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Garance Doré began her career as an illustrator living in Paris. And in 2006, she began her blog Une Fille Comme Moi where she publishes her drawings and musings about

Garance to New York.

Garance: Hi. Presenter: So Garance thank you so much for coming here. We're very thrilled to have you. As we'll discuss later, we're

Garance: Yes, it's a long story. But I try to make it not too long. I open my blog because I was frustrated. I --

Garance: You're never going to get anywhere. No big windows.

Garance: You're in the same world as them. I didn't know. I didn't belong because I was far -- so I was like no way. Totally

Garance: It was very, very fast. I think what happened was that I was the first one to do that mix of fashion and like telling stories about my life at the same

Garance: But I really -- the design was as simple as it is today so that you could see the images. So

Garance: I'm sure there is. I mean, for me it's just the beginning. The only thing is that what is interesting --

Garance: that link between the people that were reading magazines. So you could see -- there was really--it was really expressing something that was missing. Whereas now I

Garance: It's weird. We were trying to talk about what I was going to say today and earlier. And I was like I think

Garance: I'm not trying to say that I'm perfect. And I think that's what was missing. In magazines, I would read interviews of celebrities. Wow, she really wakes up at

Garance: Doesn't have weight problem and then goes to get a massage and then goes to work. I was like, wow. But you

Garance: Yes, exactly Presenter: How has blogging changed over time for you in the past six years. >>Garance: Um

Garance: I'm doing a lot of things differently because I want to be better all the time. So each time I'm, like, I'm

Garance: I don't know what she eats. You should tell me.

Garance: The thing is she wakes up at five to do yoga.

Garance: That's why we love her. She's just a dream.

Garance: Absolutely >>Presenter: But I would love to talk about that a little more. Bill Cunningham wasn't sitting in front at fashion week. But you and Scott and folks

Garance: Yeah, there is two different things. I think of first I've always loved technology and my blog was cute in the

Garance: But I think the thing that even still now fashion trends. There's, of course, but like the audiences

Garance: Yeah, I have my media. And again, I was watching their audience and I was like I can't leave my beautiful audience that I love and I've created to go to

Garance: I'm sure. She's friendly, yeah Presenter: She scares the crap out of me. I'm not going to lie.

Garance: Which is something you have to be very careful with I.

Garance: Yeah exactly. You're like ha -- maybe I could do that and make money and you know oh just one day or you know.

Garance: Yes, it's luxury of success that's why you have to stay successful. Basically, I just say no and people are not very

Garance: Yeah exactly. Presenter: No, I mean that important to maintain that integrity especially since you said most of your success is based

Garance: Of course. That's the treasure. And I hope that -- and I think there will be other blog -- because now it's become such

Garance: I always try to have a conversation. And then understand I'm very happy now that, if I don't feel something, I'm have the luxury of not doing it. It's a

Garance: A typical problem I think -- different for every case.

Garance: I think -- well, the video, for example, is also a good -- it's a good example because blogging became easy

Garance: Yes, so. Presenter: You're ready in your fatigues to hit the main streets of fashion.

Garance: I always have wonderful ideas every morning and then making them happen is, you know, so yeah I mean you know

Garance: Exactly. Presenter: Okay, so we're going to do a little fill in the blank.

Garance: Are you trying to put pressure on me.

Garance: I'm putting my new shoes but look what you've got Presenter: I now, I wore them.

Garance: I don't know Anna Wintour. I think she's sweet. I've talked to her once and I was very, very stressed. Dead

Garance: I was like, "Hey Carine sent us an e-mail this morning". Really she's -- she's a real inspiration because she's so natural

Garance: It's like mom hair.

Garance: So I was looking -- okay, this is bad. I was looking at the fashion stuff for some -- like ad campaign thing -- and there was the new -- what's her

Garance: We'll send you all an email with the Arizona Muse haircut. It's mom hair.

Garance: Yeah. Presenter: But it's going to be all the rage.

Garance: She's not happy about that.

Garance: It's a very eclectic. What's great with New York is that I don't even miss France because I have so many

Garance: What is that?

Garance: Ohhhhh, so ironic that -- >>Presenter: Ironic facial hair Garance: I don't know. The whole hipster thing.

Garance: In Williamsburg.

Garance: What is panty hose?

Garance: Go to the beach.