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" I happen to have an obsession with Korean food. "
Nina Garcia
Obsession
Korean
Happen
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" Serving jury duty is a fascinating little slice of life, with its motley crew of personalities. "
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Life
Jury
" I'll admit it, the grunge trend doesn't really speak to me. I get why other people like it, but it's just not my style. Don't get me wrong, I love layering, but I like it when it is done with a little more polish and sophistication. "
Nina Garcia
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Love
Done
" There really are so many lines of work that you can join that don't have to only be design. And that was one that particularly interested me a lot, because the editors could appreciate all the trends, all the designs and all the work of the designers. "
Nina Garcia
You
Work
Me
" The best thing about my apartment is that it looks over Oscar de la Renta and all the shops. "
Nina Garcia
La
Looks
Over
" Style is about fun. True style is not about having a closet full of expensive and beautiful things - it is instead about knowing when, where, and how to utilize your collection. "
Nina Garcia
Fun
True
Beautiful
" If my closet were burning, it'd be my collection of jackets I would save - they always make me feel pulled-together. "
Nina Garcia
Feel
Always
Closet
" When I was older and I first started working, I was obsessed with buying my first Chanel jacket. I saved up my hard-earned money, went to Barneys, and bought a little black Chanel jacket. It saw many, many job interviews and many, many events. I'm not fitting into it lately, but I still have it. "
Nina Garcia
Black
Job
Events
" 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. "
Nina Garcia
Love
Sister
Remember
" 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. "
Nina Garcia
Fashion
History
Style
" Your wardrobe should complement your skill set, never detract - or distract - from your assets. "
Nina Garcia
Never
Skill
Your
" We all get a little rush of excitement at the prospect of buying a brand-new outfit for a first date, but this is not the time. You're much better off wearing clothes, shoes especially, that you've already tested. "
Nina Garcia
You
First
Time
" I've always been opinionated, unfortunately, to my mother's disappointment. "
Nina Garcia
Disappointment
Been
Always
" Fashion is an expression of a time, of a place, of history. It's putting things into context. "
Nina Garcia
Fashion
Context
Place
" I'm all about the high heel; I think it's the sexiest accessory ever made, including lingerie. "
Nina Garcia
Think
High
Lingerie
" I'm really looking to reach any woman who's interested in refining and embracing her personal style. "
Nina Garcia
Woman
Looking
Personal
" As always, work with your figure; draping, pleats, and proportion can work miracles when it comes to hiding flaws and enhancing assets. "
Nina Garcia
Work
Miracles
Hiding
" Don't be afraid to mix things up by pairing a military-style jacket with a velvet skirt, vintage with modern, off-the-rack with couture, formal with casual. "
Nina Garcia
Afraid
Vintage
Velvet
" I'm very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I'm all about being streamlined - less is more. "
Nina Garcia
Details
Love
Less Is More
" 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. "
Nina Garcia
Thought
Design
Point
" Whenever I'm on a book tour, one of the questions I always get asked is what to wear to various occasions. "
Nina Garcia
Always
Book
Get
" Style is really very personal. It's kind of timeless. Style is really about how you put yourself together. It's something very personal. "
Nina Garcia
Style
Yourself
Together
" If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more. "
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More
Expensive
Little
" I'm a real believer in dressing tone-on-tone. I'm not saying you need to dress black. Dress just one color so the colors are not breaking your silhouette. "
Nina Garcia
Color
Dress
Saying
" 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. "
Nina Garcia
Good
Growing Up
Up
" Fashion is just an interpretation of the culture around us. "
Nina Garcia
Fashion
Us
Culture
" I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I came to attend high school in Massachusetts when I was about 15 years old. "
Nina Garcia
Born
High School
School
" My style is about making things last forever. When you're on a budget, it can be daunting to spend $300 on a pair of boots or a coat. But such basics are the building blocks from which your look is crafted. "
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You
Style
Look
" It's refreshing to see a woman who can artfully weave her individuality into an otherwise safe ensemble. "
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Her
Woman
See
" It's interesting because we live in a country where the obesity is so enormous. And then the reflection on the runways is girls that are so thin. So there's two extremes that are almost like a reflection of themselves, and it's very hard to be in the middle with girls that are just healthy. "
Nina Garcia
Live
Healthy
Interesting
" I think New York is the center of fashion, even though L.A. has a lot of heritage and the glamour of Hollywood. "
Nina Garcia
New
New York
Think