Fashion's Night Out: Join Me For "FNO" and "Project Style" in West Virginia THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!

Charleston, West Virginia...I am Coming to Bring The FASHION!!!!!

Fashion's Night Out is THIS Thursday Night (Yeayyy!!!). It has become an all-over-the-US-and the World event to celebrate shopping, retail and all things that involve loving fashion!!!!

Nick Verreos, Fashion's Night Out 2010, Miami Florida

Last year (photo above) I was invited to host an event for Macy's in the Miami area and so I am MOST excited to be back this year to host another event---this time in West Virginia: I've been invited to be part of this year's Fashion's Night Out in Charleston West Virginia at the Charleston Town Center Mall! Here are the DETAILS:

Join us this Thursday, Sept. 8th 6– 11 PM as we celebrate FASHION’S NIGHT OUT, the one-of-a-kind global shopping event, taking place in major cities across the country! Full of fun, fashionable festivities, a celebrity designer appearance and special shopping incentives, FNO 2011 promises to be a MALL NIGHT TO REMEMBER!

Nick Verreos--and the Finalists and Judges--hosting last week's "Project Style" at South Bay Galleria, Redondo Beach, California

Come meet ME--as I host the live fashion competition, Project Style STYLE-OFF at 7:00 PM in Macy’s Court, then sign autographs and meet-and-greet guests! The evening will include musical entertainment, great sales and the FNO “IT Pays to Shop Late” Prize Patrol! They’ll try to catch YOU in the act of shopping from 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. and reward YOU with a mall gift card with values from $10 to $100!. Over $1,000 in total mall gift cards will be awarded! All this plus FREE garage parking after 8:30 p.m. at Charleston Town Center.

Come Meet me, join in on the Fashion's Night Out festivities, enjoy Project Style "Style-Off" contest, and stick around for some Facebook and Twitter Pics--and for sure--YOU will make it into my BLOG Recap of this FAB event!!!! (I'm bringing my camera!!!) Don't Miss It!

Project Runway Season 8 Finale at NY Fashion Week: My Thoughts Predictions...and Video of Chloe Dao!!!

EVERYONE Gets To Go To NY Fashion Week!!!! (Warning: Spoiler Alert!)

Guess Who The Final Guest Judge Is: Nina Garcia, Jessica Simpson (in Michael Kors), Michael Kors and Heidi Klum

TEN designers from this current season of Project Runway showed last Thursday morning at the new site of Spring 2011 NY Fashion Week--Lincoln Center. Because Project Runway ended last weeks episode with ten contestants, ALL the remaining designers got to show in order not to spoil the "TV Finale Episode"--I was lucky enough to have been invited (I guess procuring tickets could be "a little crazy"!) BUT...alas I was unable to fly to NYC and attend because, as always: Duty Calls! I was flying to Miami to host the Macy's Fashion's Night Out Event and Fashion Show at the fabulous Aventura Mall.

Fashion's Night Out Macy's Miami/Aventura Mall Sneak Peak: Nick Verreos with Papi Underwear Spokesmodel Leonardo Corredor

Now back to the I-gotta-sit-through-TEN-Collections: Really there were only the Top Three left (or four sometimes) but because of the fact that ten were still "on TV", this is why this happened. Same thing as last season. I think it's NOT COOL. Sixteen Designers actually get to make it onto Project Runway, and now it seems that more than half of them (approx. 63 %, yes, I did the math kiddies!), make it to New York Fashion Week! Not only is that crazy, unfair but then it's almost like a surefire thing you'll make it to Fashion Week if you're still among the ten left! Isn't showing at NY Fashion Week one of the "Prizes"? It seems that Project Runway has fallen into current society's unfortunate pattern of giving out "trophies" even to the losers. But I digress.

From the Photos of the Collections, Here is my Fave (just one) and Oh-What-Were-You-Thinking?

Here are two looks from Mondo Guerra's Collection, my favorite. It was VERY "Jay McCarroll" (Winner of Season 1) don't you think?

Fun, quirky, SALEABLE, maybe not so Bergdorf's but more Barney's Co-Op...still love it. Who would have thunk it? Go Latin Urkel!

General Patton Gretchen showed lots of coochie-cuting shorts sportswear. Again, from the photos, I was a little bit bored. I'm sure the fabrics were luxe but nothing to be like "Ooooh Girl, I'm forwarding those photos to my fashionista friends"!

Oh Michael C.! I am so routing for you baby. He did gowns and evening wear but something was amiss. Here's one of my favorite Muses (and besties!), model Lisa Blades, wearing one of his Final Collection gowns and yes, the top IS see-through! I wonder what those little kids in the front row (there are ALWAYS some little kids--children of the sponsors, TV big-wigs, producers, family etc.) were thinking? I know that Jason Wu just showed A LOT of see-through tops but...

And then he also showed this diaphanous pleated chiffon gown...and...are those her panties??? It's called A LINING Michael C.! Well, we will have to wait a few more weeks to see who the actual Top Three are and who really "made it" to Fashion Week. Wait, they ALL did!!!

Click Below to see my good friend, MISS Chloe Dao, Winner of Season 2, commentating after seeing the Finale Fashion Show (I LOVE what she says!!!!):