Criminal Minds' Kirsten Vangsness: Garcia Steps Up to the Plate — and Goes in the Field

By Joyce Eng

After seven seasons, Kirsten Vangsness will finally don a Kevlar vest on Criminal Minds — and just like Garcia's colorful personality, the vest is one of a kind.

"I was so excited when they told me. They made that one especially for me, which was very nice," Vangsness tells TVGuide.com. "The seamstress came in, like, 'We're going to make another dart in this.' In actual Kevlar vests, they don't have darts. But they put them in mine. It's very flattering. [The other cast members' Kevlars] are fitted to them too, but mine was totally hugged to my curves. It's a girly Kevlar — perfect for Garcia!"

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