Project Runway: Nina Garcia Fired from Elle?

KrisDeLeon · 04-15-2008, 02:30 AM

Project Runway judge Nina Garcia has reportedly parted ways with Elle magazine where she served as fashion director since 2000. The news comes just a few days after the Weinstein Company, which produces Project Runway, announced the Peabody Award-winning Bravo series would be moving to Lifetime, a surprising move that brought the wrath of NBC Universal's legal department down upon the Weinstein brothers' heads seemingly overnight.

Rumors about Gracia's departure began brewing when Joe Zee was hired as creative director at the beginning of 2007. However, speculations heated up even more when Garcia was noticeably missing from an Elle-hosted event celebrating Simon Doonan's new book, Eccentric Glamor: Creating an Insanely More Fashionable You on Tuesday, despite the presence of fellow colleagues Joe Zee, Paul Ritter, Kate Lanphear, Keith Pollock, and Joan Pailey. During that time, Garcia just shrugged it off, explaining she was in Los Angeles filming a cameo on Ugly Betty.

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surfcity · 04-15-2008, 10:30 AM

Man, this is why I hated the ugly cutthroat existence of corporate life. There's always somebody looking to cut you down. Nina Garcia has proven herself to be her own respected fashion entity and I have no doubt that she'll land on her feet and people will be saying, "Elle? I remember when that magazine had something to say!"

erindreg · 04-15-2008, 12:07 PM

Ah, this is too bad. I'm not worried about Nina, she is fabulous and should have an easy time finding a new job. I love her on Project Runway, I really really really hope she can come back as a judge!

FancastGal · 04-20-2008, 08:53 PM

There's probably alot of behind the scenes politics and I feel bad for her. There's actually an interesting theory as to why she's gone from Elle:
http://dish.fancast.com/2008/04/news_project_runways_nina_garc.html

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04-15-2008, 02:30 AM	#1
KrisDeLeon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,810,290	Project Runway judge Nina Garcia has reportedly parted ways with Elle magazine where she served as fashion director since 2000. The news comes just a few days after the Weinstein Company, which produces Project Runway, announced the Peabody Award-winning Bravo series would be moving to Lifetime, a surprising move that brought the wrath of NBC Universal's legal department down upon the Weinstein brothers' heads seemingly overnight. Rumors about Gracia's departure began brewing when Joe Zee was hired as creative director at the beginning of 2007. However, speculations heated up even more when Garcia was noticeably missing from an Elle-hosted event celebrating Simon Doonan's new book, Eccentric Glamor: Creating an Insanely More Fashionable You on Tuesday, despite the presence of fellow colleagues Joe Zee, Paul Ritter, Kate Lanphear, Keith Pollock, and Joan Pailey. During that time, Garcia just shrugged it off, explaining she was in Los Angeles filming a cameo on Ugly Betty. To read the rest, click here.

04-15-2008, 10:30 AM	#2
surfcity Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 110	Man, this is why I hated the ugly cutthroat existence of corporate life. There's always somebody looking to cut you down. Nina Garcia has proven herself to be her own respected fashion entity and I have no doubt that she'll land on her feet and people will be saying, "Elle? I remember when that magazine had something to say!"

04-15-2008, 12:07 PM	#3
erindreg Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 60	Ah, this is too bad. I'm not worried about Nina, she is fabulous and should have an easy time finding a new job. I love her on Project Runway, I really really really hope she can come back as a judge!

04-20-2008, 08:53 PM	#4
FancastGal Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 12	There's probably alot of behind the scenes politics and I feel bad for her. There's actually an interesting theory as to why she's gone from Elle: http://dish.fancast.com/2008/04/news_project_runways_nina_garc.html