Eric Daman
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
Eric Daman is the costume designer of CWTV's The Carrie Diaries,
prequel to Sex and the City. For its six season duration as a hit
television series Daman designed the costumes seen on Gossip Girl.
Daman's career as costume designer 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. In film Daman began with The
Adventures of Sebastian Cole which introduced Adrian Grenier and Clark
Gregg, the first of ten feature films to his credit, the most recent
being the 2012 release Fun Size. Others 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. As an American in Paris, Daman was
discovered as a fashion model by Steven Meisel and appeared with Kate
Moss for several of the photographer's Calvin Klein campaigns. Daman
was featured on the cover of L'Uomo Vogue, worked with highly respected
photographic talents including Mario Testino, Peter Lindberg, Terry
Richardson, and Pierre & Gilles and appeared was a runway model in
Paris for Comme Des Garcons, Versace and Jean-Paul Gualtier after
receiving his French Literature degree from the Paris Sorbonne. While
in front of the camera Daman was first exposed to the art of styling
behind it. Professional styling for magazines began with New York
freelance assignments at Spin, ID, The Face, Ray Gun,Visionnaire, Out
and others. Daman was also a runway stylist for several collections by
fashion sensation Miguel Adrover. Daman collaborates with leading
brands including Century 21, Maybelline NY, Swarovski, Charlotte Russe,
DKNY, Threads & Heirs, Vitamin Water, Nine West, Payless Shoes, and
Henri Bendel's. Daman's first guide to personal style is titled You
Know You Want It: Style - Inspiration - Confidence. Daman's work on and
off-screen has appeared in leading news, fashion, lifestyle
publications, websites, and television including the New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Hollywood
Reporter. On television, Daman has appeared on E!News and The Rachel
Ray Show, was 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
and within fashion related documentaries including Scatter My Ashes at
Bergdorf Goodman and Call It A Balance In The Unbalance.