7 reasons to keep your eyes on the Colette store!

Colette has a bevy of gorgeous goods about to hit the eshop, ready for us to snap up. We have chosen a few of our favourite things for you to keep your eyes on upon their release;

With each shade named after a different airport code, USLU Airlines nail polish is made to apply smoothly, fill the nail surface, hold well and dry quickly. The glittery goodness that is USLU’s LAS (Las Vegas Airport) polish quickly caught our eye. Perfect for a splash of colour in this cold winter us Aussies are enduring here in the southern hemisphere. 

Shoes, shoes, who doesn’t love shoes? Originally made for ballerinas, french brand Repetto has continued making shoes to appeal to the masses since their first launch in 1947. Their simple and dainty designs are a perfect option for those who have some spare cash to put down on great quality shoes. Colette is featuring various styles to indulge in - our favourites are the Python Ballerina shoes which come in three different colours.

The Lacoste and Zaha Hadid collaboration is one of a kind - ergonomically designed to adapt to the shape of one’s body and crafted in italian calf leather, this shoe comes in both purple and black. These shoes are also a limited edition run exclusive to Colette, with only 850 pairs made in the world.
Tabitha Simmons is also about to release her new collection in the Colette shop, the line features a balanced mix of opened-toed, wedged, stiletto-ed goodness with each pair crafted in leather and exotic skins.

Comme Des Garçons have created a crocodile/python print baby pink leather bag exclusively for Colette - this gorgeous piece is limited edition and they have only made 30 copies, so if you love it, grab it now!

For the more eco-conscious, beautiful model Liya Kebede has launched her own line of  scarves made of 100% cotton. All scarves are manufactured in Ethiopia, Liya’s native country, so upon purchase of one of the gorgeous LemLem pieces you can take pride in the fact that your money is being used to drive economy and create jobs in a third world country.

Australian company Zip Zip has created a very cute building brick USB key. It’s a piece of lego with a USB stick inside!Rejoice! A practical, funny little 8GB gift.

Ladies, save your pennies and spend well in the Colette store. Just ‘browsing’ the store for this article has loaded my cart with 7 items already..

I see a red door
and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
Rolling Stones-Paint it Black

It may be summer, but black is and will always scream classic chic, which is why Comme des Garçons, dropping its new line “Black” at Dover Street Market on June 18th, is exactly what the fashion doc prescribed for the summer: a gorgeous dose of black to rein in the beautiful cacophony of summer colors.

Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons, was founded in 1969 by Rei Kawakubo, who then expanded her artistic expression to create DSM, an eclectic department store, situated in London, housing the funkiest styles. Many respected designers’ apparel, perfumes and wallets are showcased there; Boudicca, Raf Simons, Junya Watanabe, Giles Deacon and Luella Bartley to name a few. With surreal art displayed on each of the impressive six floors of this fashion house, expect to be blown away, and even to pick up some creative vibes of your own as you sift the plethora of fashion goods before you.

“Black” is a collection of t-shirts, hoodies, Bearbrick metal jewelry and Comme des Garçons’ iconic styles (best selling, out of the ordinary silhouettes, prints of checkerboard, polka dots and gingham etc.) in black to celebrate CDG’s 40th anniversary. The collection is already available in two Tokyo department stores, and in other shops across Asia. On June 22nd, a freestanding “Black” store will open in New York located at 10th Avenue and 17th Street in Chelsea, and it will also be available for purchase at Barneys on June 22nd for two weeks. Paris is also a happy camper, as it will receive the gift of “Black”, albeit for a limited time. Kawakubo’s creation has already garnered a staggering number of addicts; we expect big things for the upcoming launches! It’s available for only 18 months, so get to purchasing and rocking your timeless black gear.

Prices range from $84-$147 for tees, and $350-$625 for jackets, half the price of the main CDG line. For more information or to visit the DSM Estore: http://www.doverstreetmarket.com/

A few months back we let you know about an upcoming fragrance project between Comme des Garçons and milliner Stephen Jones.  The fragrance, has just launched and is available at Dover Street Market in London and online.  The packaging is amazing and takes it’s cue from hat packaging - the ribbon, the netting, the box - all inspired by hat boxes.  I love how everything is so inky black. I haven’t smelled the fragrance yet, but the packaging alone is reason enough to get this - especially for those who collect perfume bottles.  The scent is violet meets meteorite (yes, the outer space kind) and to read more about the fragrance notes check here.  Pictures from the store installation after the jump.

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Comme des Garçons PLAY shirts are available on the Dover Street Market E-Shop for the first time every! Yay for Play!  I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these!  Happy Shopping!

A few weeks back we told you about a newly announced collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Comme des Garçons. Nitrolicious gave us a sneak peak at the line and I must admit, I was a bit disappointed. I think I was expecting more from Rei Kawakubo. Her design is so unique and always takes me by surprise and I felt that the pieces were either boring or ugly or a combination of both. I know! So weird! I love LV but I’m just not feeling this. My favorite is the multi-handle speedy because I feel like I can see the CDG personality show through - somewhat playful, irreverant and unique.

The other pieces are a bit boring. Look, see what I mean:

These are bags from the regular Louis Vuitton collection:

Here is the Louis Vuitton x Comme des Garçons version:

Really? The thing that makes these bags so uniquely LV x CDG is that Rei Kawakubo took off the tan leather trim? You added darker trim so it already looks old? Not sure if it’s just me but one of the extreme pleasures I get in buying new LV bags is watching the light tan leather get darker with age. I was expecting so much more!! This is in no way hate for LV. I love LV so I suppose I hold them to a very high standard - and I feel like this collaboration falls short.

Photos by Jean-Marc Ce�?dile and Philippe Jumin for Louis Vuitton via Nitrolicious

Some more boring bags after the jump . . .

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Two of my favorite brands, Louis Vuitton and Comme des Garçons, are teaming up to open a joint retail space in Tokyo. The store will be open for 3 months, and marks Louis Vuitton’s 30th anniversary of its retail presence in Tokyo. The Comme des Garçons store on Kottodori is being remodeled with Louis Vuitton contributing to the expense and with the profits shared among the two companies. For the pop-up shop, Rei Kawakubo designed six “one-off” bags in the LV monogram pattern, and can be ordered by shoppers.

Kawakubo described her designs as ‘party’ bags, promising multi-handles or two handles morphing into one. All will use the Monogram toile, with the LV initials, and the offerings will hark back to the styles of 30 years when Vuitton made only bags and leather goods.

This is one of the most exciting collaborations and I’m very excited to see how these compaines join to create one retail space. We’ll have to wait until September to see!

Image & Info: The Moment

Milliner Stephen Jones made his first fragrance with Comme des Garçons Parfums division, which is set to release in September. It’s clear from the packaging (which I LOVE) that Mr. Jones took many cues from the materials and packaging of hats and applied them to his fragrance packaging. The grosgrain ribbon attached to the bottle references a material used quite a lot in millinery. The box the perfume bottle comes in is, of course, a mini-hat box and the filling of the box is “merry-widow” netting, a material often used for veils on hats. You’ve probably also noticed the unique shape of the bottle: The designer was inspired by an ink bottle from the 1890s and had it remade with black transparent glass.

As far as the actual fragrance, “‘It’s a violet that’s been hit by a meteorite,’ said Jones, referring to the scent’s juice, which comprises notes of violet and violet leaf, as well as ’synthesized cyber aldehyde.’ ‘There’s something innocent and romantic and otherworldly, as well.’” In addition to violet and space juice, the scent contains hints of love, carnation, rose, jasmine, heliotrope, gaiac wood, magma, black cumin, vetiver and amber. I can’t wait to get a whiff of “synethesized cyber aldehyde.” If any brand were to add the scent of space juice to their fragrance it should come as no surprise that Comme des Garçons is involved.

Image of Bottle & Info: WWD

On a side note, Jean Paul Gaultier is adding another women’s fragrance to his collection - one that’s a bit younger, fresher and stronger.  The scent is Ma Dame and the campaign features model-of-the-moment Agyness Deyn.   Ma Dame will release on September 1st.

H&M has announced their next designer collaborator…and what better than Comme Des Garcons?!

This famous Japanese avant-garde label, will be providing a lovely range of men’s, women’s, and childrenswear, accessories and a new unisex fragrance, all thanks to Rei Kawakubo.

The collaborative line will be releasing in Tokyo (in honor of its Japanese roots) in November and will be launched everywhere else a few days later.

Luckily, I know someone who works at H&M and will be getting first dibs!

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Dover Street Market does it again. They just released some amazing new product that I’m sure folks will be clamoring for including a DSM x Kaws t-shirt, Comme des Garçons Tartan Wallets and the iconic Lewis Leather Motorcycle Jackets re-fabricated in unusual and interesting woven fabrics. As usual, many of these products are exclusive to DSM so you can either get some of the stuff online or you’ll have to go to London town.

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Comme des Garçons has always killed it in the retail department whether it’s with their pop-up Guerilla stores or the Dover Street Market. Now, in celebration of the press launch of the new Comme des Garçons 8 88 Perfume, CDG has announced the opening of the Comme des Garçons 8 88 Pre View Shop until the 8th of December. The store will have 2 levels: Upstairs you’ll find a limited number of 8 88 Fragrance, T-Shirts and Candles only available there for this week. Downstairs will feature rare vintage CDG Parfum T-Shirts and collector CDG Parfums, all from Comme des Garçons and all at £20!! What a steal!! The 8 88 Fragrance, t-shirts and cancles will launch in regular shops worldwide in February / March 2008 so if you want it first you have until December 8th to get it.Comme des Garçons 8 885 Burlington ArcadeLondon W1From 1.00pm on 29th November to 8th December, then closed for ever.