Colette (boutique)
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Colette is a concept store and the preeminent Parisian fashion and style boutique
founded in March 1997 by Colette Roussaux and her daughter, Sarah Lerfel. It is located at no. 213 Rue Saint-Honoré
, in the heart of the fashion and luxury district in Paris
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Its 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cover three floors and were designed by the French architect Arnaud de Montigny.
The shop is known for its selection of clothing items and fashion accessories, its bookshop, and for its "water bar" in which more than 100 types of mineral waters are served. Moreover, exhibitions are regularly organized with artists, designers, or graphists such as Bruce Weber
, Geneviève Gauckler, Kuntzel + Deygas, Michael Lau
, Billionaire Boys Club
, Paul Davis
, Futura
, John Maeda, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Claude Closky
, and Yves Saint Laurent. Colette is known for having the best selection of the most cutting edge designers in fashion, a few specifically worthwhile to note are Comme des Garçons
, Dior Homme
, Lanvin
, Thom Browne
, Proenza Schouler
, and Gareth Pugh
.
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....
founded in March 1997 by Colette Roussaux and her daughter, Sarah Lerfel. It is located at no. 213 Rue Saint-Honoré
Rue Saint-Honoré
The rue Saint-Honoré is an ancient street in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.It is named after the collegial Saint-Honoré church situated in ancient times within the cloisters of Saint-Honoré....
, in the heart of the fashion and luxury district in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Its 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) cover three floors and were designed by the French architect Arnaud de Montigny.
The shop is known for its selection of clothing items and fashion accessories, its bookshop, and for its "water bar" in which more than 100 types of mineral waters are served. Moreover, exhibitions are regularly organized with artists, designers, or graphists such as Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber (photographer)
Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and occasional filmmaker. He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, as well as his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone...
, Geneviève Gauckler, Kuntzel + Deygas, Michael Lau
Michael Lau
Michael Lau is an artist from Hong Kong who is known for his illustration and designer toy figures. Lau is widely credited as the founder of the urban vinyl style within the designer toy movement. His work has had a significant effect on toy manufacturers, as well as street culture, including...
, Billionaire Boys Club
Billionaire Boys Club (clothing)
Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream are two lines of luxury clothing established by Pharrell of The Neptunes and Nigo, founder of BAPE. The lines consist of T-shirts, polos, sweatshirts, knits, denim, suits and shirts; outerwear in leather, down, cotton, and technical fabrics; hats, sneakers,...
, Paul Davis
Paul Brooks Davis
Paul Brooks Davis is an American graphic artist.-Biography:Paul Brooks Davis, better known as Paul Davis, was born in 1938 in Centrahoma, Oklahoma...
, Futura
Futura
Futura may refer to:* Futura International Airways* Futura * Futura * Aprilia Futura, a motorcycle* Lincoln Futura, a Ford concept car* Futura a product of Hawkins Cookers Limited* Futura 2000, a graffiti artist...
, John Maeda, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Claude Closky
Claude Closky
Claude Closky is a French artist born in Paris in 1963 who specialized in contemporary art. Frieze Magazine has stated that "Most of Closky’s works explore repetition, accumulation, and alphabetical, numerical or binary classifications." -Monographs:...
, and Yves Saint Laurent. Colette is known for having the best selection of the most cutting edge designers in fashion, a few specifically worthwhile to note are Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons, written コム・デ・ギャルソン in Japanese and French for "Like Boys," is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo, who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe....
, Dior Homme
Dior Homme
Dior Homme is the menswear division of Christian Dior SA, the French clothing retailer. Dior Homme is currently under the creative direction of Kris Van Assche since spring/summer 2008...
, Lanvin
Lanvin (clothing)
Lanvin is a high fashion house founded by Jeanne Lanvin.-History:Lanvin made such beautiful clothes for her daughter that they began to attract the attention of a number of wealthy people who requested copies for their own children...
, Thom Browne
Thom Browne
Thom Browne is an American fashion designer. He is the founder and head of design for Thom Browne, a New York City-based menswear brand...
, Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler is a New York based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. The duo met while studying at Parsons School of Design, collaborating on their senior thesis, which would eventually become their first collection as Proenza...
, and Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh is an English fashion designer. He currently lives and works in Paris.-Career:At 14, Pugh began working as a costume designer for the English National Youth Theatre. He started his fashion education at City of Sunderland College and finished his degree in Fashion Design at Central...
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