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Documentary ‘Colette Mon Amour’ focuses on iconic French concept store

It’s been two years since the famous French concept store, Colette, closed its stores on Rue Saint-Honore. Now, the iconic retail shop is getting its own documentary. Created by La Pac Films, HLB, and Highsnobiety and directed by Hugues Lawson-Body, Colette Mon Amour explores the final days before Colette’s last day on Dec. 20, 2017. According...

Fashion

Birkenstock CEO turns down collaboration with Supreme, compares it to prostitution

Hypebeasts pay thousands of dollars for Supreme and Vetements items, but Birkenstock’s CEO Oliver Reicher is not fussed. In an interview with New York Magazine’s supplement The Cut, he revealed Birkenstock has been approached by streetwear brands Supreme and Vetements, but turned down both collaborations. “There’s no benefit for us except...

Retail

H&M’s Afound to sell remaining pieces of French concept store Colette

Many fashionistas lamented the closure of Parisian concept store Colette, which shut its doors for good last year. However, there’s still a chance to get a hold of some of Colette’s items -- if you’re willing to go to Sweden, that is. Afound, the multi-brand discount store launched by H&M in its motherland earlier this year, announced a “final...

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Chinese counterfeiters say they are ‘fans, not fakers’

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, a phrase especially relevant in the world of luxury fashion. In a latest effort to clampdown on China’s counterfeiters, imitators say they are fans of brands, not fakers. Hong Kong-based House of Hello (HOH) must be enormous fans of Hermes, who’s Birkin lookalikes sell for 2,229 Chinese Yuan Renminbi,...

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Video: Colette, the most famous concept store in the world

Colette, the most famous concept store in the world is closing its doors on the 20th December 2017. Guillaume Salmon, one of the store's symbolic figures, recalls what made this boutique such a success for 20 years. Source: ParisModesen, YouTube

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Video: Colette and the Future of Retail

In July, Andelman announced that Colette would close after 20 years, spurring industry speculation regarding the store's financial health and the owner's next move. Source: BoF, YouTube

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Video: Chanel x Colette

Chanel takes over the Parisian concept-store colette. Source: Chanel, YouTube

Apparel

Colette and Colette Hayman debuts in Mumbai

Australia’s Colette and Colette Hayman have made its India debut with its first store in Mumbai’s Viviana Mall. The company plans to launch 60 stores in India by mid-2016. It has signed an exclusive, 10-year master franchise agreement with Gurgaon-based retail start-up firm Brand Access. The stores will retail products about 40 percent cheaper...

Apparel

Australia’s Colette to open stores in India

Australia’s well known fast fashion retail chain, Colette is set to open large format stores in India. It has signed an exclusive, 10-year master franchise agreement with Gurgaon-based retail start-up firm Brand Access. The plan is to have 60 Colette stores over the next two-and-a-half years. The first store will come up in Mumbai. The stores...