Nicolas Felizola

Nicolas Felizola
Born	June 6, 1965 (1965-06-06) (age 46) Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Education	[Universidad Santa Maria]
Occupation	Fashion designer
Awards	Best Design Award in Miami Fashion Week 2008, 2010 Mexico's Universal Excellence Award Italy's Zanetti Murano Award
Labels	Nicolas Felizola

Nicolas Felizola is a Venezuelan-born Miami-based Haute Couture designer, photographer, painter, singer and lawyer. In a fashion designer career spanning over 8 years, he has won multiple awards including Mexico's Universal Excellence Award, Italy's Zanetti Murano Award, and the Best Design Award in Miami Fashion Week 2008.^[1]

Early life

Born into a prominent family in Venezuela, Felizola grew up hearing about and watching films of famous Mexican movie star of the 1950s María Félix. She is the inspiration for the Enamorada collection.^[2]

Personal life

Fashion Designer Nicolas Felizola, Mexican singer and actress Patricia Manterola and Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza at Miami Fashion Week

Nicolas Felizola maintains very friendly relationships with many prominent Mexican stars such as: Patricia Manterola, Jacqueline Bracamonte and Susana González.
Also Despierta America anchor, Venezuelan Chiquinquira Delgado.
Nicolas Felizola was selected to design the evening dress that Miss Universe Japan 2009, Emiri Miyasaka, wore during the contest.^[3]

Collections

Felizola, as a designer, has produced the following collections:

1. Del Cuore (Italian for "Of The Heat") in 2008
2. Enamorada (Spanish for "In Love") in 2009
3. Seductrice in 2010
4. Orinokia (Inspired by the Orinoco River) in 2011

Del Cuore

Felizola debuted his spring/summer 2008 collection during Haute Lunch, a charity luncheon benefiting the AROD Family Foundation, hosted by "It" baseball player of the year, Alex Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia. When asked about this collection, Felizola said:^[4]

"Del Cuore is about the passion of the heart and this collection is purely from the heart and completely about the passion that a woman has."

Enamorada

In 2009, Felizola released his new spring/summer collection titled Enamorada. Felizola took inspiration on the 1950s Mexican star María Félix. The designer said about this collection:

"Maria was in love with fashion. She understood that the art of dressing required, like every master work, unavoidable steps to reach perfection. The cuts and lines that emphasized her waistline and accentuated her silhouette were her trademark, just like the colors and richness of the garments' textures. Coming into the present time, fine silk gazaar feathers cut in a laborious maneuver, just like flares, embroidery, beading, pleats, French Chantilly lace and the most exquisite silks embody this collection."^[5]

Seductrice"

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Orinokia

Nicolas Felizola Spring Summer 2011 was Orinokia. The legends of El Dorado the city of gold and the Orinoco River have brought forward myths and fantasy that have outlasted the clutches of time.^{[7] [8]}

References

1. ^ Zayas, Sheila."Designer Nicolas Felizola to Show Collection"Yourhub.com, 1-23-2009
2. ^ Zayas, Sheila."Designer Nicolas Felizola to Show Collection"Yourhub.com, 1-23-2009
3. ^ http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=2054760
4. ^ Editor "Move Over Oscar, Nicolas Felizola's Got Next!"www.latina.com, 1-03-2008
5. ^ Zayas, Sheila."Designer Nicolas Felizola to Show Collection"Yourhub.com, 1-23-2009
6. ^ http://tiempohabitualonline.blogspot.com/2010/04/tiempo-habitual-online_4472.html
7. ^ http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/12/26/856958/nicolas-felizola-seduccion-inspirada.html
8. ^ http://rosanasandovalg.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/if-lady-diana-or-jackie-onassis-were-alive-they-wore-nicolas-felizola%E2%80%99s-orinokia-2011-collection/

External links

• nicolasfelizola.com

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Name	Felizola, Nicolas
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Date of birth	1965-06-10
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
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