Colette to close its doors after 20 years

The news was given to employees on Wednesday morning and subsequently announced to the public this morning, through a long and moving post on the official colette account and website.

"As all good things must come to an end, after 20 wonderful years, Colette should be closing its doors on Dec. 20 of this year.
Until our last day, nothing will change. Colette will continue to renew itself each week with exclusive collaborations and offerings, also available on our website colette.fr "

The announcement by Sarah Andelman, creative director and public voice of the boutique, surprised everyone, especially because behind the decision to close the shop at 213 rue Saint-Honoré there's the desire of Colette Roussaux, mother of Andelman and founder of Colette, to retire and, as the creative director states,

"colette can not exist without Colette".

In the same post, Andelman added that there is a dealing with Saint Laurent - with whom in 2013 they had controversy due to the parody line launched by colette "It's Not Laurent Without Yves" - to retire the historic location of the store.

“We would be proud to have a brand with such a history, with whom we have frequently collaborated, taking over our address. We are happy of the serious interest expressed by Saint Laurent in this project, and it could also represent a very good opportunity for our employees”.

Toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin. Après vingt années exceptionnelles, colette devrait définitivement fermer ses portes le 20 décembre prochain. Colette Roussaux arrive à l'âge où il est temps de prendre son temps ; or, colette ne peut exister sans Colette. Des échanges ont lieu avec Saint Laurent et nous serions fiers qu'une Marque aussi prestigieuse, avec qui nous avons régulièrement collaboré au fil des années, reprenne notre adresse. Nous sommes ravis du grand intérêt que Saint Laurent a montré dans ce projet, ce qui pourrait constituer une très belle opportunité pour nos salariés. Jusqu’au dernier jour, rien ne changera. colette continuera de se renouveler toutes les semaines comme d’habitude, avec une sélection unique et de nombreuses collaborations, également disponibles sur notre site colette.fr Nous vous remercions pour votre confiance, et à bientôt chez colette, jusqu’au 20 décembre! #colette BREAKING NEWS As all good things must come to an end, after twenty wonderful years, colette should be closing its doors on December 20th of this year. Colette Roussaux has reached the time when she would like to take her time; and colette cannot exist without Colette. Negotiations are under way with Saint Laurent and we would be proud to have a Brand with such a history, with whom we have frequently collaborated, taking over our address. We are happy of the serious interest expressed by Saint Laurent in this project, and it could also represent a very good opportunity for our employees. Until our last day, nothing will change. colette will continue to renew itself each week with exclusive collaborations and offerings, also available on our website colette.fr We thank you for your support and see you soon at colette--until December 20th!

Un post condiviso da colette (@colette) in data: 12 Lug 2017 alle ore 02:13 PDT

We still do not know if the closure of the physical store will coincide with the closure of the web store; stay tuned on nss magazine for further updates.