Nina Garcia's Best Fashion Hacks

Fix Scratches on Leather Handbags

"If your leather handbag, wallet, or shoe has a scratch or a crack in it, rub a tiny bit of moisturizer into the scratch using a Q-tip until it’s gone. It’s like putting lotion onto cracked, dry skin."

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Preroll Your Shirt Sleeves

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"When you’re rolling the sleeves of a button-up blouse, don’t do it while you’re wearing it. Keep those sleeve buttons buttoned, and roll the sleeves before you even put the shirt on. This ensures they’re even, and it keeps them from looking bulky and needing readjustment all day."

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Remove Wrinkles Without an Iron

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"Wrinkles are really the worst and inevitable. I recommend buying a miniature, travel-sized steamer. It changed my life. Mine is smaller than a hairdryer, and I bring it with me whenever and wherever I travel, and I definitely put it to use when I'm short on time at home."

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Treat Jewelry With a Household Cleaner

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"For cleaning your gold and silver jewelry, if you don’t have jewelry polish — and who keeps that stuff on hand anyway? — or professional jewelry cleaner, the household all-purpose brand Fantastik works just as well."

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Freeze Your Leather Leggings

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"You know how people tell you to put a sweater in the freezer if it’s prone to pilling or shedding? If you have leather leggings, put those in the freezer, too. It helps them keep their shape!"

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Invest in Rubbery Platform Heels

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"If you simply can't find a comfortable heel that works for you, try a shoe with a platform — even the smallest one is better than a thin sole. A thicker sole or a little bit of a platform will offset some of the pressure you feel when walking. For the ultimate comfort, go for a rubbery kind of material. It will best absorb that pressure."

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But . . . How to Keep Shirts Crisp? She's Still Working on It

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"I love the look of crisp linen, but as the day goes on — with the sitting and moving around — it always starts to look wrinkled and disheveled, particularly in the elbows and waist area. I wish someone had a solution to that."

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