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.

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

María Félix

María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality...

. She is the inspiration for the Enamorada collection.

Personal life

Nicolas Felizola maintains very friendly relationships with many prominent Mexican stars such as: Patricia Manterola

Patricia Manterola

Patricia Manterola is a Mexican singer, actress, model, and fashion designer born in Mexico City.-Background:...

, Jacqueline Bracamonte and Susana González

Susana González

Susana Alejandra González is a Mexican actress. This particular Mexican actress is known for her talent, beauty and docile character.- Biography :...

.
Also Despierta America anchor, Venezuelan Chiquinquira Delgado

Chiquinquirá Delgado

María Chiquinquirá Delgado Díaz is a TV host, model, and actress. She is currently the host of ¡Despierta América!, the morning show on the Univision network in the United States...

.

Nicolas Felizola was selected to design the evening dress that Miss Universe Japan 2009, Emiri Miyasaka, wore during the contest.

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

Alex Rodriguez

Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered one of the best...

 and his wife, Cynthia. When asked about this collection, Felizola said:

"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

María Félix

María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality...

.
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."

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.

External links

• nicolasfelizola.com