VOTE IT'S IN FASHION.....Photos from FIDM's Campaign to Encourage Voting "Vote! It's In Fashion"

  FIDM Fashion Design Co-Chairs David Paul and Nick Verreos--FIDM "Vote! It's In Fashion" Non-partisan Get-out-the-Vote Campaign Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages
Last November, in time for the U.S. Elections, David and I took part in a great campaign, organized by the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/FIDM , to encourage our students--as well as the public--to VOTE! Because of our positions, as Fashion Designers as well as the , we wanted to make the campaign a little more "fun" and bring in the fashion aspect, especially to highlight the importance for the "younger generation" to exercise their right to VOTE. Well, you might ask "What's The Fashion Aspect in Elections?" Our answer was "Vote! It's In Fashion", a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote campaign to get our FIDM students--and the general public--to vote, especially during this past very consequential election. David and I did a fun photoshoot with different photos that were released through the FIDM social media channels in the weeks leading up to the November 2020 Election...
Since it's Inauguration Time, I thought it would be a perfect time to do a BLOG about the Campaign that we did and the photos from the photoshoot--Enjoy...and Happy (and Safe!) Inauguration!

In English & Español--Red, White, and Blue--Nick Verreos FIDM "Vote! It's In Fashion" Get-out-the-Vote Campaign Photos courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

VOTE STYLE--FIDM Fashion Design Co-Chairs David Paul and Nick Verreos, with their own "Vote"-inspired Design from their NIKOLAKI line, a black knit jersey draped top with hand-applied Swarovski crystals "VOTE" and a black silk charmeuse bias-cut asymmetrical skirt Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages
VOTING PARTNERS--David Paul and Nick Verreos Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

MESSAGE COUTURE--Design by NIKOLAKI/Nick Verreos & David Paul, of a black knit jersey draped top with hand-applied Swarovski crystals "VOTE" and a black bias-cut silk charmeuse asymmetrical skirt Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

BLING'ED VOTE--Detail close-up shot of black knit jersey draped top with Swarovski crystals "VOTE", top by NIKOLAKI

Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

Black Tie Election--Nick Verreos and David Paul, FIDM Fashion Design Co-Chairs, posing for the "Vote! It's In Fashion" FIDM Get-out-the-Vote Campaign Photo courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

VOTE FASHION SKETCH--As part of the "Vote! It's In Fashion" FIDM Campaign, I sketched a fashion illustration with a dramatic "VOTE"-emblazoned cape Top Photos courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages

ELEGANT VOTERS--David Paul and Nick Verreos, FIDM Fashion Design Co-Chairs, in a photo shoot for "Vote! It's In Fashion" FIDM Get-out-the-Vote Campaign Photos courtesy of Alex Berliner/ABImages