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.

Journalism
After leaving Marc Jacobs Garcia moved to Mirabella where Nina Garcia worked as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor until taking a position at Elle. Garcia's third book The Style Strategy was publiNina Garciad in September 2009.

Nina García (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.