Background
Garcia was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, the daughter of a wealthy importer.
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Garcia was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, the daughter of a wealthy importer.
She graduated from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1983
She 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 1992 from the Fashion Institute of Technology(FIT).
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.
Garcia 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.
