Strike the Pose... in Firenze

He was among the most likable characters on Bravo2's "Project Runway," appearing in the second season of the hit fashion design reality show.
Since then, he's become a likable fashion commentator on network TV, on the red carpet and in the "Fashion Police" column of US Weekly.
Last week, Nick Verreos showed Miami University students he really IS that nice of a guy.

He and David Paul, his partner in the L.A. design firm Nikolaki, came to Florence, Italy, to talk about the fashion industry with Miami's summer journalism students here.
"Buongiorno, buongiorno!" Verreos trilled, kissing both my cheeks.
His neatly kept beard was soft and friendly.

He and Paul gamely rode the public bus, then walked with students to the Polimoda Fashion Institute, an ooh-la-la former villa on a Florence hill.
Verreos worked the crowd of students like a star (which he is, of course).
Shiny, silver, Velcro-fastened tennis shoes gave him away.
Strike the pose, flash a smile.
"Honey, let me tell you....!"

Verreos had the most insightful questions during presentations at the Polimoda about its curriculum and the fashion business.
Later, talking about his life, the killer fashion industry and Heidi Klum, his hands were his accessory, his voice one exclamation point after another.
Be sure to ask Verreos about the first time he met Seal.
And about Klum's expertise with a tele-prompter.
Ooh la la, talk about a man's life being an open-air classroom.