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
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My passion for fashion originated in my mother's closet. She was a woman who loved fashion. She enjoyed dressing up a lot, and she had a closet that was like her sacred room that belonged only to her. She wouldn't let us go in and play there very often.
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The fashion editor as it used to be has changed. Now you have to wear many hats, and whoever tells you differently is wrong. Now you're on TV, whether you want it or not.
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For so many years fashion was shrouded in mystery, this glamorous profession that people knew very little about, they thought it was so glamorous. It now has become so available, with the Internet, with shops like H&M and Target that do designer collaborations, so it's more available to everyone and that's created more interest.
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I grew up with a fashion-obsessed mother and an older sister, so there was a lot of fashion in my house. The first thing I remember owning was a Pierre Cardin jumpsuit when I was 9 or 10; of course I didn't actually buy it, but I fell in love with it.
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Fashion is expensive. Style is not. Some of the most stylish girls I know are certainly not the wealthiest.
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Style is like a muscle: you have to exercise it regularly or you'll lose it.
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If you look back in history of the women who are most memorable and most stylish, they were never the followers of fashion. They were the ones who were unique in their style, breakers of the rules. They were authentic, genuine, original. They were not following the trends.
I've always spoken my mind. There's no reason not to!
I've always been opinionated, unfortunately, to my mother's disappointment.
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I'm all about the high heel; I think it's the sexiest accessory ever made, including lingerie.
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Serving jury duty is a fascinating little slice of life, with its motley crew of personalities.
Fashion is just an interpretation of the culture around us.
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I think my Latino culture has equipped me with a different point of view than the rest of my counterparts, and seeing things from a different angle has helped me a lot. I feel very proud of my culture, of my Latino heritage.
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One of the most magical places on Earth is a small island in the Caribbean called Mustique. With brilliant beaches, warm water, and lush vegetation, this tiny green swath of land is my idea of paradise.