The French Woman by Garance Doré

The French Woman by Garance Doré

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Be Real
I said goodbye to my husband. It was six in the morning, Paris was dark and cold and he was leaving for a long week. As I closed the door, I started…
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THE CATCH UP #2
All The Things
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New Adventures In Fashion
“You just unplugged, and now you’re plugging yourself back in to see if it works,” my friend Laura was saying on Wednesday.
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THE CATCH UP
In the spirit of change, I’ve decided to try something new: a new newsletter format that will (if you like it) replace one of my Letters every month…
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The Truth Teller
The house was grandiose and intricate, and as I walked through the long corridors, I found myself looking particularly dull with my black pants and…
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Thank You Very Much, 2024!!!
Let’s review this most interesting year…
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Hold Yourself Tight
How many times can a woman lose herself before she truly understands how important it is to never let go? My sense of self is my most precious treasure…
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The French Woman And The French Man
Recently I’ve been having a lot of encounters with a new version of me.
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That Woman
“Garance, I’m sorry, but your friend is a snob. I saw her the other day, and she barely said hi to me—she pretended she didn’t remember me!” I paused…
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The Younger Self
Edinburgh was having one of these divine days that are so bright and breezy that they make you want to move there right away, meet a Scotsman, melt in…
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The Pied-À-Terre
I was following Stephanie in the busy alleys of Le Bon Marché as she was pushing her cart with ease and grace, wearing a gorgeous, flowy trench and a…
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In Fashion
We were already late when we got to the red carpet—well really, we couldn’t be late since no one was expecting us to get on the red carpet—but since we…
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