Peter Alexander Store Opening

Tonight I went to the store opening of Peter Alexander on Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles. For those of you who are not familiar with the Peter Alexander brand, Peter is considered the "King of Pajamas" in Australia. The 'theme' of the night was the staff wearing shirts that said "SLEEP WITH ME". Cute idea:)

The store opening had a signature red carpet and celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone, Katherine Heigl, Mandy Moore. The store overall was super cute with a touch of vintage suitcases and glamor upholstered fitting rooms. Definitely a Nicolita favorite with his choices in decor. Once you browsed through the store, the VIP party was in the back parking structure. They converted the car port into a pretty cool after party. Black carpeted floors, white lounge beds, and they even had a live photo shoot directed by John Gagun, Guestar production photographer. I had a wonderful time enjoying a glass of wine and meeting everyone associated with Peter Alexander

Photo shoot day is here......

Today was the airing of the second episode of the Janice Dickinson Show, featuring Nicolita Bikinis and Swimwear. The last episode showed the casting and John and I picking the best of the bunch to test shoot for Nicolita. CC, Traci and Paulina all had something interesting that the Nicolita model needs. This photo shoot was produced in less than two weeks because the filming date for Nicolita was slated early. Needless to say, Nicolita bikini headquarters was in full swing getting ready to shoot our 2009 collection.

After watching the airing of the second episode, I was again thrilled how everything looked on camera. A little drama did not hurt anyone and the photos looked awesome. CC Fontane is the new face of Nicolita 2009 Collection. She is an amazing model and a pleasure to work with. If you haven't seen the second airing of Nicolita on the Janice Dickinson Show, go to: www.youtube.com/mynicolita
I am trying to upload as mush 'behind the scenes' footage as I can get my hands on on my youtube account page.

Janice Dickinson Model Agency Show, episode 1

I just watched the show and I'm thrilled how the first episode turned out. I was able to watch the show on YOU TUBE, because I'm currently in Africa on my Honeymoon. If you have not seen it, go to YOUTUBE.com and search : The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency S4E1P4



I must say it was fun to see how they edited my conversations and my confessionals. The Nicolita casting was in the forth "act" of the show. I had no idea what to expect Janice or the casting to be like. I definitely wanted to get the most out of this experience and out of the photo shoot for our 2009 Collection. I brought with me to the casting my photographer, John Ganun . John is an incredible photographer and has a great eye for detail. It was nice to have a second opinion to select Nicolita. In the casting, John and I choose Paulina, Traci, and CC to test shoot for NICOLITA. It was difficult to pick just one model and hope she would be great. Each girl had something different to offer as the face of NICOLITA. Once the models were made up in their NICOLITA hair and make up, then I was able to decide who was going to be the next NICOLITA model.
In our 2009 Collection, Nicolita travels to Italy and , ofcourse, has an Italian love interest. We picked Chandler to be Nicolita's Italian love interest. He did an amazing job considering this was his first job of the show. Can't wait to see episode 2 where they show the Nicolita photo shoot in action.

Besitos,

Nicole

My perfect wedding dress....Swimwear designer goes Bridal, A Custom Wedding Dress by Nicolita

When I got engaged in May 2007, I had a list of priorities I needed to accomplish first before beginning able to plan the rest of my wedding.

1st - finding the perfect venue
2nd - finding a church near by that we could be married at after 4pm.
3rd - finding the perfect dress.

Since I am in the swim wear/apparel manufacturing industry, the thought had crossed my mind to design my own dress. However, I understand how much work is involved in developing a new swim wear pattern, let alone a wedding gown. I decided to check out what the prof
essionals had to offer and I searched online wedding gowns. After my searches, I had an idea of which styles I wanted to try on. I traveled to many bridal boutique and tried on numerous wedding dresses. There were many beautiful gowns but either the price was too expensive or the price was right but there were too many alterations I wanted to make.

So after I realized I might not be able to buy my dress 'off the showroom' floor, I started to cost out how much designing and making my dress would be. I found a professional seamstress and contacted silk and lace distributors in Los Angeles and New York. (Searching the internet for fabric is another great source.)

About my design.
I knew I wanted a mermaid style, low v- back, Chantilly Laced edges, Barathea Silk, cover buttons and sleeves/straps. I also knew I wanted a fun party short dress as well. Originally I was going to make two dresses, but after working with the pattern, I was able to add a ZIPPER and have my wedding gown coverted into a mini cocktail dress. 2 FOR 1....It was one of the HITS at my wedding.
My photographer, Jasmine Star did an amazing job capturing the details on my dress.

The photos below give you an idea of how and where I added the zipper and how to put on the dress



















I first put on the mini dress, then I stepped into the skirt and zipped the two pieces onto each other. I had to use two zippers because it was difficult to find an accurate sized zipper that would work for my measurements.


The zipper was hidden by the scalped lace edge.

I only told a my mother and bridesmaids about the zipper on the dress because I wanted the reveal to be a surprise for guests. After dinner and the bouquet toss, it was time for my Groom to take off my garter and toss it. I decided at this time I wanted my groom to take off the zipper first and then take off my garter. The reactions from my guests were great. Everyone started to shout out and some people event thought he ripped my dress. It was one of my favorite moments of my wedding.



The unveiling......







































This photo was taken at the end of the night. After dinner, all of the tables and chairs were cleared out and a candle lite walkway lead the guest back to the valet. It was a magical night and my dream wedding come true.

Show air time and dates

Nicolita will be featured in the primere show of JDMA on August 26th on Oxygen Network and September 2nd. We are very excited to see the drama and photo shoot reveal itself on the show. TUNE IN!!!

New Season, New House

I'm really not sure about how much I can say about the upcoming season of the JDMA show, but the previews say the Janice is "moving in". And this is confirmed. Janice moved into the "model house'. The house, I mean mansion, is a gorgeous modern house in Bel Air. The entrance of the house is shaped like an igloo. And randomly there is a motorcycle in the entrance water fountain. The mansion is just as wild as the show. Obviously having all the models living together just creates more drama that we all love to watch. Especially having Janice living in the mansion as well. One can only imagine what will happen.

When I came in for the model casting, the casting was held at the house where her 'agency office' is. It was really cool how the office and the house blended together. Very neat, clean, and white modern interior design. I remember walking around the house and seeing a jacuzzi room with fur carpet all over the walls and ceiling. When I got to meet the models, Janice sat right next to me on her white leather sofa. It was fun and the models were great.

Muscular Development Magazine Photo Shoot

This was a great photo shoot. The models wore Nicolita's Rosita lace bottoms in Rose, and cream color. They looked amazing and heated up the set. This magazine is currently being sold so check it out!!

Meeting Janice

Like I mentioned, at first I was nervous to meet Janice, but after we finished our first day of filming the casting for Nicolita I had a great time working with her and chatting with her. She loved her Nicolita bikini I made exclusively for her. It was a beautiful jewel Purple Tahitian Temptress one piece. Very sexy and very classy. I must honestly say that in person, Janice looks terrific. Very fit and her skin was glowing.

Air Date

As of today, Nicolita will be featured on the primer show of JDMA airing, August 26th! Tune in or TIVO!

Reality TV is a reality for NICOLITA...

Living in LA, there are reality TV shows being filmed on every corner. It kind of becomes a way of life when you drive in Beverly Hills and on your right you see Dr Rey (from E! Dr. 90210) in his Porsche with a beautiful model in the passenger seat.... and a Camera Guy seating on the back filming them...(This actually happened to me) Reality TV is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine so seeing a show being filmed while you're driving is fun for me. And its even MORE fun for me when I'm actually on a show.

This past June, NICOLITA was asked to take part in filming the new season of the Janice Dickinson Model Agency Show for Oxygen Network. It was perfect timing when they asked us because we were planning to shoot our 2009 Catalog and we were searching for the next face of Nicolita. At first I was thrilled. Then I was worried because 'what if Janice didn't like my designs or the models were bad and all of this would get published on National and International TV'. After discussing all the facts/ details with the producers I was excited to meet Janice and find my Nicolita model. The whole experience was a blast!

Photo shoot with Adrianne Curry

I had the pleasure working with the first winner of AMERICA's TOP MODEL, Adrianne Curry today on a photo shoot for Agenda magazine. The photo shoot theme was retro Hollywood, so I was in heaven styling bikinis for this. I was super excited to work with Adrianne because I was a fan of her show "My Fair Brady". She definitely lived up to her fun and out spoken character on the show. Every time she put on a new bikini she took a picture of herself on her phone and emailed it to her Husband, Christopher Knight. She looked amazing and has a great bikini body. I was impressed with how professional she was working with the photographer and getting the shots needed for the magazine.

I pulled bikinis from our classic styles, Set Sail, OLE, and a couple bikinis from our NEW 2009 Collection . The 'Amore', (which is the beautiful white and black one piece featured to the left) is from Nicolita's 2009 Collection. This one piece swim suit is truly unique.




The Black band on her bust is super classic and slimming. The back of the suit has a Deep V and criss crossed bands. Go to: www.mynicolita.com to see more views.











Kelly Jo Grandy did a fantastic job creating Adrianne's retro-glam make up.







It was a little chilly in the Studio....buuuurrrrr..














Adrianne is wearing Nicolita's bermuda top bikini, The Set Sail. The triangle bra features a grommet bow tie and the bottoms have little white nautical buttons. This bikini is extremely flattering on all body types because of the diagonal stripes. The Set Sail will forever be a classic.














Adrianne is wearing the 2009 Knotty Nicolita one piece. I updated the design of this bikini with a molded bra cup and criss cross straps for more support. The back of this one piece is gorgeous and sexy.

Perparing for the 2009 Photo shoot

A lot is involved before a photo shoot. Besides having all the bikinis and products ready to shoot, (which is countless hours from design to conception) I need to really visualize the entire day. I play out how the day will unfold from beginning to end, in order to produce a photo shoot that achieves all my goals. I start to create a time line from when all the props need to be delivered, kraft services (food), setting up hair and make up, changing room, bathroom signs, even DO NOT TOUCH/ DO NOT ENTER signs, etc... all these details impact how the photos will turn out. Another key factor I had to plan for was the film crew of the Janice Dickinson Show filming the entire photo shoot. It was quite the challenge, but me and my Nicolita team are always up for it.

When I design each collection, I get inspired for where Nicolita is in her life, who is she with and what fun activities is she doing. Nicolita's 2009 Collection reflects her travels though Italy. I traveled and searched for a location that could capture all the different Italian scenes I created for Nicolita to experience. After I booked our Italian inspired Beverly hills location, John Ganun, the photographer, and Alejandro Rivera, Green lab Design, did a walk through and set up all the shots. The photos below look a bit silly, but they were KEY in order to be able to shoot everything in one day. For example, these photos are the BEFORE and AFTER of the
Spanish Fly bikini Collection.


















BEFORE :) AFTER.
The Spanish Fly photo is one of my favorites. CC looks amazing!

Nicolita swimwear has Classic Taste. By BeachBliss.com

Check out what BeachBliss.com has to say about Nicolita.

http://beachbliss.com/swimwearblog/2008/04/nicolitas_swimwear_has_classic.html

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Nicolita Swimwear: Make a splash in the designs that the men notice. By Teri Buckner

Check out what bikinibonita.com said about Nicolita!

http://www.bikinibonita.com/articles/29/1/Nicolita-Swimwear-Make-a-splash-in-the-designs-that-the-men-notice/Page1.html

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