Marla duran biography templates

When Marla Duran was in her early 20s — a time when most people are starting their first jobs or completing their studies — she spent several months working as an au pair for a Parisian family and attending mime classes with fellow expats.

The aspiring artist dropped out of George Washington University in favor of pursuing a more creatively fulfilling path — taking ceramics classes, learning French, traveling to Europe.

In her travels, Duran found beauty and inspiration in the everyday.

“Living in France, daily life had finesse,” she said.

“The fruit was good and the water you drank was good, and I think all the little details influenced me.”

At the time, Duran had not yet considered becoming a clothing designer, but the experiences she had abroad had a profound, lasting influence on her approach to fashion.

“In those days, the way the French women dressed was they didn’t buy a lot, but they bought good things, and it wasn’t uncommon to wear the same thing a few days in a row,”