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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	De Hilster was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Macaé, about three hours north of the city. She returned to Rio at the age of eight and went to school and university there.<ref name="dorisabout">{{cite web \|url=https://doris.dehilster.com/about/ \|title=About \|website=doris.dehilster.com \|access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref> Her fashion career began in a small boutique in Copacabana. According to Samba Collection, she was so good at spotting trends that the owner relied on her for major purchasing decisions.<ref name="designer" />		De Hilster was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Macaé, about three hours north of the city. She returned to Rio at the age of eight and went to school and university there.<ref name="dorisabout">{{cite web \|url=https://doris.dehilster.com/about/ \|title=About \|website=doris.dehilster.com \|access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref>

			== Education ==
			De Hilster went to school and university in Rio de Janeiro.<ref name="dorisabout" /> The sources do not name the university or describe formal training in design. Her career in fashion began in retail rather than design school.

			== Early career ==
			Her fashion career began in a small boutique in Copacabana. According to Samba Collection, she was so good at spotting trends that the owner relied on her for major purchasing decisions.<ref name="designer" />

	In 1988 she met the American [[David de Hilster]] through a climbing club in Rio. They married in 1989 and moved to the Los Angeles area.<ref name="dorisabout" /><ref name="designer" />		In 1988 she met the American [[David de Hilster]] through a climbing club in Rio. They married in 1989 and moved to the Los Angeles area.<ref name="dorisabout" /><ref name="designer" />

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{{Infobox artist
| name = Doris de Hilster
| native_name = Dóris de Hilster
| image = Doris_de_Hilster_studio.jpg
| caption = De Hilster in her studio
| disciplines = Clothing designer · Carnival costume designer · Show director
| born = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| nationality = Brazilian
| based_in = Delray Beach, Florida
| spouse = [[David de Hilster]] (m. 1989)
| children = [[Luanda de Hilster|Luanda Lia de Hilster]]
| years_active = 1990–present
| known_for = Samba Collection; costumes for SambaLá Samba School and the 2010 Rose Parade
| style = Brazilian fashion; Carnaval costume (''fantasia'')
| medium = Textiles, feathers, beading, headpieces and backpieces
| brand = Samba Collection (founded 1992)
| companies = SambaLá Samba School (costume designer, show director)
| exhibitions = UCLA Fowler Museum, "Carnival on the Catwalk" (2006)<br />Macy's South Coast Plaza (2012)<br />Long Beach Fashion Week (2014)
| website = [https://doris.dehilster.com doris.dehilster.com]
}}
'''Dóris de Hilster''' is a Brazilian clothing and carnival costume designer based in the United States. She founded the label and boutique '''Samba Collection''' in Long Beach, California, in 1992, and was costume designer and show director of the SambaLá Samba School. Her costumes have appeared in the Rio de Janeiro Sambadrome and in the 2010 Rose Parade.<ref name="designer">{{cite web |url=http://sambacollection.com/html/the_designer.html |title=The Designer |website=Samba Collection |date=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207072446/http://sambacollection.com:80/html/the_designer.html |archive-date=2003-02-07}}</ref><ref name="about2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/about-the-designer/ |title=About the Designer |website=Samba Collection |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118044824/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/about-the-designer/ |archive-date=2013-01-18}}</ref>

== Early life ==
De Hilster was born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Macaé, about three hours north of the city. She returned to Rio at the age of eight and went to school and university there.<ref name="dorisabout">{{cite web |url=https://doris.dehilster.com/about/ |title=About |website=doris.dehilster.com |access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref> Her fashion career began in a small boutique in Copacabana. According to Samba Collection, she was so good at spotting trends that the owner relied on her for major purchasing decisions.<ref name="designer" />

In 1988 she met the American [[David de Hilster]] through a climbing club in Rio. They married in 1989 and moved to the Los Angeles area.<ref name="dorisabout" /><ref name="designer" />

== Samba Collection ==
Samba Collection began informally in 1990, when de Hilster made her first shirt. In 1992 it opened formally as her first store and label, in an artist's loft on Daisy Avenue in Long Beach.<ref name="history">{{cite web |url=http://sambacollection.com/html/history.html |title=History |website=Samba Collection |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207060702/http://sambacollection.com:80/html/history.html |archive-date=2003-02-07}}</ref> The store later moved to Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach and then to the Long Beach Mall. Samba Collection described her clothes as combining "the unique style of Brazil with the sophistication of Europe".<ref name="designer" /> She went online in the mid-1990s, which brought her international customers. In 1998 the shop's catalogue offered clothing, carnival costumes, headpieces, backpieces and percussion instruments.<ref name="designer" /><ref name="people">{{cite web |url=http://sambacollection.com/People.html |title=People |website=Samba Collection |date=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980110120902/http://sambacollection.com:80/People.html |archive-date=1998-01-10}}</ref> After the last physical store closed in the late 1990s, she worked from a studio, taking custom orders.<ref name="history" /> According to the company, by 2013 more than half of her clients lived outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2013/08/doris-carnaval-collection/ |title=Doris' Carnaval Collection |website=Samba Collection |date=2013-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815220217/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2013/08/doris-carnaval-collection/}}</ref>

== Carnival costume design ==
De Hilster started designing costumes for the SambaLá Samba School, which she and her husband founded in Long Beach in 1994. She went on to serve as its costume designer, show director and promoter, and also danced with the school as a ''passista''.<ref name="people" /><ref name="dorisabout" /> Samba Collection reported that her ''mestre-sala'' and ''porta-bandeira'' (master of ceremonies and flag-bearer) costume appeared in the Rio de Janeiro Sambadrome during Carnaval 2000.<ref name="about2013" />

Other projects reported by Samba Collection include:
* "Carnival on the Catwalk", a fashion show at the UCLA Fowler Museum in January 2006, held with its touring exhibition ''CARNAVAL!''. SambaLá dancers modelled her ''passista'' bikinis and headdresses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2006/01/doris-honored-at-ucla-fowler-museum/ |title=Doris Honored at UCLA Fowler Museum |website=Samba Collection |date=2006-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094240/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2006/01/doris-honored-at-ucla-fowler-museum/}}</ref>
* Costumes for the hostesses at a pre-Grammy party at the Montage Beverly Hills in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2009/02/samba-collection-costumes-shines-at-grammy-party/ |title=Samba Collection Costumes Shines at Grammy Party |website=Samba Collection |date=2009-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094129/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2009/02/samba-collection-costumes-shines-at-grammy-party/}}</ref>
* An outfit for Rio Carnaval 2009 for Thatiana Pagung, ''rainha da bateria'' (queen of the drum section) of the Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel samba school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2009/09/doris-is-tapped-by-mocidade-queen-to-design-2009-outfit/ |title=Doris Is Tapped by Mocidade Queen to Design 2009 Outfit |website=Samba Collection |date=2009-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094250/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2009/09/doris-is-tapped-by-mocidade-queen-to-design-2009-outfit/}}</ref>
* 65 costumes for the Jack in the Box float in the 121st Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1, 2010: 45 new and 20 modified. She worked with float designer John Ramirez and producer Ron Miziker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2009/10/samba-collection-to-provide-65-costumes-for-2010-rose-parade/ |title=Samba Collection to Provide 65 Costumes for 2010 Rose Parade |website=Samba Collection |date=2009-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094256/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2009/10/samba-collection-to-provide-65-costumes-for-2010-rose-parade/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2010/01/doris-displays-her-costumes-to-a-world-wide-audience-of-40-million/ |title=Doris Displays Her Costumes to a World-wide Audience of 40 Million |website=Samba Collection |date=2010-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118094301/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2010/01/doris-displays-her-costumes-to-a-world-wide-audience-of-40-million/}}</ref>
* A costume in a Honda television commercial (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2011/04/doris-costume-in-a-honda-commericial/ |title=Doris' Costume in a Honda Commercial |website=Samba Collection |date=2011-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118044809/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2011/04/doris-costume-in-a-honda-commericial/}}</ref>
* A month-long display at Macy's South Coast Plaza in spring 2012, part of a Brazilian designers theme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2012/05/doris-displays-costumes-in-macys-spring-2012/ |title=Doris Displays Costumes in Macy's Spring 2012 |website=Samba Collection |date=2012-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118044814/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2012/05/doris-displays-costumes-in-macys-spring-2012/}}</ref>
* A show at Long Beach Fashion Week in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/2014/08/fashion-show-with-samba-collection-in-long-beach/ |title=Fashion Show with Samba Collection in Long Beach |website=Samba Collection |date=2014-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107191450/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/2014/08/fashion-show-with-samba-collection-in-long-beach/}}</ref>

Samba Collection also says her designs have appeared on ''Dancing with the Stars'' and at the Latin Grammys.<ref name="about2013" /> The costume guide LoveToKnow recommends her as a designer whose samba costumes "can be purchased or rented".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://costumes.lovetoknow.com/Samba_Dancers_Costumes |title=Samba Dancers Costumes |author=Amy Finley |website=LoveToKnow}}</ref>

[[File:Samba_Collection_Rose_Parade_2010.jpg|thumb|left|Samba Collection costumes in the 2010 Rose Parade]]

== Other work ==
With her husband, de Hilster helped produce the Brazilian Street Carnaval in Long Beach and Brazilian Day Los Angeles, the latter with the Brazilian consulate.<ref name="dorisabout" /> From 2002 to 2004 the couple owned a Long Beach restaurant, Tony's Famous French Dips and Grill from Ipanema. It served Brazilian food, hosted a weekly samba show, and was SambaLá's home base.<ref name="designer" /><ref name="dorisabout" />

== Florida ==
In 2014 the family moved to Boca Raton, Florida. De Hilster kept designing and shipping costumes, and in 2016 she opened a studio in Pompano Beach, shared with SambaLá, where she also did alterations and tailoring.<ref name="dorisabout" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sambacollection.com/site/alterations/ |title=Alterations |website=Samba Collection |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824170046/http://www.sambacollection.com:80/site/alterations/ |archive-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> She lives in Delray Beach.<ref name="dorisabout" />

== Personal life ==
De Hilster is married to the artist and computer scientist [[David de Hilster]]. Their daughter, [[Luanda de Hilster|Luanda Lia de Hilster]], is a musical theatre performer.<ref name="dorisabout" />

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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://doris.dehilster.com doris.dehilster.com] – official website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/2013*/sambacollection.com Samba Collection] (archived website)

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