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“Costume designer Eric Daman is arguably as integral to the creation of a television character as the show’s writers.” —The New York Times.

Eric Daman is the costume designer for the CW’s new series The Carrie Diaries. Prior to that, he was the costume designer for the six season duration of Gossip Girl. Eric also designs costumes for film with 10 productions to his credit; the most recent being the 2012 release Fun Size. Other big-screen films include 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.

Eric’s costume design and fashion styling career began during his enrollment at the Paris Sorbonne where he majored in French Literature, when he was discovered as a fashion model by Steven Meisel. He soon appeared with Kate Moss for several of the photographer’s Calvin Klein campaigns. Also featured on the cover of L’Uomo Vogue, and within the pages of many fashion and lifestyle periodicals, Eric worked with highly respected photographic talents including Mario Testino, Peter Lindberg, Terry Richardson, and Pierre & Gilles.

Before the camera Eric was exposed to the art of styling behind it. Following a move to Manhattan, Eric began styling looks for shoots in magazines including Spin, ID, The Face, Visionnaire and others. Eric’s career as costume designer for film began with The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and for television began with assisting Patricia Field on Sex & the City for 3 seasons— the team was awarded an Emmy for their work together in 2002.

2007
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Costume designer for films Anamorph and American Loser.
2008
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Served as Creative Director for Charlotte Russe;
Appeared as a guest on The Rachel Ray Show talk show;
Costume designer for the film The Guitar.
2009
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Costume designer for the film Tenderness;
Appeared in video short Stylish Confessions: The Fashion of Gossip Girl;
Appeared in video short Gossip Girl: Faces Behind the Design;
Launched 1st book You Know You Want It: Style—Inspiration—Confidence.
2010
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Fashion designer for menswear collection Eric Daman for Threads & Heirs;
Fashion designer for womenswear collection Eric Daman for Charlotte Russe;
Appeared as a guest on The Tyra Banks Show tv series;
Appeared in MTV’s The City tv series;
Appeared in CWTV’s Fashion Forward: Making It documentary;
Guest host for Nine West and Nordstrom partnership launch tour.
2011
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Costume designer for Fake Empire’s 2012 feature release Fun Size;
Hosiery designer a hosiery collection Eric Daman for DKNY;
Appeared as guest judge and wardrobe stylist on America’s Next Top Model tv series;
Appeared in video short Exposing Gossip Girl: Making Episode 418;
Appeared in video short Bisoux à Paris!;
Appeared in video documentary Call It A Balance In The Unbalance;
VitaminWater Style Council Member and Design Competition judge;
2012
Costume designer for Gossip Girl tv series;
Jewelry designer of “Native Modern” collection by Eric Daman for Atelier Swarovski;
Appeared as the subject of Swarovski reality mini-series The Daman Chronicles;
Appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway All Stars tv series.
2013
Costume designer for The Carrie Diaries tv series;
Official spokesperson for Century 21 Department Stores.

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