A third-generation Manhattanite, Nina Harper grew up in a family that
had been in the fashion business for fifteen generations. She did not
leave the city until, at sixteen, she went to study in France, where
she learned shopping in the finest boutiques, and in Rome, where she
discovered the joys of Italian clothes and shoes. Today Harper lives a
short subway ride from Barney's, Kate Spade, and Versace. Since a girl
can't shop and sip cocktails all the time, she teaches at a local
university.
