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Fab Read: You Know You Want It, Style – Inspiration – Confidence

FabSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:22 -0800

If Eric Daman looks familiar to you, it's because he was recently posing pretty with Leighton Meester at the launch of his book, You Know You Want It: Style – Inspiration – Confidence ($20).

The Gossip Girl costume designer knows a thing or two about fashion, after all, don't we all covet Blair, Serena, Vanessa, and Jenny's fabulous Upper East Side ensembles? Daman says the trick to pulling off any ensemble is owning it, and in this book, he teaches us how to do just that via confidence and pizazz. (Side note, I think confidence is a woman's personal journey, I don't believe it can be taught.)

“A catalyst for the book was that I wanted to send the message that fashion and style [don’t] have to be scary - [they] can be totally accessible,” said Daman. "I always say style is 20 percent fashion and 80 percent confidence. You have to own it.” The book also includes a forward by the queen bee herself, Leighton Meester.

Celeb Style: Leighton Meester

FabSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:22 -0800

The metamorphosis continues. Leighton looked like a knock-out a Swarovski event in NYC last night in galactic Marios Schwab. And special bonus: the Gossip Girl posing with GG costume designer Eric Daman - hi Eric! But back to Leighton. She shows her extreme side in this galactic frock, open-toe platform booties, and Swarovki spike jewelry. Kick ass.

Marios Schwab Silk bustle dress - $3,520.00	Steve Madden Women's Massivve Bootie - $179.95
Abbey Dawn Silver-Tone Spike Flex Bracelet - $16.00	Ben-Amun Black Resin Stretch Bracelet with Spikes - $245.00
Juicy Couture Diamond Outline Stud Earrings - $42.00	Roncello - $8.00
Suzy Smith Sequined Clutch bag - $60.00

Check out CelebStyle for lots more celebrity street style!

On Our Radar: Revolve Clothing Gets Gossip Girl Treatment

FabSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:00:08 -0700

Gossip Girl's main wardrobe stylist, Eric Daman, has teamed up with Revolve Clothing to inject some preppy-chicness into its Fall '08 collection. Translation: you can get Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf's look straight from an authentic source. If you like Daman's recommended look, you can shop it immediately. He also provides tidbits about why he chose the particular pieces, and reveals his preferred Fall trends and favorite character on the show (hint: it's not a girl). Check it out.

To see five more Daman-styled looks, read more.

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Meet the Man Behind Gossip Girl's Closet

FabSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:22 -0700

Have you ever wondered who the lucky person is that gets to decide what the Gossip Girl gang gets to wear each week? It's costume stylist Eric Daman, who also once assisted Patricia Field on the set of Sex and the City. He recently stepped out from the background and chatted with WWD about his enviable job. Daman started out as a buyer at a boutique in Paris and went on to be an overnight model discovered by photographer Steven Meisel (his first modeling job was with Kate Moss). He eventually followed his dream of styling, and what he has done with Gossip Girl is a fashion phenomenon. The proof is in the pictures. Here are the highlights from his interview:

Eric on whether it’s more important for characters to look approachable or aspirational: It should be a little bit of both. I always make sure I mix some of the higher-end looks with something from a less expensive brand. I use stuff from Forever 21 and H&M all the time. You will always see someone wearing a $5,000 dress with a pair of Nine West shoes. That is how people dress today anyway.
So, do the actors have a say in how their characters dress? I’m not a fashion Nazi. Blake [Lively] and Leighton [Meester] love to give their input, but they understand that I am there to help them create and develop their characters.
Naturally, the Gossip Girls' individual styles have developed dramatically. It’s funny because they came into this as these fashion-naïve kids from LA who moved to New York in order to portray these true New Yorkers. They are like New Yorkers now - real, fashionable New Yorkers.

To hear more from Daman, and to see some wardrobe photos, read more

Eric's thoughts on doing his own apparel line? I’ve thought about this a lot, actually. I would want to do a mass line, like something for Kohl’s, Target, Charlotte Russe. Then I would like to do a higher-end, capsule collection for a store like Bendel’s or Barneys. Again, it’s all about accessible fashion and mixing it up.

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On Our Radar: Gossip Girl

FabSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:00:22 -0700

Get ready for some eye candy...of the clothing persuasion. The CW's new fall show "Gossip Girl" may be set at a Manhattan private school, but the three main female characters, Blair, Serena, and Jenny, will not just be wearing plaid.

The show is styled by costume designer Eric Daman, who worked with Pat Field on "Sex and the City" (!). Of his vision for the Gossip Girls, he says: "These girls have become like muses, and they know these young New York designers are right there with the ones on the verge. It's almost like they discover them before the buyers discover them."

Each character has a unique style, be it sophisticated, laid-back, or quirky, but between the three of them, their wardrobes run the gamut from Alice Ritter, Lanvin, Vena Cava, Alexander Wang, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Peter Som to Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, and Chanel. In other words, lots and lots of clothes. Fab clothes.

As Blake Lively, who plays Serena, estimates, she tried on more than 500 dresses in two months between all the fittings for filming, publicity stills, and editorial shoots. Jelly much?

Photos courtesy of The CW