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Colette concept store to be revived for Virgil Abloh exhibition at Grand Palais

From September 30 to October 9, 2025, the iconic concept store Colette will reopen its doors as a pop-up store for the “Virgil Abloh: The Codes” exhibition. The Parisian concept store Colette, created by Colette Roussaux and Sarah Andelman at 213 rue Saint-Honoré, is an absolute benchmark in the fashion world. Alongside Corso Como in Milan, it...

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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...

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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...

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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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Colette: 20 key facts on the most iconic Parisian concept store

London - On December 20th, the world most iconic Parisian concept fashion store is set to close its doors for good. Located at 213 rue Saint-Honoré, Colette truly is one of a kind. The store, which was founded in 1997 by Colette Roussaux and her daughter Sarah Andelman. Over the course of 20 years, the store became something more than just...

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Fashion mourns as cult Paris store Colette closes

They may not yet be weeping in the streets, but for French fashionistas, the closure Wednesday of Colette, the concept store which has become a Paris style institution, ranks nothing short of a national tragedy. "I cannot believe it is closing," said style commentator Melody Thomas in one of a blizzard of articles and blog posts mourning the...

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Video: Chanel x Colette

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

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BREAKING: Colette to shut its doors for good this year

London - It's the end of an era in fashion retail, as leading Parisian department store Colette, is set to close down its doors for good this year after twenty years of trading. "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," read a statement on Colette's...

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In Pictures: H&M Studio x Colette for AW17

London - H&M announced its latest collaboration, which sees the fast-fashion brand working with iconic Parisian concept store Colette. Together the two have created an exclusive collection for H&M Studio AW17 line. H&M Studio x Colette exclusive collection offers nine pieces, which feature a unique colour palette based off of Colette's signature...