{favourite five: photographer garance doré}

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The New York Times refers to her as “the guardian of all style”, her beau calls her the “Illustratoriste” for her commended work as a fashion illustrator, Vogue.com named her one of the 40 women of the decade . . . clearly, French fashion blogger and photographer Garance Doré’s ultra-stylish influence has been felt by not only the fashion world, but the world at large.

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Whether she is covering fashion week in Milan, snapping portraits of fashionistas in New York, posting personal chatty, witty — yet simply charming — monologues, sharing her photographs from the latest French Vogue editorial she shot, or displaying her collages and fashion illustrations, the street-style photographer & fashion illustrator’s blog evokes a style that goes far beyond trends: the scope of her work is timeless and chic; it is for this reason, the fashion world is at her feet.

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above: snaps of doré & a feature in interview magazine

Garance’s musings give us a rare glimpse into the thoughts of a fabulously stylish Parisian woman, and even though her posts imply French women are the masters when it comes to effortless style, they still have a few tricks up their sleeves, and this week, she lets us in on some of her style secrets . . .

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{the top five things french women never leave home without:}

1. Baume Crème de Rose from Dior, for the pot & the perfectly pouty lips.

2.
A pair of sunglasses — to provide mystery!

3.
A book by Françoise Sagan because she has an incredible perspective on life and was so rock’n roll — in the French way, of course.

4. A pair of Repetto ballet flats (the real dancer ones with very soft soles) — great after long hours in heels.

5.
A pen. To write, of course, but also to put your hair up when you’re tired of having it in your face. I don’t know why, but every French girl does that!

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{p.s.} previous favourite fives:
* interior designer: tricia foley
* jeweler: camille eddera
* artist: kimia kline
* actress & fashion muse: chloë sevigny
* floral stylist: denise porcaro
* entrepreneurs: rent the runway
* designer: rachel ashwell

~ laily


{images: from garance doré’s blog, as well as previous posts, here & here; all collages compiled by this is glamorous}