Garance Doré
{{Short description|French photographer and illustrator}}
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| birth_name= Mariline Fiori
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1975|5|1}}
| birth_place= Corsica, France
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| nationality= French
| occupation= Blogger, Illustrator, Photographer, Author
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| partner = Scott Schuman (2008–2014)
Chris Norton (2016–2018)
| spouse= {{marriage|Graham McTavish|2023}}
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| website= {{URL|garancedore.fr}}
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Garance Doré (born Mariline Fiori; May 1, 1975) is a French photographer, illustrator and author, best known for her fashion blog.
Early life
Doré was born Mariline Fiori in Corsica, France.
Career
She worked as a freelance illustrator in France before beginning her blog in 2006. Her original illustrations have been featured by Louis Vuitton, Dior, Kate Spade, and Gap.{{cite web|url=http://www.garancedore.fr/en/tag/collaborations/|publisher=garancedore.fr|title=Tag : collaborations - Atelier Doré | Garance Doré Collaborations|access-date=2017-04-30|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054944/http://www.garancedore.fr/en/tag/collaborations/|url-status=dead}} 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 Chloé, Chopard, David Yurman, Tiffany & Co., and J. Crew on photography collaborations. She was named in a New York Times article as the "guardian of all style".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/magazine/21wwln-medium-t.html|work=The New York Times|title=Pop Couture - Styled Street Fashion, Photoblog-Style - The New York Times Magazine |date=19 December 2008 |access-date=2017-04-30|last1=Heffernan |first1=Virginia }}
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 Dior, Chopard, Tiffany & Co., Petit Bateau, J. Crew, Max Mara and Kering, and, in 2012, had developed her own YouTube series "Pardon My French".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/garancedore/videos?view=0|publisher=youtube.com|title=Garance Doré - YouTube – Pardon My French |access-date=2017-04-30}} Previous "Pardon My French" episodes have focused on Fashion Week and interviews with Stella McCartney,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5j68XpLPoE&list=UUPIV2-8BHtpRZ2AP7BfE8JA&index=28|publisher=youtube.com|title=Garance Doré: Pardon My French / Stella McCartney - YouTube |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=2017-04-30}} Jenna Lyons,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og7k6rrTubE&list=UUPIV2-8BHtpRZ2AP7BfE8JA&index=57|publisher=youtube.com|title=Garance Doré: Pardon My French / Jenna Lyons - YouTube |date=26 September 2012 |access-date=2017-04-30}} Dries van Noten{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEH_4ggsXQY&list=UUPIV2-8BHtpRZ2AP7BfE8JA&index=4|publisher=youtube.com|title=Meeting Dries Van Noten / Pardon My French: Garance Doré - YouTube |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=2017-04-30}} and Anna Dello Russo.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evHHcVrJZUs|publisher=youtube.com|title=Garance Dore: Pardon My French/Anna Dello Russo - YouTube|date=12 September 2012 |access-date=2017-04-30}} In 2012, Doré and then-boyfriend Scott Schuman, of The Sartorialist, won the Council of Fashion Designers of America Media Award.{{cite web|url=http://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards#award-lookbooks|publisher=cfda.com|title=CFDA 2012 Winners|access-date=2017-04-30}}
Garance's first book Love Style Life was published by Spiegel & Grau 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 Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, Vogue, Self Service and French Elle (magazine). Her work as a photographer, illustrator and author has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine, Vogue, British Vogue, The Guardian, and Elle (magazine).{{cite web|url=http://www.garancedore.fr/en/a-propos/|publisher=garancedore.fr|title=About - Atelier Doré |access-date=2017-04-30}}
In 2015 Doré retired from the fashion industry though she continues to maintain her blog as a lifestyle blog called Atelier Doré.{{cite web |last1=Agne |first1=Skripkinaites |title=Garance Dorè on Her Departure and What's Next for the Fashion Industry |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/garance-dore-departure-future-of-fashion-industry |access-date=14 July 2021}}
Awards
- French Elle (magazine) 30 Most Powerful Women in Fashion {{cite web|url=http://www.thecoveteur.com/garance_dore|publisher=thecoveteur.com|title=Inside Fashion Photographer Garance Doré's Closet | The Coveteur |access-date=2017-04-30}}
- 2009 Men. Style Top 25 Women in Fashion {{cite web|url=http://thefabulousreport.com/0627/men-style-com-women-of-fashion-2009.html|publisher=thefabulousreport.com|title=Men.Style.Com Women of Fashion 2009|access-date=2017-04-30|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042246/http://thefabulousreport.com/0627/men-style-com-women-of-fashion-2009.html|url-status=dead}}
- 2010 Forbes Magazine 20 Best Fashion Blogs for Professional Women {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/10/29/fashion-blogs-professional-women-forbes-woman-style-working-wardrobe_2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101051752/http://www.forbes.com/2010/10/29/fashion-blogs-professional-women-forbes-woman-style-working-wardrobe_2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2010|work=forbes.com|title=Forbes 20 Best Fashion Blogs for Professional Women|access-date=2017-04-30}}
- 2011 Turkish Elle (magazine) Style Award for Fashion Blogger of the Year {{cite web|url=http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2011/12/05/from-istanbul-with-love/|publisher=garancedore.fr|title=From Istanbul With Love - Atelier Doré|access-date=2017-04-30|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060416/http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2011/12/05/from-istanbul-with-love/|url-status=dead}}
- 2012 Council of Fashion Designers of America{{cite web|url=http://cfda.com/the-latest/highlights-from-the-2012-cfda-fashion-awards|publisher=cfda.com|title=CFDA 2012 Fashion Award Highlights|access-date=2017-04-30}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/04/fashion-means-business-garance-dore-and-scott-schuman.html|publisher=businessoffashion.com|title=Fashion Means Business | Garance Doré and Scott Schuman | Opinion | Business of Fashion|access-date=2017-04-30|archive-date=2015-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121192201/http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/04/fashion-means-business-garance-dore-and-scott-schuman.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url = http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/bibby-sowray/TMG11040844/Street-style-power-couple-Garance-Dore-and-Scott-Schuman-split.html|title = Street style power couple Garance Doré and Scott Schuman split|date = August 8, 2014}} In 2016, Doré became engaged to jazz musician Chris Norton. They separated in 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.atelierdore.com/garance/diary/the-next-chapter/|title=The Next Chapter|work=Atelier Doré|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en-US}}
In 2020 she relocated to Wellington, New Zealand and launched L'Ile, a subscription-based newsletter and online community. In 2023, she married actor Graham McTavish at Borthwick Castle in Scotland.{{Cite web |last=Alexandra Macon |title=Actor Graham McTavish Planned a Scottish Castle Wedding for His Bride Garance Doré |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/garance-dore-and-graham-mctavish-wedding |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Vogue |date=3 March 2023 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.wearedore.com/}}
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Category:French fashion photographers
Category:French women bloggers
Category:French women illustrators