Quote of the Day: Project Runway's Nina Garcia on Not Following Fashion Trends
Photo credit: Barbara NitkeProject Runway judge and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia recently sat down with Time Out New York's Lisa Freedman to stump for her new book, The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping Smart. She explains the "less-is-more" in her title:
It's more of a warning to choose carefully what you buy instead of going for the trends. I know some of them are available at very inexpensive prices, but you fill your closet with all this stuff that , in three months, you won't want anymore.
You'll end up spending more money than you save. If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more. How many girls do you see walking down the street in those faux-leather leggings? That trend is just like, ugh!More quotes of the dayQuote of the Day: Marion Nestle on the Elitism of Organic FoodQuote of the Day: Performer Dita Von Teese on Vintage Clothing and Becoming an Accidental EcoistaQuote of the Day: Bill Clinton on Earth DayQuote of the Day: Mark Dwight on Form, Function, and FootprintQuote of the Day: Vivienne Westwood on Buying NothingQuote of the Day: Charles Lindbergh on Urban LivingQuote of the Day: Model Erin Wasson on a Minimalist WardrobeQuote of the Day: Robert Redford on Cleaner EnergyQuote of the Day: Chris Jordan on Greener GadgetsQuote of the Day: Seth Godin on GreenQuote of the Day: On Not Wearing a Bike HelmetQuote of the Day: Bucky Fuller on How We LiveQuote of the Day: Ted Turner on Climate and CannibalismQuote of the Day: Michael Braungart on PopulationThey were cool in the beginning, but now, if you go down to the Meatpacking District on a Thursday night, you're gonna see countless girls wearing very similar outfits. Do you want to be the girl that stands out or the girl with the uniform? Why would you want something that everybody else has?
