Project Runway's Nick Talks Star Wars

Because "Project Runway" designer Nick Verreos was so swamped he didn't have a chance to chat about his love for Star Wars with his other fellow designers in my other article Project Runway: Style Wars, I made sure to interview him for the official Lucasfilm online newsletter Homing Beacon here: Nick Verreos: Force of Fashion.

We chatted about memorable costumes of the saga, and how Queen Amidala's costumes even inspired some of his own designs.

Sample quote:
"The most fashionable character of the saga is a toss up between Princess Leia and Queen Amidala," Verreos says. "Princess Leia's infamous metal bikini was so Paco Rabanne meets Courreges -- hot! She was the Bridgite Bardot of galaxy. In The Phantom Menace, Queen Amidala was giving us intergalactic couture. She was a Dior fashion show by John Galliano all wrapped up into one person -- a mini diva! When I first saw those Queen Amidala costumes in Vogue magazine, I remembered sketching more voluminous gowns with heavier fabrics. I fantasized that I would do a runway collection with very theatrical, bigger-than-life ensembles, something that Queen Amidala would wear. I used her as my muse and client."

If you see Nick on various TV specials or on his blog, check out his watch! It's a Burger King Star Wars kids watch I gave him to show off his Star Wars pride in style! ;-)

Full interview:
Nick Verreos: Force of Fashion