After missing out on Sarah Jessica Parker (I traded meeting her to listen to financial expert Suze Orman’s talk — not a bad trade off, if I may say so. I will blog about her talk soon.), I was privileged to meet fashion icon, editor, author, and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia!
Marie Claire Creative Director Nina Garcia
Jag Jeans invited Aryanna and me to an intimate cocktail party at Solaire Resort & Casino to meet and greet Nina Garcia. We were both very excited as my daughter and I are big fans of her and her books!
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I met a gracious woman who shares my passions beyond fashion. Nina is a committed mom of two. She is very down to earth. The internationally acclaimed fashion maven that she is, she remembered my DM to her on Twitter and signed my book with, “I got your message. LOL.” Shows how personal and relational she is. Heck! She even follows me on Twitter!
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Let’s get this party started!
Nina followers:
Project Runway judges unite! Apples Aberin, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and Rajo Laurel
Model, editor & director behaviour: Robby Carmona, Nina Garcia and Rissa Manaquil-Trillo
From left: Nina Garcia, Riana Lago and Patty Betita
New generation: (from left) Aryanna Epperson, Sabina de Leon, Nina Garcia, Sam Sadhwani, and Patricia Prieto
JAG Jeans flew Nina in as the inaugural speaker of JAG Origins during the Philippine Fashion Week, which it envisions to be an annual event promoting fashion, marketing and creative thinking among industry and art/fashion students.
(from left) Jeffrey Rogador, Nina Garcia, Jerome Salaya Ang, and Norman Noriega
King of Talk Boy Abunda interviewed Nina Garcia during the event.
Nina’s advice to aspiring fashion designers: “You should have passion, the drive and the desire to be in the business… It is important to know a lot about culture, to know a lot about the arts, to know some about business…[because the reality is] it’s really art and commerce.”
The fashion event, hosted by Sarah Meier-Albano
A highlight of JAG Origins is the presentation of young designers Norman Noriega, Jeffrey Rogador, and Jerome Salaya Ang who showcased their special collection, which was a couture-meets-denim affair.
Janine Tugonon and the Bb. Pilipinas 2013 winners
JAG Jeans 2013 Holiday Collection, which especially featured the ankle cut jeans for women and stretch denim for men.
My photo op with the style and grace icon
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One thing I learned from Nina is to dream big because dreams do come true. Armed with all the fashion know-how in the world, yes, you can be stylish but don’t go out there to prove something. When it comes to style, you just have to be yourself. As she wrote on The Little Black Book of Style…
“Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.” – Nina Garcia
I would like to thank Jag Jeans for bringing in Nina Garcia! Special thanks to Jag’s PR consultant Edd Fuentes for a fabulous and flawless event! You guys rock!
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wow you’re so lucky! this looks great!
Oh, I love what she said, “Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.”
Thanks for sharing your experience with her. 🙂