Laia Garcia

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, an only child obsessed with fashion and music from an early age. Wanting to fully experience all the happenings I had been reading in magazines I set my sights on New York City upon graduation. Instead I ended up going to school in Philadephia and for 5 years had an awesome time making rad friends, seeing all the cool bands I never could growing up and enjoying Pennsylvania’s finest Wawa iced tea. After finishing my degree in graphic design I moved to Brooklyn, got a cat and worked a bunch of retail jobs while trying to get my foot in the fashion door. Now I work as a stylist assistant and when I’m not trying to wrangle clothes from showrooms, I’m home pissing around on the internet.

Age: 26

Twitter: @geometricsleep

Email: laia@janepratt.com

What I Do, Job-wise: Freelance Stylist, fashion writer for xoJane.com

What I Do, Fun-wise:  Watch Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live on Netflix Instant, make zines, sing in a band. 

My Motto: “Next levz in twenty-elevz.” I come up with one at the beginning of every year, it helps maintain the posi-vibes. 

My Anti-Motto: “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” 

The First Movie Star I Ever Had A Crush On: Brad Renfro. He was such a bad boy! 

My “celebs to make out with” list: Dave Grohl, David Duchovny, and Freja Beha Erichsen (do models count as celebrities? for this list, it’ll have to do). Wild card pick: young Lorne Michaels

The Most Played Song On My iTunes: Right now it’s Madonna’s “Secret.” 

Last Book I Read Without Skimming Any Parts: Steve Martin’s An Object of Beauty. 

My Most Worn Item of Clothing: favorite petrol-blue jeans by Acne.

Beauty Products That I Hoard: Every time I go home to Puerto Rico I stock up on “El Perfilador,” a little razor made for shaping your eyebrows that’s kind of the best thing ever. 

I smell like: The tea tree oil I use on my face every night. 

I Have Faked An Orgasm (Yes/No):  Proooobably. Yes.