Nina Garcia - Judge - Season 4

[Jewelsy]

Nina Garcia - Judge

Along with her co-judges—top women's and menswear designer Michael Kors—Elle's fashion director is responsible for determining who has the most potential to be the next big fashion designer.

Garcia fits her fashion guru role on "Project Runway" around her full-time job of heading the Fashion department of Elle magazine and writing her new fashion column in Elle, "Fashionina." She works closely with top designers and stylists and pinpoints the trends of the season in her monthly mission to develop the ultimate look book and shopping guide for stylish women around the globe. She also conceives the front-of-book Trends, Shops, and Accessories pages.

Garcia heads a staff of about 20 editors and assistants, with whom she works to develop stories and layouts featuring new trends in both fashion and accessories. Responsible for covering the designer fashion markets of New York, Milan, and Paris, she is relied upon as a fashion authority and has participated in numerous television interviews, most recently appearing on "The View" and the "Today" show as a trend expert.

Most recently, Garcia authored The Little Black Book of Style in which she breaks down the must-have pieces that every woman should have in her closet. The Little Black Book of Style shows women how to tap into themselves and the world around them to define their own signature look and personal style.

Garcia got her start in the fashion industry in the early '90s, working in the public relations department for Perry Ellis and its then head designer, Marc Jacobs. She then moved to Mirabella magazine as assistant stylist and market editor and ultimately found herself at Elle, moving up the ranks until she became fashion director in 2000. Born in Colombia, South America, Garcia attended college in the U.S. and traveled extensively with her family through Europe and Asia. She is fluent in Spanish and conversational in French.

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[psycobabe007]

I hope motherhood is treating her well .

[TunaFests]

i love her and her effortless hair

[edrianisawesome]

Her hair irritates me a lot [ I dont know why? ] , I hope she dyes it chocolate brown or something (:

[holly71]

man, is her face airbrushed within an inch of it's life or what? her skin doesn't look nearly that good on the show.
And they should have carried the airbrushing down through the chest or not done it at all. All the freckling & dry looking skin on her chest is a dead giveaway!

[shoepie]

I adore this woman. She is beautiful, effortless in the way she presents herself and brilliant. Google her and read some articles. She is something special.

[MFWalkoff]

This just in! Nina Garcia and Elle have parted ways. Details are sketchy at the moment, but it doesn't sound pretty:

Nina Garcia Said to Be Out at Elle

Published: Friday, April 11, 2008
By Stephanie Smith

Elle is said to have parted company with its fashion director and “Project Runway” star and author Nina Garcia sources said late Friday.

Neither Garcia, Elle editor in chief Robbie Myers nor a spokeswoman for Elle could be reached for comment.

On Tuesday, Elle hosted a dinner with Moschino to celebrate Simon Doonan's new book, "Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fashionable You", but Garcia was notably absent.

Speculation about Garcia's departure has swirled for months, especially after the arrival of Joe Zee at the beginning of 2007 as creative director. Last spring, Garcia left the magazine on maternity leave, and began writing a monthly fashion column for Elle upon her return. Garcia was in the office on Friday morning, but by the afternoon, sources close to the building say Hachette’s Midtown offices were abuzz about the rumor.

The editor, who has already penned one book, “The Little Black Book of Style,” is a judge on the Bravo reality show “Project Runway”, which earlier this week switched to Lifetime Television under a more lucrative contract. NBC Universal, Bravo’s owner, has sued The Weinstein Co., producer of “Project Runway,” over the move.

I'm sure more ugly details will be unearthed in the next week...

[canadian_angel]

Honestly, I can't say that I'm surprised. It seems like with all the other "ugly" things going on with PR that Nina's time at Elle was just slipping away. I wonder what this'll mean for her on the show. I doubt she'll be replaced; she's too integral, but now Heidi has to memorize a new line !

[MFWalkoff]

Elle is committed as a PR sponsor for season 5, but Nina is committed as a judge as well. Will Heidi just introduce Nina differently each time, or I wonder if Elle will try to plop someone else from the magazine in her chair?

It won't be Anne Slowey, since it was announced that she landed a spot standing in Tyra Banks' shadow on a new fashion reality show where assistants compete for a job with an Elle magazine editor.

[canadian_angel]

I really hope Elle doesn't try and plop someone else in. I think Nina fits the show. But I may be biased because I haven't seen anyone else.