Nina Garcia
Nina Garcia
Ninotchka "Nina" García is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines, and has been a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway since its premiere season...
NationalityColombian
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth3 May 1956
CityBarranquilla, Colombia
CountryColombia
My aspiration was always to be a fashion editor.
If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more.
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I'm not sure if I can cook. I probably can. But I'm really good at cajoling anybody around me to cook for me.
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I was so passionate about being in the magazine industry, even when I first started at 'Mirabella.'
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I was obsessed with fashion when I was young. I thought fashion meant fashion design, and I thought I wanted to be a designer at some point.
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I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I came to attend high school in Massachusetts when I was about 15 years old.
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I happen to have an obsession with Korean food.
I do not do selfies! That's a tough one because I don't do selfies, but I think it's all about personal style. The more outrageous, the better.
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I actually started my career interning at Perry Ellis and got to work with Marc Jacobs.
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I love 'Project Runway' because I can really be of help to an industry and I can be supportive to designers.
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I lived in South America when I was growing up. I spent hours sketching. I was good at drawing, and I was obsessed with fashion, but I was also obsessed with magazines.
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I firmly believe that 90 percent of the confusion that women feel when they are attempting to put together an occasion-specific ensemble is caused by fear: fear of breaking the 'fashion rules,' fear of violating some long-forgotten tradition, or the basic fear of looking bad.
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I am always being stopped for style advice, and I love it! The way we dress says so much about ourselves, and I love when I can help others take control of that.
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Each moment calls for a different stylistic essence and a different sense of impact, and mastery of this balance is an art form - a very learnable art form.