MEDIA, PRESS, AND CELEBRITIES

Check out the latest Media and press Nicolita has been seen in. Nicolita swimwear and bikinis have been featured in numerous magazines, TV shows, Music Videos, and loved by our celebrity clientèle.....

FEATURED MAGAZINES

NICOLITA FANS

FEATURED TELEVISION SHOWS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES

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August 2008

Janice Dickinson Model Agency TV Show, Oxygen Network

Nicolita with Rihanna at 2007 World Music Awards
Nicolita with Victoria Silverstedt
Nicolita with Shaggy
Nicolita with Cascada

November 2007

World Music Awards

Nicolita jet-set to Nice and Monaco for the World Music Awards November 2007. Rhianna, Victoria Silverstedt, Cascada, Avril Levine, Celine were among the few presenters and award winners who strutted off stage with a Nicolita bikini. Monaco was incredible and the perfect back drop to another Nicolita adventure.

Life & Style Magazine

October 2007

Tori Spelling makes the best bodies list in Life & Style's Oct 07 issue. Tori Spelling showed off her new bikini body wearing Nicolita’s classic Sail Away adjustable halter top with hipster skimpie bikini bottoms. The low-rise boy short bottoms helped accentuate her newly defined torso! Click here to shop for the Sail Away Bikini!

Latin Star

July 2007

“The Entrepreneurial Spirit Comes in Bikini” Latin Star requests an exclusive feature of Nicole Sainz of Nicolita for their premier issue. A six-page pictorial including a full spread of Nicolita’s top suits of the season were pictured. Among those were the ruffled bum bottom Ole Suit, the best selling Knotty Nicolita, the Sexy Senorita and the Casa Cabana.

Latin Star Article:

Nicole Sainz is an American success story. The Cuban-American beauty has combined her business and marketing savvy with her own Latina sense of style to launch one of the trendiest swimsuit lines in the country. Cool under the heat of pressure, this college-educated design diva-in-the making began designing handbags while still attending USC in Los Angeles. Her sensational sense of style quickly caught on among friends and classmates and the Nicolita line was born. This sassy sister soon launched her own website, along with a sexy new product – custom-made bikinis. Today, her Nicolita line can be found in high-end boutiques and department stores such as Nordstrom and Dillards around the country. The bikini line, which is based on a character named Nicolita, has been so successful, it has become Sainz’s No. 1 product. She tells Latin Star she will be re-launching the handbag line in 2008. Although her line has become known worldwide (she just returned from Puerto Rico from a photo shoot and promotion with Cosmo), she still oversees the designs and production herself. Before taking on the business world full time, Sainz did fi nish her degree program at USC’s prestigious Marshall School of Business with a degree in marketing and entrepreneurship. Her college experience and networking led to some internships and she ended up working at a lot of great events, such as the Grammys and the Golden Globes. “I had a huge opportunity and it opened my eyes to the possibilities,” she tells Latin Star. “I started selling and it just took off. I was going to parties in the fashion industry, so it gave me a lot of contacts and an inside look. It was a great fundamental learning experience.”
While the bikini line (see her scintillating line in full affect at a Latin Star pool party – pages 54-57) is her No. 1 priority these days, she intends to get into designing thongs and dresses in the near future. “Right now I’m focused on the bikinis because I’m kind of a one-woman operation. I am also going to be introducing some stuff for men... shorts and briefs, just basics to introduce it.” Nicolita is just the beginning for the 20-something Sainz, who has her sights set on a bigger picture. “There are so many companies out there that have the corporate structure I strive for... Warnaco – those with their own brands, such as Anne Klein, Donna Karan. Seeing what the possibilities are, I look at the potential of Nicolita – my No. 1 goal is to build a company that I will be happy about.” Sainz says she received a lot of support from her parents. “They made the possibilities endless because they never said ‘no’,” she explains. “They let me be creative. With their support it has helped me become more creative and driven.”

To drive her fashion line, Sainz has created a character... a young woman who is a worldly traveler on the search for love, laughter and life. “Nicolita is a fi ctitious character,” Sainz muses with a hint of mystique. “Where is she right now and what is she wearing? I have been able to bring the story to life. In 2006, I brought her from Cuba to Morocco... and then last year she went from Morocco to Spain. I start with a story... where is she, what is she doing, who has she left, who did she fall in love with? I start from there and start designing from the story. The Ole’ design, for example, came out of when she went to Spain she fell in love with a bullfighter... she’s flirting with him, so I created a design that would fit that moment.” Sainz tells Latin Star that the individual designs drive her more than the material. “I’m not print driven. I’m more interested in the design. I work with a lot of solids. I do a lot of Italian Lycra.” The naughty Nicolita did an exclusive photo shoot with Latin Star... can you spot the sexy siren among the lovely ladies? Sainz herself choose the specifi c designs for our pool party with a purpose! “We were so excited,” she exudes about the photo shoot. “We were thinking of Latin Star and Latina... Senorita. We did a lot of black and whites and wanted to be sexy. We wanted to go with a Latin theme – hot and sexy with a Latin fl air, which is what people know me for.”You go girl! For more information on the Nicolita line and a glimpse at her catalog, visit www.mynicolota.com

July 2007

Al Estilo de Nicolita

July 2007

Cosmopolitan Style Lounge Featuring Nicolita Swim wear

Latino Future

May/June 2007

“2nd Annual Swimsuit Issue” Nicolita was one of four Hispanic designers featured in Latino Future’s second annual swimsuit issue. The flirty Ole bikini shown is one of our best sellers. The ruffled bum bottoms adds flair to any backside while the eyelet cut halter top can be worn as a halter or tube top. Click here to shop for the Ole bikini!

Caras

April 2007

“Little Miss Sunshine” The Tahitian Temptress buckle top and bottom in white is featured in the Caras article “Little Miss Sunshine” as one of the hottest suits of the season. The gold buckle claps add a touch of sexiness to this suit. Click here to shop for the Tahitian Temptress buckle bikini!

Surf Illustrated.com

February 2007

“Surf Illustrated.com Calendar” See the girls of Surf Illustrated.com clad in the Knotty Nicolita, Set Sail, Casa Cabana and Tahitian Temptress bikinis!

Apparel News

January 26-February 1, 2007

“Events: Citizen Fashion FORM Fashion Competition and Runway Show” Nicolita struts down the runway showing off the 2007 collection at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, CA. The sheer brown Desert Dreams bikini with rhinestones was a crowd favorite!

California Apparel News Waterwear 2007

September 7, 2006

“Swimshorts 2007” Sneak peek of Nicolita’s 2007 bikini collection. 2007 brings an updated skinny side Knotty Bottom (a huge hit from last year’s collection), ruffle bum bottoms and more heart-shape backside bottoms with the scrunch bum. Nicolita also introduces the first constructed underwire bra in the collection with the Sexy Senorita top.

Lucire Living

September 2006

“Lucire Living: The Scene” Nicolita’s latest collection is featured at Primary Action’s Liberace Golden Globes Suite. Stars like Angela Basset, The Hill’s Audrina Patridge, Lisa Edelstein, AJ Buckley, Becki Newton, band members from Danity Kane.

Maxim

August 2006

Kristen Cavallari makes a splash again in the August issue of Maxim with Elsa Pataky on the cover. Clad in the Tahitian Temptress Nicolita bikini, Cavallari proves she is indeed one of the year’s hottest beach babes!

Orange Coast Magazine

July 2006

“Ready to Wear: What’s Hot in Fashion Nicolita Swimwear's Knotty Nicolita bikini is listed as one of the summer’s must have suits. The seamless knot creates and enhances a heart-shape bust line. This one-of-a-kind bottom creates a flattering heart-shape backside. Click here to shop for your own Knotty Nicolita suit!

Star Magazine

May 29, 2006

“Best and Worst Beach Bodies” Kristin Cavallari, clad in a teal Nicolita Tahitian Temptress Swimsuit, lands on the cover of Star Magazine as one of the best celebrity beach bodies!

US Weekly

May 29, 2006

“Star Beauty: Find Your Perfect Summer Bronze” A bronzed Kristin Cavallari is pictured wearing Nicolita’s Tahitian Temptress buckle suit. The bright teal color bikini is a perfect compliment to her picture perfect tan!

OK! Weekly

May 22, 2006

“Hot Stars” Kristin Cavallari is pictured wearing Nicolita's Tahitian Temptress buckle bikini while lounging at the pool in between shoots of her upcoming film Fingerprints! Click here to shop for the Tahitian Temptress buckle bikini!

California Apparel News

April 14-20, 2006

“YMI Sets the Mood” Nicolita is invited to share the runway with YMI Jeanswear International at YMI’s fall season’s collection debut in LA. The Knotty Nicolita halter top with heart shaped bust line and the beautiful lace Rosa bikini was the perfect compliment to the YMI Jeans!

WWD

July 2006

“Best Swimsuits for 2007” Nicolita’s Tahitian Temptress One Piece is featured in WWD as one of the best swimsuits for 2007. The sexy white Tahitian Temptress One Piece features a bikini style back with a plunging neckline and gold O-Ring. The neckties have special gold rhinestone D-Rings that minimize tan lines.

WWD

March 22, 2006

“What’s Next” Nicolita is hailed as one of the fashion lines taking swimwear from it’s current Rio inspired look to the more ladylike styles that reflect eras past. The Knotty Nicolita bikini in white is pictured as one of the favorites!

Maxim Hometown Hotties

2006

“Final Hometown Hotties” Maxim Hometown Hottie finalists are pictured wearing swimwear from Nicolita’s 2006 Collection. Readers were able to view pictures both online as well as in their double cover December issue featuring Angelina Jolie. Our Set Sail bow tie top is a must have for the season! The unique bow-tie closure is a flirty and fun update to the nautical-themed suit. Click here to shop for the Set Sail Bikini! To see the Hometown Hotties' sexy photoshoots click here.

Celebrity Car

Spring 2005

"Nikki Ziering Lost Loves” Nikki Ziering is pictured wearing the moss green lace on lycra Tahitian Temptress Nicolita bikini in her interview for Celebrity Car Magazine.

Stars of Reality TV 2006 Calendar

2005

Nicole Sainz is picked as stylist for the Stars of Reality TV Calendar. The Nicolita bikini wearing stars included: Ryan Starr of American Idol fame and The Surreal Life, Valerie Penso from Temptation Island, Tonya Cooley from The Real World: Chicago, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, Tina “Fabulous” Panas from The Bachelor and Erin Brodie from “For Love or Money.

Cosmopolitan En Espanol

October 2004

Cosmopolitan En Espanol recognized early on the potential of Nicolita. At only 23 and in Nicolita's 2nd season, Comsmopolitan does a feature on Nicole Sainz for their October issue. Her touch of Cuban flair on her vintage inspired designs caught their eye!

California Apparel News/Waterwear 2005

July 8, 2004

“New Resources” Nicolita’s Cuban-inspired design is featured in California Apparel News’ Waterwear 2005 edition. The Flirting in Fiji swimsuit is featured with the hipster side tie bottom and halter top.

28th Street

April/May 2004

“Handbag Lady” The beginning of Nicolita is explored - from her start in her USC dorm room sewing handbags to the sexy Nicolita bikinis you see today!

The Daily Trojan

November 9, 2004

“Unleash Your Inner Shopper” Two USC graduates combine their business know-how with appealing fashion to create the Hoover Project. A hip clothing boutique, The Hoover Project carries an array of fashion lines from designer jeans to flip flops and sandals. In an effort to promote local designers they sell Nicolita, a line of swimwear and handbags from a fellow USC graduate Nicole Sainz. http://media.www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2004/11/09/ Lifestyle/Unleash.Your.Inner.Shopper-797742.shtml

USC Chronicles

February 16, 2004

“The USC Entrepreneur Connection” As a recent graduate of the Entrepreneur program at the University of Southern California, Nicole Sainz attends the Entrepreneur of the Year Award honoring Howard Schulz, founder of Starbucks. Sainz is one of the graduates making her dream come true by turning her passion for design into a full fledged company.

Irvine World News

November 13, 2003

“Business: Fashion Designer Dives into Industry with Colorful Bikinis” Nicole Sainz is featured as local entrepreneur on the rise with the launch of her handbags and bikini line, Nicolita. Her leather-bowling bag shaped Cubana bag and polka dot handbags are a favorite from the 2004 collection.

Brentwood

August 2003

“Bikinination” Nicolita is featured as the perfect bikini for the “trendsetter” girl. Nicolita’s blend of Hollywood glamour with Latin flare is the perfect look for a fashion-forward suit on the beach.

International Textiles

2003

“All that Glitters” Nicolita showcases the 2004 collection in Madrid, Spain at the Semana Internacional de la Moda de Madrid. The unique handbag and bikini collection garners much attention with its bright lace on lycra bikinis and one of a kind handbags.

El Mundo

2003

“Cortes De Espiritu Gringo” Nicolita debuts the 2004 collection in Madrid, Spain at the SIMM trade show. Nicolita makes a splash in her first showing in Europe with her lace on lycra bikinis.