Born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Caracas, Venezuela to a Greek-American Diplomat father and a Venezuelan mother, Nick's Mediterranean-Latin heritage has been infused into his philosophy of design. His dream has always been to design sexy yet elegant women's wear that emphasizes beautiful draping and clean lines. After graduating from UCLA and The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles (FIDM), Nick has been steadily working in the industry as a Designer and Patternmaker for various Southern California design houses. Currently he is an instructor at FIDM as well as a freelance patternmaker. He also still co-designs a small line he created with his partner 5 years ago called NIKOLAKI, which has been showcased in Smashbox Los Angeles Fashion Week. When he is not drawing or draping, Nick loves dance/house music, discussing world politics, watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, reading Hello! magazine and line dancing.