{"id":545908,"date":"2017-07-12T13:24:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=545908"},"modified":"2017-07-12T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:24:46","slug":"pariss-colette-closing-20-years-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/pariss-colette-closing-20-years-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris’s Colette is Closing After 20 Years of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colette<\/strong>, the influential Parisian store billed as \u201cthe trendiest store in the world,\u201d has announced it will close its doors in December after 20 years of business. The news has been referred to many fashion insiders as the \u201cend of an era\u201d, and a discouraging sign for bricks-and-mortar shopping.<\/p>\n

The store on Rue Saint-Honor\u00e9 has been at the center of fashion since it opened its doors in 1997 by Colette Rousseaux. To this day she still lives above the shop with her daughter Sarah Andelman who has since become the public face of the store. More than just a boutique, it is referred to by many as a concept store that bends and blurs the lines of what a shop could carry.<\/p>\n

Over the past 20 years the store has also made quite a strong impression in the sneaker world. And if there was ever a store that could take credit for building the undeniable bridge that exists today between high fashion and sneakers, it is Colette<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The announcement came just hours ago via Sarah Andelman’s official Instagram account, @sarahcolette<\/a> – a nickname known to many.<\/p>\n

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ANNONCE SPECIALE Toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin. Apr\u00e8s vingt ann\u00e9es exceptionnelles, colette devrait d\u00e9finitivement fermer ses portes le 20 d\u00e9cembre prochain. Colette Roussaux arrive \u00e0 l’\u00e2ge o\u00f9 il est temps de prendre son temps ; or, colette ne peut exister sans Colette. Des \u00e9changes ont lieu avec Saint Laurent et nous serions fiers qu’une Marque aussi prestigieuse, avec qui nous avons r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement collabor\u00e9 au fil des ann\u00e9es, reprenne notre adresse. Nous sommes ravis du grand int\u00e9r\u00eat que Saint Laurent a montr\u00e9 dans ce projet, ce qui pourrait constituer une tr\u00e8s belle opportunit\u00e9 pour nos salari\u00e9s. Jusqu\u2019au dernier jour, rien ne changera. colette continuera de se renouveler toutes les semaines comme d\u2019habitude, avec une s\u00e9lection unique et de nombreuses collaborations, \u00e9galement disponibles sur notre site colette.fr Nous vous remercions pour votre confiance, et \u00e0 bient\u00f4t chez colette, jusqu\u2019au 20 d\u00e9cembre! 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!<\/a><\/p>\n

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