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* The very special collection entitled « Nothing to lose, Crocodile! » will be available at Colette from March 1st to April 3rd, 2010
The whole jewelry wardrobe of a true bejeweled woman is made in a whole crocodile skin : loops, circles, squares are cut up with shape cutters to build necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The remaining skin shape is the ultimate jewelry piece to wear around the neck or to hang up to the wall as a «wall jewelry». Pink or emerald crocodile pieces enhanced with cream pearls beads and coppered metal elements questions the «tape-à-l’oeil» concept of luxury designs.
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** BOA0310, 5 meter of rope embroidered with cream pearl beads and Swarovski stones, will be available at Colette from March 1st to April 3rd, 2010
This single jewelry piece has been created especially for the launch of Maia Adam’s book Fashion Jewellery : Catwalk & Couture
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http://www.laurenceking.com/product/Fashion+Jewellery%3A+Catwalk+and+Couture.htm

“Wonderland” is the perfect fantasy for the SS 10 season.   Inspiration flows from the pages of Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland, from the exquisite illustrations of John Tenniel depicting the fantastical world beyond the rabbit hole, and is recast in a modern light as a collection of digitally printed silk scarves.  Each design has been meticulously rendered by hand, and serves as an extension of Coco’s work as a highly coveted fashion illustrator.

The muse finds herself transported in ink into three distinct fantasy worlds, which serve as stages of what must surely be a most marvelous adventure.  In one instant she sits amongst an explosion of oversized lilies and musical notes, which swirl around bending bars of sound.  In another she stands holding a deck of cards, seemingly beckoning us past a grouping of feathers and flamingos to take a closer look.
The third is a boudoir abstraction of whirling timepieces, mechanisms, and upholstery finishings.
Strong geometric shapes and backgrounds serve as a counterpoint to elegant drawings and swirling realities, giving the sublimely feminine illustrations a stronger, modern appeal.   Each scarf design comes in 3 colour ways, in which brighter and more neutral tones are carefully considered and utilized expertly to give each composition a unique appeal.

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For the Colette team, it is a dream come true! No more long lines on rue Royale: finally a Ladurée mini-corner at Colette with the classic flavors in rotation and a brand new Colette flavour of cotton candy. Macarons will exclusively be available in this irresistible collector polka dot box! available Now on Colette online

“Forget me notscarves are an extension of the coco’s work as an illustrator, all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn. The illustrations from the Winter 2009 scarves are displayed in Tokyo for the corner display space at the BIJOUX store in Marunouchi in Tokyo.

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more Scarves available around the world in Barney’s, Colette, Lane Crawford, and more…

http://www.forget-me-not.me/ or http://cocopit.biz/

“Forget me not” is a series of Art mode digital prints on scarves and turban, all 100% silk. As an extension of the coco’s work as an illustrator, all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by her. Coco was commissionned for magazines such as Vogue, Nylon, ELLE, and Muse as well as a number of corporate clients: K Karl Lagerfeld, Evian Cosmetics and Addition Adelaide in Japan. It was this rapid success that convinced Coco to set up Forget Me Not, a line of exquisitely hand-rendered, digitally printed scarves. It is a small collection, always of three original design themes in two separate colour waves, which encapsulates the essence of feminine beauty, balancing ethereal imaginary worlds and delicate penmanship against strong geographic patterns and a rich palate of colours.

The collection is available in a selection of Luxury Stores around the world : Barneys (USA), Boon the shop (Korea), Cochinechine (London) Colette (Paris), Club designer (Taiwan), Fenwick ( London ), Jean Brown ( Australia ), Lane Crawford ( Hong kong ) Storm (Copenhagen), Tea Rose ( Italy ) and More

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Buy them online at Colette.fr

Hard to ignore that Barbie’s turning the big 50 this year ~ it’s being marketed like crazy EVERYWHERE!
Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday at colette, March 9th-28th ! Barbie embodies glamour, fashion and feminity for over 5 decades. She naturally settles down at colette for her birthday, where designers make theirs her environment. An amazing event for 50 years of success and for a tribute to the icon of the biggest designers.
For the occasion, a “Barbie room” will be installed on the first floor presenting Jeremy Scott’s collection of Barbie clothing and accessories as well as various exclusive products: MP3 players, Barbie Rocks of Beverly Hills jewellery, Stila Make-up, stationery, Dylan’s Candy Bar sweets and also a brand new line of beauty products. Limited edition collaborations with designers selected by colette will also be available, among which Married to the Mob t-shirts, a Bless hairbrush, an Uslu Airlines 219c pink nailpolish, a hat-bag Azumi & David, Linda Farrow glasses, Alexis Mabille bow ties, a Goyard trunk, a Jawbone headset, Domestic stickers, Bruno Frisoni stilettos… Even the water-bar will be Barbie style with a special edition of dessert Le Baiser by Ladurée.

In the gallery, enjoy the “Barbie and Ken” exhibition by Karl Lagerfeld. In swimsuit, cocktail dress or a pair of jeans, Barbie strikes a pose with model Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken. Attention collectors: each picture will be available for sale, one silkscreen print on plastic only per picture.

Also, March 9-15, come check out our Barbie and Ken windows and the high security exhibition of the very first Barbie and Ken dolls, only on March 12th.

“Forget me not” is a series of Art mode digital prints on scarves and turban, all made of 100% silk. It is an extension of Coco’s work as an illustrator – all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by her.As well as scarves, Coco also collaborated on a small line of Couture turban collection with Yasmin Rizvi, whose talent has already been met with critical acclaim. Yasmin has just received the On|Off’s Visionary Award in September 2008 and she also was dubbed as The Hat Designer of the Year 2008.

www.rizvimillinery.com

Forget Me Not first collection (S/S 09), ”Diamantiferous” is available in a selection of luxury stores around the world such as Barneys, Colette, CoChineChine, Boon the shop, Club Designer and Storm. The scarves are also sold on the Colette e-shop.

 www.forget-me-not.me

As if you needed extra ideas for potential Christmas presents, we came accross a limited edition puzzle set featuring a shot by Steven Meisel of model Meghan Collison, taken from Vogue Italia’s tattoo/Amy Winehouse inspired story (December 2007 issue).
This puzzling coffee table (almost) book can be purchased from Art + Commerce, for $750.
Now that’s what I call a posh present!

The puzzles (manufactured by Editions Ricordi) are also available at Colette in Paris and at Barneys New York.

A book signing by Patrick Demarchelier at Colette, Paris

Saturay 27 September, from 5-6pm – Colette, 213 rue Saint Honoré, 75001, Paris

Born outside Paris in 1943, Patrick Demarchelier relocated to New York in 1975, where he began his editorial career with Harper’s Bazaar/Hearst Publications. His photographs appear regularly on the covers and in the pages of publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair, among many others. He was the 2007 recipient of the Eleanor Lambert Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. He lives and works in New York.

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Gap has commissioned renowned Paris Boutique colette to create a special one-month installation in its rotating concept store at 54th and 5th Avenue. Colette X Gap store will be open from september 6 through October 5, 2008.

colette gap store

http://www.colettexgap.com/