Chanel joins Parisian temple of hip Colette to open a pop-up store, during the time of Paris fashion week (March 1st to 10th). In a former garage turned into a giant living display space, both houses have artists, and installations combining fashion, art and musical performances while selling their products. The occasion also find artists Kevin Lyons, Soledad, Fafi, SO-ME and André who will customized Chanel bags upon request … A perfect co-branding ephemeral boutique.

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Our friends over at Cast of Vices just launched their bag collections along with their Collection No.4. The leather ‘Corner Store’ shopping bags are hand embossed and sewn in Los Angeles, using the finest lambskin leather to achieve highest quality product. The design of each shopper is a direct reflection of its original object of inspiration. (...) Read More about Cast of Vices Leather Shopper Bags (43 words)

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Via Vogue.fr /  Materialist – For spring-Summer 2010 Burberry sign this exclusive collaboration with hype Parisian Concept Store Colette – A remix on their classic trench by Christopher Bailey, beautiful drapes and Rock n’ Roll spikes on the collar. The Trench will be tagged by label “Burberry exclusive for Colette”. Available Feb. 22nd starting at $2800 – Ouch…

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Obviously the best shoemaker, Christian Louboutin is partnering with the best Champagne maker, Piper Heidsieck and the result is nice ! ‘Le Rituel’ is a limited edition bottle of champagne that comes with a glass shoe designed by Louboutin. Drinking champagne from a woman’s shoe is a ritual that dates back to 18th century, and now you have the opportunity to do it too.  Available exclusively at Colette starting October 26th.

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If you did not already know, Jason Wu started out as a fashion doll designer, now and after receiving the presidential first dance with his Inauguration Ball dress. Jason just dressed up a limited edition doll for Colette ($300) – “Doing a doll is like drawing a caricature” Wu explains. “You don’t render all the details, just the most distinctive ones. That’s why it has to be a fun look.” He also has another two dolls in the works: one for Jeffrey New York’s tenth anniversary and a second for a Japanese fashion house… If you like fashion dolls and want to see the older creations of Jason, you can check this really cool fashion doll blog

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The Hilarious Jack Spade has created a limited edition moustache glove celebrating colette’s arrival to NYC with GAP.  The glove features an American-style moustache on one hand and a french-style in the other hand ya know with the ends up?

This will make for some fun polaroid pics! Moustaches are perhaps the new animal masks in fashion photography?

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Mini Colette

So after the news we told you about the renovation of Colette in Paris, Here is the pictures of the ‘Mini Colette’, they open a pop-up store at 23 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, with only a little selections of goodies and clothes. The shop will be open until August 23rd and Colette will re-open on August 25th.

Mini Colette

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