9 years ago by
Our dream girl goes … Upstate.
I love when designers tell you about their inspiration for a collection. I love when they start talking about an imaginary girl.
She’s usually the mix of a movie character, a real woman they have in their life, and a bit of just imagination. In order to design a whole collection, they like to imagine who she is, who are her friends, what movies she goes to and what she eats. They put together a mood board and let their imagination flow.
Of course not all designers are like that. But if I was a designer, that’s definitely how I would proceed.
It’s literally like creating a character.
We were talking about that the other day at our editorial meeting, and we started imagining who would be our dream girl. The one who inspires us, and how we would would dress her up and what she would read, and all that. It’s a little bit funny, bordering on weird, but here is what we came up with.
Oh, and for this outfit, we decided she was going on a weekend Upstate.
By the way, if you think about it two seconds, it’s obvious she’s our girl. Who else would put on a white pair of shorts to go for a weekend Upstate ? No other.
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The New York Times in the morning, Saturdays Magazine by the lake and a Renata Adler novel in the evening (After the Tall Timber) — because she’s interested in the odd beauty of America, and also trees ;)
Hot dogs on the wood camp fire. Fish she’s fished on the campfire. S’mores on the wood camp fire. Coffee on the wood camp fire.
And some trail mix, for a snack. To roast on the campfire, okay?
Her favorite exercise
Tree hugging. She found out it’s a sport if you run fast enough between trees.
A jam session in the barn. She might also grab the microphone to join in, cause she’s fun like that.
Beach House? Fiona Apple? Bon Iver? And a little Crosby, Stills & Nash — for the boys.
Fried Green Tomatoes and The Blair Witch project to get really really scared if the weekend gets boring.
A super cool printed parka (borrowed from the boys) and rain boots for fishing, with her boyfriend. She finds it a little boring, but so romantic.
She’s carrying
Reflective sunglasses, an eco-water bottle to stay hydrated , and a scarf to protect from the mountain breeze
Her only problem
She put on white shorts ‘cause they looked cool but now she has to sit on damp trunks. She pretends it’s funny. Then she ends up finding it funny.
What does a bear bring on a weekend ? The bear minimum!
Her tee shirt says
We are the flowers in you head. Of course.
All right, that was for our dream girl Upstate. What do you think, she’s cool, right ?
Bag, Mansur Gavriel; Scarf, Turnbull & Asser; Sunglasses, Westward Leaning; Coin Purse, Baggu; Shirt, 6397; Shorts, Clu; Parka, Penfield; Bracelets, Bauble Bar; Rain Boots, Hunter Original; Lip & cheek tint, Tata Harper; Waterproof mascara, Clinique; Water bottle, Zobha; Magazine, Saturdays.
Love this! I have the same Hunter boots and the instax camera!
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This board is full of amazing gift!!
XOX, Gap.
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Je rêve du Mansur Gavriel depuis des mois et de mois!!! <3
Il est canon ce sac!
Bonne soirée
Bises
Le monde des petites
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You try to bring Cista Rica to Upstate NY with this jacket ;-)
I’m heading upstate myself this weekend… as a mom of a teenager, I go to visit colleges. I’m this kind of girl!
This is such a fabulous type of post – I loved the line, “She pretends it’s funny, then it is” – very perfect – I’d be her friend!
Warm Regards,
Alexandra
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Love this girl ! She seems to have a lots of humor and sassy :-). I love Fiona Apple (Tidal album : you brought me back in the days, when I listened her music and thought I was cool). By the way, what/where is upstate exactly ? it the countryside in the north of NYC? Or a general term to say countryside?
Sira, a lot of people in NYC use “upstate” to refer to anything north of the city. New York State is very large and there are quite a few cities north of NYC (I live in one)! There are also many regions – Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, Western New York, Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, etc – so it’s hard to know WHAT a downstater means when they say “upstate” and don’t further specify. I assume this character is at some sort of, like, campground? But you could as easily be “upstate” in a large city, quaint village or typical suburb. Great question!
Love your dream girl! xx
So glad you are back blogging more regularly, Garance :)
A great way to show all this clothes..and accessories..i think that every thing comes from a thought a vision ..you can’t create without a vision in your had …..in my process as stylist i need to gather together..in a kind of a mood board all the things that i like and inspired me ..in order to create something new..
beautiful story..
xoxo
Yael Guetta
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OK j’essaye: quel est le passage que préfère un ours dans un livre? Juste l’ours !
“si j’étais créais des vêtements”* ???
I love that jacket! The print is beautiful
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Je veux la suite des aventures en mode Martine !
Super idée, innovante et amusante, j’adore !
Vraiment pas mal ce post, c’est original… à renouveller!
Bon ok pour la blague de l’ours, j’ai triché …J’arrivais à comprendre le jeu de mots,alors j’ai demandé à mon pote Google Translate :p
faudra corriger les fautes! c’est rare pour vous mais il y en a beaucoup ici
c’est clair
C’est génial et vraiment inspirant d’imaginer le personnage comme ça. J’espère qu’on vera plus de filles imaginaires sur le blog.
OMG love this. Please more.
3 questions. She eats: wild herbs/leaves/flowers salad that she gathered on the pasture. She jokes: Three tomatoes are walking down the street pappa tomato, mamma tomato, and a little baby tomato.Baby tomato starts lagging behind. Poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and smooshes him… and says, “Catch up”. Her outfit: She sticks her head out her window. Layers on…. =)
I got it and began to dream!
J’adore! nature, attachante et drôle: la fille géniaaale qu’on rêve d’être :)
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Love the graphic!!! I also love Bella Ella Boutique, they are such a great clothing boutique!
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This is the perfect Garance Dore dream girl, the very one I would imagine for you and the team to concoct!! She, of course, would have the “non-it” bag by Mansur Gavriel! I am my own dream girl but yours is the one who I would love to hang out with if I were going to go upstate! Love this idea for a fun post!
(=’.’=)
-Lauren
adorn la femme
Excellent, cette idee de personnage ! J’adore et j’adhere ! Il ne vous reste plus qu’a lui trouver des copines ! Et j’aime beaucoup la parka aussi.
Bises
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wow, great items!
Passa a trovarmi VeryFP
Beignet de tomates vertes, j’adore ce film :D
Love this! She sounds awesome and someone I would definitely be friends with. Great job.
I think you girls have tooooo much time on your hands!
Garance, I LOVE LOVE LOVE l’exercice! On veut la fille imaginaire en train de bruncher à Dumbo, en week-end à Montauk, la fille imaginaire sous les Tropiques, la fille imaginaire en busy day à Londres ou Paris, let’s dream! Ce serait bien que cela devienne une rubrique!
C’est génial comme concept, au fond je crois qu’on met un peu de ce qu’on aimerait être ou faire dans ce portrait !
Mouai non elle a l’air pénible votre fille imaginaire.
Avec son short blanc taché de boue au bord de l’étang elle va se faire piquer la fesse par les moustiques (du coup elle va crier et faire chier tout le monde c’est sur). Et il faudra m’expliquer comment elle fera pour pecher son poisson, allumer le feu et le griller sachant qu’elle sait pas se servir de sa canne a peche et qu’en plus elle porte du maquillage (cf article précédent) – le trait d’eye liner étant difficilement compatible avec le charbon de bois.
Super cool if a little influenced by her new man ;)
Ana
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J’adore ! Le concept comme la fille made in Garance Doré ;-)
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Love the white shorts on wet trunks, that would be me. Love the parka too.
Love that Mansur Gavriel bag!
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c’est un peu Garance , cette fille, non ?!
votre dream girl elle me rappelle un peu G ;)
I wish you posted this a week ago (though I would have been super chilly)! Ladies, if you want to apply this outfit real life you should check out The Arnold House in the Catskills. They even have the fishing ;)
Moi, j’aime bien l’idée de considérer le calin aux arbres comme un sport!
Je m’y mets dès demain
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laura
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