Nick TV Minute: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--Don't Miss the FIDM Debut Fashion Show TOMORROW (Sunday) 9PM KLCS-TV, PBS Channel 58

Fashion Show TV!!!

Debut 2012 Fab (Photo courtesy of abimages.com)

This past March was the FIDM Debut 2012 Fashion Show! This is where graduates of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM (my alma mater!) Advanced Fashion Design--as well as  Theater Costume Design--get to showcase their collections in a FABULOUS stage of the Santa Monica Barker Hanger in front of industry professionals, their peers--oh and yes, over 5,000 other people!!!

Host With The Fashion Most: Nick Verreos MC'ing FIDM Debut 2012 Fashion Gala

I had the pleasure of MC'ing and hosting FIDM Debut 2012 and introducing the fashions and the very talented graduates. The designers are tomorrow's Next Rising Fashion Stars--and who knows--maybe future Project Runway contestants...or Winners!!!

 Photo courtesy of abimages.com

Back when I was at FIDM (don't even look for the year!), I was one of those graduates and did the Debut (It's on YouTube somewhere--I DARE you to find it!). So, Debut will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart. So much so, that for several years in the past, I mentored and was one of the Debut Instructors.

FIDM Debut 2012 design from Randy Lee Donato, FIDM Advanced Fashion Design Graduate Photo courtesy of abimages.com

Well, in case you somehow didn't get the invitation to see the FIDM Debut 2012 live...don't fret. You can watch it on TV!  Now, this is just for Angelenos (Southern California folk that is--sorry, rest of the nation): they just TELEVISED the Debut 2012 Fashion Show on PBS local station KLCS-TV last night (Friday), but...
You have a chance to see it TOMORROW NIGHT Sunday April 29, 9pm, KLCS Channel 58 (on some cable providers, it's Channel 3--check your local cable listings)--DON'T MISS IT!!!!

Here are the DETAILS:

 

 

 WHAT: FIDM Debut 2012 Fashion Show


WHEN: Sunday April 29, 2012, 9 pm (PST)


WHERE: KLCS-TV PBS LA Local Station, Channel 58 (check your local cable provider/listings for channel and time)

Watch Nick Verreos and FIDM Debut 2011 on TV (KLCS-TV/PBS) TONIGHT, Sunday and Tuesday May 3rd!

Runway on PBS!

Nick Verreos emcee's FIDM Debut 2011--flanked by his "NIKOLAKI Muses", wearing NIKOLAKI gowns

Last night, a "Little Birdie"--well, a very good friend of mine--was watching PBS (he's so educated and enlightened) last night, and happened to come across the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM Debut 2011 Fashion Show! He emailed me telling me "Nick! You're on PBS!!" Unfortunately, I got the email TODAY (insert sad face).

But, after a quick web-and-TV-schedule search, I found out that KLCS-TV/The Education Station, will be airing the FIDM Debut 2011 show once again TONIGHT (Saturday) at 7PM, as well as tomorrow Sunday at 3PM and on Tuesday May 3rd at 8PM (Yeayyy!).

KLCS-TV is an LA-based, non commercial educational PBS channel and in fact, is one of the most-watched PBS stations in the country! For you Southern California residents, you can find KLCS-TV on Channel 3 or 58, but make sure to check your local TV/Cable listings.

FIDM Debut Carnival Diva (Photo Courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

The actual show occurred only last month and it was FABULOUS! FIDM Debut is the grand culmination of almost a year's work from the esteemed Graduates of the Advanced Theater Costume and Advanced Fashion Design Departments. The Theater Costume graduates got to design costumes for a "Carnival in Rio" (above)...

FIDM Debut Russian-inspired Knitwear (Photo Courtesy of Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

And the Fashion Design graduates designed their first mini-collections, which ranged from directional sportswear, knitwear, menswear, children's wear to cocktail dresses and gowns. And since I am the Official Spokesperson for FIDM--along with being an Instructor and Alumn of the College, I was invited to make a "special appearance" and introduce the show!

So, mark your calendars for the DEBUT Runway Show telecast on KLCS:
Saturday	April 23, 2011	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	April 24, 2011	3:00 p.m.
Tuesday	May 3, 2011	8:00 p.m.

Channel: KLCS-TV, Channel 3 or 58--Check your local TV/Cable Listings