{"id":8998,"date":"2017-11-29T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=8998"},"modified":"2018-04-23T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T12:11:32","slug":"colette-x-saint-laurent-last-dance-queen-concept-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/colette-x-saint-laurent-last-dance-queen-concept-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Colette x Saint Laurent | The last dance of the Mecca of the concept store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autor:\u00a0Alegr\u00eda Olmeda<\/a>\u00a0(@alegriaolmeda<\/a>)\u00a0| <\/strong>Although it is still hard to believe, the Mecca of the concept store, Colette, is slowly approaching its end (like all good things, isn’t it?).<\/p>\n

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\nDuring the 20 years of life of the iconic space where avant-garde and fashion have come together, among many other things, only the best designers and brands have managed to be present. Sneaking into one of its plants, it meant being in something like a hall of fame that positioned you in the newest, surprising and avant-garde freshness of the world fashion scene. Another level.<\/p>\n

BBC Ice Cream, Citroen, Off-White, Balenciaga<\/a>, Nike, Asics, Adidas, Dr. Martens<\/strong> <\/em>or Polaroid<\/em> <\/strong>(to name but a few) have been firms unable to resist Colette’s charms to make collaborations with her. For the last dance, they couldn’t let us down, no.<\/p>\n

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Saint Laurent<\/strong> has slipped into 213 Rue Saint Honor\u00e9 to make us fall in love (for the umpteenth time) but, now it seems that with a declaration of intent. In July, in addition to Colette’s closure, the concept store announced that they were in negotiation with Saint Laurent to ‘take over<\/em>‘ from the iconic place.<\/p>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 podr\u00e1s comprarte para despedir a la ic\u00f3nica concept store por todo lo alto? Pues absolutamente de todo: desde un mechero en el que reza \u2018Smolking Forever\u2019<\/em>, haciendo referencia a Le Smoking Tuxedo<\/em>\u00a0que ide\u00f3 Yves en los setenta, hasta una Vespa x Anthony Vaccarello<\/em><\/strong> (s\u00ed, s\u00ed, una Vespa). Por supuesto: camisetas, sudaderas con capucha, bolsos, un calendario con fotograf\u00edas de David Sims<\/strong><\/a>\u2026 un sinf\u00edn de productos que, si no necesitabas, vas a empezar a hacerlo a partir de ahora.<\/p>\n

What can you buy to bid farewell to the iconic concept store? Absolutely everything: from a lighter in which he says’ Smolking Forever’, referring to Le Smoking Tuxedo that Yves devised in the seventies, to a Vespa x Anthony Vaccarello<\/strong><\/em> (yes, yes, yes, a Vespa). Of course: T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, handbags, a calendar with photographs of David Sims<\/strong>… an endless number of products that, if you didn’t need them, you’re going to start doing it from now on.<\/p>\n