Colette most iconic collaborations

After twenty years Colette closes.

On December 20, an adventure started in 1997 by Colette Roussaux and Sarah Lerfel, a student of art and internship at Purple magazine.

Two visionaries of the fashion that, for 20 years, with their store at 213 Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris we help you to discover all that is trendy and that will be the cool.

With their unique mix of high fashion brands, streetwear, gadgets, candy, toys, books, design objects, jewelry, revolutionized the concept of “store”, launching other brand names that later became known as Proenza Schouler, Mary Katrantzou And Rodarte.

« As all good things must come to an end … Colette Rousseaux has reached the time when she would like to take her time, and Colette cannot exist without Colette».They read about their Instagram profile.

Perhaps it is true, every story has to end.

We all say you Mercì and Au revoir!

 

2017: Colette x Nike

Colette close but will continue to make cool collaborations until the last day.

One of the next planned is the one with Nike for the Air Wowen remake, simple but effective in the classic color of the boutique. After hosting in 2015 a limited edition Nike sneakers inspired by Maria Sharapova, a new hit on the way?

 

2017: Colette x Balenciaga

Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia could not miss the many brands to collaborate with colette. From June 19 to August 5, a pop-up shop will be set up, which will occupy the entire first floor of the rue Saint-Honoré store with limited edition items, from cups to sleeping masks, and a new version of the Balenciaga Speed trainer that, for this special occasion, turn red.

 

2016: colette x KITH x PUMA

In the summer of 2016 and KITH colette in collaboration with Puma realize two exclusive sneakers. Ronnie Fieg and his team revisit two icons of the sports brand, Blaze of Glory, and the Disc Blaze, which are declined in shades of gray and the characteristic blue colette. In addition to the shoes are part of this capsule collection, always in the classic shade of the Parisian store, sweatshirts, windbreakers and suit trousers.

 

2016: Colette x Vespa

Colette explores the Vespa world for the 70th birthday of the iconic Italian scooter.

The chicest concept store in Paris revamps the Vespa Primavera 50 2T model in glittering white body colors and blue for details.

 

2015: Colette x Louis Vuitton

In conjunction with the presentation of the Menswear FW15 Louis Vuitton opens a pop-up store within colette in Paris. The iconic boutique hosts a selection of items from the collection created by Kim Jones, inspired by the creations of the brilliant artist and fashion designer Christopher Nemeth.
The feature?
Printing with the strings and the “Harajuku” silhouette that has so influenced the work of Nemeth in Japan.

Stands out a slip-on in limited edition.

 

2014: Colette x Pharrell Williams x Ladurée

Ladurée, a French bakery brand, has continued its culinary tradition of pairing with the fashion elite when they collaborated with Colette and Pharrell Williams for "a limited edition box of six macarons, created with a completely unique and surprising scent".

 

2014: Colette x adidas Originals

One of the most iconic and beloved sneakers in the world becomes in 2014 the subject of a new collaboration for Colette.

Together with adidas Originals customizes Stan Smith: total white shoe with a blue insert on the back tab, where are impressed the famous two overlapping points the logo of the French boutique.

The result? 100 pairs of classic, minimal and cool sneakers.

 

2011: Chanel x Colette

"I buy everything there. It’s the only shop where I go because they have things no one else has",

says Karl Lagerfeld talking about colette.

In 2011, Mr. Lagerfeld and Chanel open a pop-up event at the Rue Saint-Honoré store with pieces from the SS11 collection, customized Chanel handbags, atelier lessons, dolls created by the German designer, DJ set.

Before the closure in December, there will be a new partnership between colette and Chanel.

 

2011: Colette x Aston Martin

Colette works with Aston Martin, creating a ultra-limited version, only 14 copies, of the Cygnet, city car really exclusive price of about 50,000 Euros!

 

2007: Colette x Medicom Toy

To celebrate his tenth anniversary, Colette collaborates with Medicom Toy to make 100 Bearbrick, which from the starting price of just under $500 arrives rapidly to nearly $ 2,000.

Homage to Colette collaborators such as KAWS, André, Futura, Damian Brian, Pete Fowler, James Jarvis, Michael Lau, Stash, Will Sweeney and Kuntzel + Degas.

 

2005: Colette x Raf Simons x COMME des GARÇONS x Vans

Colette and Comme des Garçons enlist Raf Simons to re-elaborate a pair of Vans slip-on with the motives that characterized his lucky SS03 Consumed collection.

 

The result? Now that pair of shoes is unreachable and precious like the Holy Grail!