!), I turned on my TV to watch E! Fashion Police and...

To my surprise--as well as my NIKOLAKI design partner, David Paul--we saw one of our gorgeous NIKOLAKI dresses on co-host--and E! DIVA--Giuliana Rancic! As usual, she was there along with the rest of the panel, Miss Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne and George Kotsiopoulos.

The dress--seen above on model Amanda Fields--from our NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 Collection Look Book-- is an "electric blue" silk ziberline cocktail mini and features drop-shoulder cap sleeves, box-pleated high neckline and a gold contrast waistband.

Giuliana Rancic in NIKOLAKI Spring 2011, with Kelly Osbourne, E! Fashion Police TV Show

Loved the color on her and of course, we think she looked amazing! The E! Fashion Police "peeps" were kind enough to give a "Special Thanks" at the end of the show (screen cap below):

We thank YOU Miss Giuliana xoxoNIKOLAKI

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Actress Serinda Swan wears NIKOLAKI to the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party!

Serinda Gorgeous...

Actress Serinda Swan in NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos/David Paul at the 19Th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Red Carpet

Actress Serinda Swan is absolutely GORGEOUS in (wait for it)....yes: A NIKOLAKI Collection dress at the 19Th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party!!! I love that she looks like a brunette Veronica Lake. I love the red lipstick, black clutch and nude covered-toe pumps. Serinda has starred in films such as The Break-Up Artist and most recently, Tron: Legacy. The strapless dress is made from black silk zibeline and is from our NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 line. It features diagonal draping and side pockets as seen from our Website's Look Book (love them pockets!).

Cheryl Burke wears NIKOLAKI to the Rolling Stone Award Weekend Bash

Dancing With The...Couture

Cheryl Burke in a NIKOLAKI by Nick Verreos/David Paul Cocktail Dress at Rolling Stone's Award Weekend Bash 2011

Check out the gorgeous Cheryl Burke, "Dancing Diva" from ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" attending the Rolling Stone's Award Weekend Bash 2011 at Drai's Hollywood--wearing one of our NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 dresses!!! It is a plum-colored silk ziberline strapless mini-dress with asymmetrical gathered "pouf" and diagonally-pleated draping.

Katy Perry wearing NIKOLAKI Press: People.com, InStyle.com

Katy Love...

I was so excited when THE ONE and ONLY Katy Perry wore our NIKOLAKI lilac sequined silk chiffon one-shoulder cocktail dress to her PURR Fragrance Launch in Mexico City this past weekend that well, it was 'icing on the cake" to see some sites give some "Nikolaki-Katy Perry" Shout Out's. First, InStyle.com, one of my FAVE sites has THIS, and also...

People Magazine's site did a fun "Three Dresses In One Day" Poll. Just so you are on the "up-and-up": Miss Katy actually wore THREE Dresses for the Launch (Outfit-change DIVA!). Below is the site's Headline:

Three Dresses, One Day: Which of Katy Perry's Purple Sparklers is Your Favorite?

If you want to vote (for our NIKOLAKI dress the one on the far left) then click HERE

Here's the lovely Miss Katy Kerry and the dress from our NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 Look Book

Katy Perry Wears NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 at New Purr Fragrance Launch!!!

Katy wears NIKOLAKI!

PURR-Gorgeous: Katy Perry in NIKOLAKI Spring 2011, New Launch of Purr by Katy Perry Fragrance Mexico City

Well kids, my NIKOLAKI design partner, David Paul and I barely touched down in LA from our whirlwind of a quick trip to showcase our Collection in San Antonio Texas at the SUPER-fabulous Alteza Penthouse when we found out that...

The ONE and ONLY Katy Perry wore one of our Spring 2011 Collection dresses to the Launch of her new Purr Fragrance in one of my favorite cities: Mexico City! It's a lilac silk chiffon hand-beaded sequin paillette one-shoulder cap-sleeved cocktail mini dress with a cowl-draped front. Of course, we think she looked AMAZING! Love the jet-black "pin-up" model hair and STOMPING heels!

Saludos Mexico: Singer Katy Perry in NIKOLAKI at the Purr New Fragrance Launch Mexico City

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Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week: Chanel

Black and White COUTURE Swans...

Black Swan: Supermodel Stella Tennant opens Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Show in black and white Bouclé suit and skinny black pants

Chanel Haute Couture by Karl Lagerfeld: The Spring/Summer 2011 Collection was VERY Chanel; lots of the traditional Bouclé suits the Ladies Who Lunch LOVE. There was a 1960's "touch" in the square shapes and minis but "modernized" a bit in the styling. For example, Lagerfeld put skinny black pants under just about everything. Couture Leggings a la Chanel.

White over Black: NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 sequin paillete cowl-neck tunic/mini dress and capelet over silk ziberline skinny pants

It actually reminded me of my NIKOLAKI Spring 2011 Collection and this fabulous little number form our Look Book on Model Amanda Fields: So coincidental, and funny! Well, Karl, my NIKOLAKI design partner David Paul (it was his idea) and I ...um...think alike? Nevertheless, I love it!

Spiderweb Queen: White with black beading coat over black sequin skinny pants, Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011

Trends: Skinny black pants over EVERYTHING; 60's shapes, boxy shapes on top, fitted/skinny on bottom; white, light rose, blush, sequined details, sleeves for evening.

Themes: Black Swan/White Swan

Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Highlights:

Gossamer Sheath: Light Pink sheath dress with sleeves, Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2011

Michelle Williams Oscar Choice Suggestion: Silver sequin gown with sleeves, Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2011

Shapeless and Modern: Light pink silk iridescent organza and crystal sequined
sheath gown with raglan sleeves, Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2011

Click below for the COMPLETE Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 Show:

NIKOLAKI Website: Revamped and Refreshed for the New Year : Spring 2011 Look Book Plus More!!

Happy New Year...Happy New Website..and Facebook Page!!!

Hope everyone had a safe, relaxing and utterly fabulous New Year's!!! To start off 2011 just right--I decided--along with my NIKOLAKI design partner-in-crime David Paul--to "revamp" our NIKOLAKI Website, and add the fresh-off-the-fashion-presses photos from...

Our new Spring 2011 Look Book, shot by the amazing photographer, Evans Vestal Ward.

We used two of our favorite models Amanda Fields and...

Lauren Gish, and shot it all at The Focus Studio, the only daylight photo studio at a California Beach (Venice Beach in case you are wondering). It is home to many a fashion editorial--from Replay Denim Catalog Shoots to Details Magazine covers to a Janet Jackson CD cover. The Make-Up and Hair for our photo shoot was done by Adrienne Sanchez and she did a stupendous job of incorporating our vision for a Euro-chic chignon and flawless Just-Got-Back-From-The-Amalfi-Coast make-up.

Click HERE for the re-designed NIKOLAKI Website and...Click HERE to check out our new NIKOLAKI Facebook Page...Make sure to click "Like" and join it...