NICK APPEARANCES.....Style Week OC 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition: The Blog Recap!

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting the FAB Style Week Orange County 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition and Irvine Spectrum Collection runway show at one of the most GORGEOUS outdoor shopping centers in the country: the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, California.











This is the 6th annual Style Week OC and the fourth annual Cadillac Couture Design Competition. I have hosted Style Week OC before and actually shown my high-end NIKOLAKI Collection along with my design partner David Paul a couple of years ago. It was one of THE BEST fashion shows we've ever done! So, needless to say, I have very fond memories of Style Week OC. Now, let's get to my fun BLOG RECAP--with lots of photos (Thank You David!).











Capri, OC: First up, once again, the Style Week OC clients put us up at the MOST GORGEOUS of Resorts, the Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Coast California. The resort is INCREDIBLY beautiful and an oasis that makes any one staying feel as if they are in the Italian Riviera.










Now, time for the 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition:














“Beautiful Clothes Inspired by a
Beautiful Car” was the theme of this year’s competition with the Cadillac
ATS at the heart of it all. Four students from my alma mater--The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM's Advanced Fashion Design/Debut program, were asked to design a look with this theme in mind.




They also had access to various Cadillac ATS parts--seat belts, the Cadillac emblem, etc.--to incorporate into their designs. And yes, this was very Project Runway the "Unconventional Challenge".











The 2013 Cadillac Couture Design Competition designs:



Carol Wong: Wong created a purple silk shantung dress with details inspired by the Cadillac ATS grille--which she created out of boning. She also made the clutch which had the Cadillac emblem and seat belt material. Finally, check out that necklace!




Tylor Purcell: Purcell made a black cocktail dress with a flirty double-tiered ruffled hem, and added a silver "Torso Plate" made form the part that covers the bottom of a Cadillac ATS. Oh, and yes, that is a Cadillac seat belt waistband.




Jarret Levin: Levin created a red crepe flared dress using a half-circle pattern (for lots of sweep) and then utilized the Cadillac ATS seat belts to create an upper torso harness. His model was none other than Project Runway Season 3 model (and one of LA's top runway divas!) Amanda Fields (LOVE HER!).





David Lee: lee made a dress in silk/wool black & ivory ziberline that featured an original pointed neckline and jutting-out-from-the-hips silhouette. He also made a headdress out of Cadillac ATS car parts. His model was one of my favorite LA Models, the statuesque Holly Ridings, who also was on "Project Runway" and "Models of the Runway Season 2".



The Winners:










The Irvine Spectrum Collection Fall 2013, here are some of the looks from that fashion show featuring some of the top stores at Irvine Spectrum Center:





















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