Showing posts with label Nina Garcia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nina Garcia. Show all posts

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Nina Garcia stays with Elle


Nina Garcia very publicly split with Elle magazine, and just last week there were reports that the Project Runway judge would make the move to Marie Claire.

But Garcia, the former fashion director of Elle, will be an editor-at-large with the fashion magazine until Sept. 1, Roberta Myers, Elle's editor-in-chief confirmed today.

There is speculation that the deal is in place so that Elle can continue its involvement with Project Runway. Garcia's job at Marie Claire will go into effect Sept. 2.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

SJP takes summer off, Heidi Klum on MC cover

Sarah Jessica Parker graces the cover of the next issue of Parade, and she revealed she's taking the entire summer off to spend time with her five-year-old son James Wilkie.

The entire family, which includes husband Matthew Broderick, will spend the summer at their beach house.

In other magazine cover news, Heidi Klum's face is splashed across the June issue of Marie Claire. Fashion Week Daily has reported that 'Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia is in discussions with Marie Claire, and that the magazine will take Elle's place as part of the prize for the winner of the reality show.

"We think 'Project Runway' is a fantastic show, but to speculate at this point beyond season five would be, as [season four winner] Christian Siriano says, 'A hot mess!'" a Marie Claire spokesperson said to WWD.

Marie Claire is owned by Hearst Magazines, whose parent company is a joint owner of Lifetime, the new 'Project Runway' network.

In the June issue, Klum discusses being a mother and other familial details.

"I look at some of my friends who have waited. Every year they say, 'Maybe in two years. Maybe next year,'" Klum said about her decision to have three children in just as many years. "A lot of them are a few years older than me, and now it's like, 'I can't get pregnant,' or there are problems in their relationships."

"Some people are afraid, especially in this industry, that if you are out of it, it'll be hard to get back in it. I didn't care," she added. "I thought, 'It's my life, not yours.' I was ready to take the chance and not get back into it if they decided they didn't want me anymore.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Nina Garcia leaves Elle


'Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia reportedly parted ways with Elle magazine where she worked as the fashion director since 2000.

Neither Garcia nor the magazine have commented, although conflicting reports have stated that Garcia was fired.

The news comes just days after the production company for 'Project Runway' announced the show was changing stations from Bravo TV to Lifetime.

Bravo and NBC Universal filed a breach of contract with Harvey and Bob Weinstein and their namesake company, which sold the series to Bravo in 2003. NBC Universal claimed they had rights to future seasons and claimed Weinstein Co. sealed a deal with Lifetime before allowing Bravo the chance to make a matching offer.

"NBC Universal regrettably had no alternative but to bring legal action to enforce its rights to this program," the corporation said in a 13-page lawsuit. They called Weinstein Co.'s five-year deal with Lifetime an "invalid agreement."

Weinstein Co. and Lifetime, meanwhile, also issued a statement declaring that NBC Universal "declin[ed] to compete for the right to have 'Project Runway.'"

"We believe this lawsuit is without merit," said David Boies, an attorney for the Weinstein Co., in a statement.

According to a Lifetime spokesperson, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are on board, but Nina Garcia and fellow judge Michael Kors have yet to sign contracts. In the Lifetime press release, Klum was quoted as saying "fashion is about change," and Gunn added "Lifetime and I will definitely 'make it work' together."