Garance Doré (born Mariline Fiori; May 1, 1975) is a French photographer, illustrator and author, best known for her fashion

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Early life

Doré was born Mariline Fiori in

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, France.

Career

She worked as a freelance illustrator in France before beginning her blog in 2006. Her original illustrations have been featured by

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, and Gap. Shortly after beginning her blog, Doré began incorporating writing into her posts. In 2007, Doré began to feature photography of people around Paris on her blog, a format now known as " streetstyle". Since this time, she has worked with

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, Tiffany & Co., and J. Crew on photography collaborations. She was named in a ''

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'' article as the "guardian of all style". In 2009, Doré began creating video content for her blog. Within a few months she was collaborating on video content with major brands, such as

, Tiffany & Co., Petit Bateau,

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and

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, and, in 2012, had developed her own YouTube series "Pardon My French". Previous "Pardon My French" episodes have focused on Fashion Week and interviews with

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, Dries van Noten and

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. In 2012, Doré and then-boyfriend Scott Schuman, of ''

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,'' won the

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Media Award. Garance's first book ''Love Style Life'' was published by

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in October 2015. Poised as a visual memoir, the book layered personal stories about subjects from style to love along with original photos and illustrations. Doré's work has been featured in ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', ''Self Service'' and ''French

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''. Her work as a photographer, illustrator and author has appeared in a variety of publications, including ''

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'', '' T: The New York Times Style Magazine'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

''. In 2015 Doré retired from the fashion industry though she continues to maintain her blog as a lifestyle blog called Atelier Doré.

Awards

* French ''

'' 30 Most Powerful Women in Fashion * 2009 ''Men. Style'' Top 25 Women in Fashion * 2010 ''

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'' 20 Best Fashion Blogs for Professional Women * 2011 ''Turkish

'' Style Award for Fashion Blogger of the Year * 2012

Eugenia Sheppard Media Award * 2012: Doré and Schuman won the CFDA's Eugenia Sheppard Media Award, and were the first bloggers to receive this award.

Personal life

From 2008 to 2014 Doré was in a relationship with photographer Scott Schuman In 2016, Doré became engaged to jazz musician Chris Norton. They separated in 2018. In 2020 she relocated to Wellington, New Zealand and launched ''L'Ile'', a subscription-based newsletter and online community. In 2023, she married actor

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in Scotland.

References

External links

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