We all get a little rush of excitement at the prospect of buying a brand-new outfit for a first date, but this is not the time. You're much better off wearing clothes, shoes especially, that you've already tested.

Journalism
After leaving Marc Jacobs Garcia moved to Mirabella where Nina Garcia worked as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor until taking a position at Elle. Garcia's third book The Style Strategy was publiNina Garciad in September 2009.

Nina García (born May 3 1965) is a Colombian fashion journalist and critic who has held the post of Fashion Director at Elle and Marie Claire magazines and has been a judge on the Lifetime reality television program Project Runway since its premiere season.