Nina Garcia Quotes

I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.

I always have three or four suits; there's always an engagement to wear something from a suit.

I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.

In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know?

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

I'm not normally big on suits.

I would wear one of those plastic pocket protectors, but they make you look like a Republican.

Cuttino Mobbley always had on suits every single game. I've never seen Cuttino without a suit. He used to always have on suits.

I am not sure I will ever wear a waistcoat again, frankly!

I hate gowns. It's a rare gown indeed that is cool. Most are elegant or whatever, a quality I don't put a big premium on.

This dress code should be mandatory for most events.

You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?

I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.

When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.

For stage I try to dress down, because I want people to take me seriously.

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

I normally wear jeans and sneakers, but given an occasion, I enjoy dressing up.

The whole idea of wearing clothes is not to look ridiculous.

I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.

I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.

To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.

The modern woman has a modern life, and most of us work. There's no time to change before we go out in the evening, so a dress should always look appropriate for day and night.

When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially in winter, because I don't want to concentrate on myself but on what I'm working on. Because I really, really love clothes, I can start to think too much about myself. It's distracting.

Jeans of any sort should not be worn in nice restaurants. They pollute the landscape. They should also not be worn in the workplace if no other workers wear them. However, if your office is casual, go for it.

It is impossible to be taken seriously in shorts. No one has ever cared about anything said by a man in shorts.