Nina Garcia's Look Book: What to Wear for Every Occasion
“We must all listen to Nina Garcia. Sharp and genuine, her advice can make or break an outfit." \ —Tim Gunn, Fashion Consultant and Mentor of Project Runway\ Believe me—there’s pressure when you’re deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak “fashion.” And by the time you have read this book, you’ll be able to speak the language of fashion too,...
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“ Nina Garcia . . . is truly a force of nature.” — Gawker Believe me— there’ s pressure when you’ re deciding what to wear to a meeting with an iconic fashion designer or a member of the press. It can be terrifying. But instead of panicking, I stop, take a deep breath, and remember that I speak “ fashion.” And by the time you have read this book, you’ ll be able to speak the language of fashion too, at all the key moments of your life.— from Nina Garcia’ s Look Book Every woman, at one time or another, has contemplated an all-important job interview, first date, formal party, or important presentation and wailed to herself and to her closest girlfriends, “ What should I wear?” In Nina Garcia’ s Look Book, style guru Nina Garcia solves this universal quandary with an inspired and unbeatable combination of fashion knowledge and common sense. She shows us the pieces, the accessories, and the strategies to create the looks that will take us from the first day on a job through the day we ask for a raise and beyond, from the first time we meet our boyfriend’ s parents (or his children) through the day we see our own children walk down the aisle. With Nina by your side, you can’ t go wrong. You’ ll have all the tips you will need to navigate every day looking your best. True style is not about having a closet full of expensive and beautiful things— it is instead about knowing when, where, and how to utilize your collection.
Contents Introduction....................1Power Chic: What to Wear to a Job Interview....................8Start Strong: What to Wear on the First Day of Work....................15Honoring Tuesday: What to Wear on the Average Workday....................22Gal Friday: What to Wear on Casual Friday....................27Showtime Chic: What to Wear to an Important Meeting or Presentation....................30Material Girl: What to Wear When Asking for a Raise....................33Work and Play: What to Wear to an Office Party....................38The Sweatpants Trap: What to Wear When You Work from Home....................42Come Fly with Me: What to Wear on a Business Trip....................45Coquette 101: What to Wear on a First Date....................54And the Beat Goes On: What to Wear on a Casual Date (or Arty Date After the First Date)....................62Ode to Cozy: What to Wear for a Netflix Night In....................66Love Hurts-Style Shouldn't: What to Wear When You Break Up with Your Boyfriend....................69Shopping Around: What to Wear on a Blind Date....................73From Heartache to Heartbreaker: What to Wear After You've Been Cruelly Dumped....................76The New Crew: What to Wear to Meet Your New Boyfriend's Friends....................80Staking Claim: What to Wear to Meet Your Boyfriend's Ex....................83The Moment of Impact: What to Wear When Meeting Your Significant Other's Parents....................87Kid-Friendly Style: What to Wear When Meeting Your Significant Other's Children....................92Task Mistress: What to Wear for a Day of Errands....................96Details for Retail: What to Wear When Shopping....................100"Do" the Right Thing: What to Wear When You Are Getting Your Hair Done....................105Going Green: What to Wear When You're Gardening....................108For the People: What to Wear When You're Volunteering....................114Style Sessions: What to Wear to Therapy....................120Over Easy: What to Wear for Brunch with the Girls....................123Enchanté: What to Wear to a Cocktail Party....................130Bon Appétit. My Sweet: What to Wear to a Black-Tie Dinner....................137Curtains Up: What to Wear to a Broadway Play....................142The Gallery Crawl: What to Wear to an Art Opening....................147Bordeaux Baby: What to Wear to a Wine Tasting....................152Glam Rock: What to Wear to a Rock Concert....................156La Vogue Bohème: What to Wear to the Opera....................161Smoke and Mirrors: What to Wear to a Club-Comedy, Jazz, Magic....................164Style in Motion: What to Wear to Go Dancing....................168Style Resolution: What to Wear to a New Year's Eve Party....................174Hangover Chic: What to Wear to New Year's Bay Brunch....................179Reality Bites: What to Wear If You're Single on Valentine's Day....................182Love-In: What to Wear to Valentine's Dinner with a Significant Other....................186Spring Has Sprung: What to Wear for Easter Dinner....................191Let My People Glow: What to Near to a Passover Seder....................194Weekend Warrior: What to Wear on Memorial Day and Labor Day....................198Patriotic Panache: What to Vicar to a Fourth of July Picnic....................203Pure Style: What to Wear for Bosh Hashanah....................206Costume Drama: What to Wear for Halloween....................208Autumnal Chic: What to Wear to Host Thanksgiving Dinner....................214Talking Turkey: What to Wear for Thanksgiving with Your In-Laws (or Boyfriend's Family)....................218Gelt Glamour: What to Wear for Hanukkah....................221Santa Baby: What to Wear When You're Hosting Christmas....................224Dare to Dazzle: What to Wear for Christmas with the In-Laws (or Boyfriend's Family)....................231Special Delivery: How to Pack a Hospital Bag for Your Baby's Birth....................236Who's Your Daddy?: What to Wear to Meet a Potential Surrogate....................242Sweet Chic: What to Wear to a Baby Shower....................247Baby Bliss: What to Wear to a Baby Ceremony....................250Cool in School: What to Wear to a Parent/Teacher Meeting....................253Just Do It: What to Wear to Your Child's Sporting Event/Play....................256Youth Gone Wild: What to Wear to Chaperone a School Dance....................259Pomp and Circumstance: What to Wear to Your Child's Graduation....................263Objection, Your Honor: What to Wear to Jury Duty....................266Good Mourning: What to Wear to a Funeral....................269Spoken For: What to Wear to Your Engagement Party....................274Last Whirl with the Girls: What to Wear to Your Bachelorette Party....................280Ladies Who Lunch: What to Wear to a Bridal Shower....................284Love Is in the Wear: What to Wear to a Rehearsal Dinner....................287To Honor and Adorn: What to Wear to a Black-Tie Wedding....................291A Fine Romance: What to Wear to a Casual Wedding....................297Matriarchal Chic: What to Wear to Your Daughter's Wedding....................301On the Road Again: What to Wear When You're Traveling....................306Hair: A Glossary....................315Afterword....................3317Acknowledgments....................319
\ From Barnes & NobleAuthor Nina Garcia has been a Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire, but she is best known as an insightful judge on Bravo/Lifetime's Project Runway. Nina Garcia's Look is her fourth book, following The Little Black Book of Style, The One Hundred, and Style Strategy. Just as The One Hundred sharpened women's sense of wardrobe essential, this book pinpoints what clothing you should pick for a full range of occasions. One stylish project we can all share.\ \
