EricDamanStyle
Eric Daman is an Emmy® Award winning costume designer, Costume Design Guild nominee, clothing designer, jewelry designer, fashion stylist, author and television personality. Daman is the current brand ambassador for Century 21 Department Stores and has collaborated with top brands including Maybelline NY, Swarovski, Charlotte Russe, DKNY, Threads & Heirs, Vitamin Water, Nine West, Payless Shoes, and Henri Bendel’s. Currently Daman is the costume designer of CWTV’s The Carrie Diaries, prequel to Sex and the City. Daman costume designed the hit television series Gossip Girl for its six season run; and assisted Patricia Field on HBO's Sex and the City. Daman costume designed 10 feature films, most recently the 2012 Nickelodeon release Fun Size. Earlier big-screen titles are The Door in the Floor with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger, Anamorph with Willem Dafoe, Tenderness with Russell Crowe and Laura Dern, The Architect with Isabella Rossellini and Hayden Panettiere, Train Wreck with Gretchen Mol, and The Guitar directed by Amy Redford. Daman’s work on and off-screen has appeared in leading news, fashion, lifestyle publications and online outlets including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Hollywood Reporter, People, and InStyle. On television, Daman has appeared on E!News and The Rachel Ray Show, as a guest judge on Season 12 of Project Runway, Season 16 of America’s Next Top Model, Season 2 of Project Runway All-Stars; within fashion documentaries including Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman and Call It A Balance In The Unbalance. Daman authored a personal style guide, You Know You Want It: Style – Inspiration – Confidence, in 2010.
Homepage: http://ericdamanstyle.com
I went Vintage Shopping (AKA #thrifting) with @thejordanalexander (AKA #JulienCalloway) and #SPOTTED an armful of one-of-a-kinds worthy of @GossipGirl @Procell #vintageclothingstore in #NYC!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2021
“Billions” Costume Designer dishes on Wendy Rhoades’ enviable looks
Posted in Billions on April 17, 2016
When Jane Carlson from The Hollywood Reporter, asked me about Maggie Siff’s character’s powerful, streamlined style on the Showtime series, Billions, I said “The minute she walks through the office you know you don’t want to f–k with her.”
Check out The Hollywood Reporter‘s full article “Billions” Costume Designer dishes on Wendy Rhoades’ enviable looks and the difference between designing for Billions compared to The Carrie Diaries or Gossip Girl.
@ElleMagazine asked me “Why is this billionaire wearing a $22 Metallica t-shirt?”
Posted in Billions on April 17, 2016
When Justine Harman, the senior entertainment editor at ELLE.com, asked me about Damien Lewis’s idiosyncratic manner of dressing on Billions, I said “Axe isn’t Chuck Bass. He has a $300 T-shirt that doesn’t have to have holes all over it with epaulets; he’s selected a quiet V-neck that drapes just right…And then, when Axe does wear a suit, it’s like a punch to the face.”
Check out Elle.com’s full article How To Dress Like A Billionaire by @JustineHarman for nine rules about dressing “like someone who takes home a paycheck with as many zeros.”
I told @VogueMagazine how the @AstronautWives’ retro fashions are topped off with chic shades.
Posted in Astronaut Wives Club, COSTUME DESIGN, Eric Daman Style on June 23, 2015
When Vogue.com’s Senior Culture Writer Julia Felsenthal asked me about my costume designer’s backstory on The Astronaut Wives Club, I said “We’re not doing men in great suits and women in New York silhouettes. We’re starting in middle America, and having this journey with the wives as they grow into themselves and learn about life and style.”
But I can’t go without giving props to our prop master Jonathan R. Hodges for working with costumes to source vintage styles from American Optical, Persol, and Ray-Ban. It’s one of those gray areas where costumes and props converge. Julia Felsenthal notes “The finishing touch [in] finding each woman the perfect pair of shades [is major] because nobody needs eye protection like an astronaut’s wife, for whom staring up at the sky is basically an occupational hazard.”
Check out Vogue.com’s full article by Julia Felsenthal From Lisa Loeb to the Astronaut Wives: Why Cat-Eye Glasses Are Cool Again, to find out why Vogue.com’s Fashion News Director, Chioma Nnadi, likes them so much. And get ready for your next post-MadMen fashion fix this week with episode two of The Astronaut Wives Club, “Protocol.”
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#SneakPeek @AstronautWives #Preview— Watch The First 5 Minutes of “The Astronaut Wives Club”
Posted in Astronaut Wives Club, COSTUME DESIGN, ERIC DAMAN, Fashion on Astronaut Wives Club on June 17, 2015
Ready for lift off and meet the first ladies of space! Tune in tomorrow night after you watch the first 5 minutes of ABC’s “The Astronaut Wives Club” now via YouTube.
#AstronautWives #sneakpeek #preview #countdown
I told @WhoWhatWear how I styled each of the amazing women in The Astronaut Wives Club—
Posted in Astronaut Wives Club on June 16, 2015
“The style evolution of each wife is a sign of the times and a sign of their personal evolution as well. For the men it was about being launched into space, but for the wives it was about being launched into a social stratosphere. I tried to tell a fashion-as-final-frontier story tracking time and self-discovery with each outfit selection. The transformation from everyday army wife in a homemade shirt waist dress to social butterfly best dressed in a Pucci pantsuit!”
I answered WhoWhatWear’s call with 17 exclusive fashion facts, icons and my inspiration for how I designed a signature look for each amazing woman of The Astronaut Wives Club.
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FASHION 411: Blair Waldorf’s wardrobe lives on!
Posted in Blair on Gossip Girl, Chuck on Gossip Girl, COSTUME DESIGN, ERIC DAMAN, Fashion on Gossip GIrl, IN THE MEDIA on May 20, 2015
If you think that Leighton Meester wore Blair’s signature headbands off the lot or that Kiernan Shipka slipped a ’60s-era “Mad Men” dress into her bag at the end of the day, think again.
I spoke with Fawnia Soo Hoo, contributing editor of Fashionista.com, about the number one rule of thumb that audiences might not realize, where to find cast-offs from your favorite shows, and more.
The race for space was fought in high heels.
Posted in Astronaut Wives Club, Eric Daman Style on May 8, 2015
Get to know the first ladies of space with The Astronaut Wives Club, premiering Thursday June 18 at 8|7c on ABC. #AstronautWives
SOAK SHOUT OUT! Slip Into These Sleek Slides & Flip-Off Those Flip-Flops Forever!
Posted in FASHION & STYLE, Style Files on March 25, 2015
GOSSIP GIRL BFF & NY handbag designer MICHELLE VALE is launching the shoe every woman is pining for this summer. SOAK was founded in 2014 with former Fashion Editor ELENA CORSANO to create a stylish alternative for what-to-slip-on when the stilettos slide off!
SOAKs are perfectly practical. They’ll get you to yoga and out for brunch in comfort and style while chic enough to work in, paired with a pencil skirt, a blouse and blazer. They’re sleek and innovative slides, created with custom technology, actual arch support for work/play footwear featuring eco-friendly comfort, and non-ironic vegan style! Designed here in New York City and crafted in Kennebunk, Maine, SOAK sandals are leading the way for SOAK rain boots, flats, eyewear and more — for the best of both worlds.
GIVE SOAK A KICK! Get a pair of SOAK sandals from the very first production run and receive them — in the color selection of your choice — along with a durable carry pouch! The SOAK KICKSTART CAMPAIGN is in the home stretch so you’ll have to be quick! With a week to go they’ve gathered $20,000 and parted with 300 pairs already — just to show you how much the ladies are loving them!
FASHION 411: Have you seen Michelle’s hot new Balancé Totes?
Slide into a pair of SOAKs and with one of Michelle’s new Balancé Totes on your arm you’ll be Totes Chic head-to-toe! Check out the Balancé Leather Tote in Perforated Nude, the Balancé Linen Tote in Hot Pink, or the Balancé Custom Python Crimson Red Tote with Steel Grey.
STYLE IS FOREVER: Variety.com Salutes Red Carpet Icons Oscar De La Renta and L’Wren Scott
Posted in FASHION & STYLE, IN THE MEDIA, Variety.com on March 2, 2015
Claire Coghlan asked for my thoughts on the legacy left behind by the tragic loss of these two true red carpet fahion and style stars. In remembering Oscar De La Renta and L’Wren Scott we pay tribute to their amazing talents and honor their contributions to the magic of fashion on the red carpet. The online piece (see Variety.com) is a longer version of the print story (above).
Keep up with Claire Coghlan by checking out her blog The Alchemy of Truth and following her on twitter @CoghlanClaire.