Occupation Fashion Journalist Spouse David Conrod Nationality Colombian | Role Journalist Name Nina Garcia | |
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Full Name Ninotchka Garcia Born May 3, 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-05-03 ) Barranquilla, Colombia Notable credit(s) Public relations, Perry Ellis, Marc Jacobs; Market
Editor, Mirabella; Fashion Director, Elle, Fashion Director, Marie Claire Title Creative Director, Marie Claire Children Lucas Conrod, Alexander Conrod TV shows Project Runway, Models of the Runway Books The Little Black Book of Style, The one hundred, El Libro de la Moda Similar People Tim Gunn, Zac Posen, Heidi Klum, Eli Holzman, Harvey Weinstein Profiles | ||
Jag origins 2013 highlights nina garcia
Ninotchka "Nina" García ([niˈna gaɾˈsi.a]; born May 3, 1965) 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.
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- Jag origins 2013 highlights nina garcia
- Early life and education
- Career
- Journalism
- Other work
- Author
- Awards
- References
Early life and education
García was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, the daughter of a wealthy importer. She graduated from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1983 and holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University. Later she attended Esmod (Ecole Superieure de la Mode) in Paris and also earned a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 1992 from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
Career
Garcia began her career in the fashion industry in the early 1980s. She worked in the public relations department for Perry Ellis and its then-designer, Marc Jacobs.
Journalism
After leaving Marc Jacobs, García moved to Mirabella, where she worked as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor until taking a position at Elle. She became Fashion Director of Elle in 2000. Garcia left the Fashion Director position in April 2008, becoming Editor-at-Large at the magazine until the end of August. On April 11, 2008, Us Weekly reported that Garcia left her post as fashion director of Elle. Garcia's contract was reportedly up for renewal. Roberta Myers, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief at the magazine, announced May 15, 2008 that they had entered a new agreement with Nina Garcia who was named Editor-at-Large through September 1, 2008. She had spent 13 years at Elle and been Fashion Director for the past eight years. She began her new position as Fashion Director of Marie Claire on September 2, 2008. Garcia currently oversees the fashion coverage for the magazine and runs the fashion department. She also covers the designer fashion markets of New York, Milan and Paris, and is relied upon as a fashion authority and has participated in numerous television interviews. In 2013, Garcia was promoted to Creative Director at Marie Claire.
Other work
García has been a judge on Project Runway since Season 1. In May 2007 Garcia was a judge for Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.
Author
García is the author of four books. On September 5, 2007, Garcia's book, The Little Black Book of Style (Harper Collins) was released. The book has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. On August 26, 2008, Garcia's second book for Harper Collins, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own was released, with eight printings at the launch. Garcia's third book, The Style Strategy was published in September 2009. Nina Garcia’s Look Book was published in September 2010.
Awards
In 2015 García received the Champion of Educational Excellence Award from the Oliver Scholars Program.