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Quote of the day: Garance Dore on influencer culture



Garance Dore

“For a few seasons, I had been seated with all the new influencers on the front row, which was, to be honest, a quite dreadful experience. As individuals, everyone on the front row was so nice. But the fight for power was exhausting, empty and ridiculous. I had also run out of stories to tell. But I wanted to be a good girl, so I pushed, pushed and pushed. And then, the day before the Chloé show, in my bedroom surrounded by designer clothes, I broke down. I started crying, and I couldn’t stop. I had tried to talk to friends about these feelings that I’d been having for years. All I would hear back in response was, “You have a dream life, don’t let it go.”

Garance Dore, CNN (more…)



Quote of the day: Marie Marot



Marie Marot by Garance dore

“I don’t think my style is tomboy. I think of myself more like the masculine woman of Armani when it started, or a Ralph Lauren woman. A comfortable elegance that works for both daytime and evening.”
Love these words and photos of designer Marie Marot by Garance Doré

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Images: Garance Doré



Anthropologie: The secret to selling beautiful books



Anthropologie coffee table books

What could be nicer than thumbing through beautiful coffee table books with the experts from Anthropologie? More than the painted plates, gypset rugs and delightful trinket trays (OK, on a par with the trinket trays), it’s the irresistible book selection that gets me every time. I sat down with Zoe Hodson and Nicole Sierra from Anthropologie’s home buying team to get the lowdown on the art of book buying, the cult of colouring books and what makes the perfect coffee table tome. (more…)