Colette, the über-cool Parisian concept shop where you could always pick up your favorite Margiela perfume and some weird overpriced Japanese toy, is closing after 20 years.

Because The Night Belongs To Colette

Jessica Coen

1/28/11 6:45pm

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It's time to stick a fork in sticking forks in things (as many of you have correctly noted, it sounds odd when giving our usual Friday birthday shout-out). So we're switching it up, starting with today's birthday girl, Colette.

The Male Models Of Men's Fashion Week: An Appreciation

Jenna Sauers

1/25/11 6:20pm

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Our intrepid photographer, Nilina Mason-Campbell, has been stalking the fashion venues of Paris to bring you an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the just-ended men's shows. This way for hunky male models reading, getting made up, drinking and wearing ridiculous outfits!

Want A $220 Sweater That Looks Like Stan From South Park?

Jenna Sauers

10/07/10 3:44pm

Explains Colette of designer Castelbajac: "Since more than forty years, he creates…The look of Farah Fawcett in 'Charly Angels' but also the dresses of Jean-Paul II pope and surprising us. After Bambi, Obama, he is interesting by another American institution!"

Photoshop Crackdown Discussed In U.K.

Jenna Sauers

7/26/10 11:34am

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"Children and young women should be informed about airbrushing, so they don't fall victim to looking at an image and thinking that anyone can have a 12in waist. It is so not possible," said Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone. [Guardian]

Chloë Wants To Dress High School; Alexa Chung New Face Of Lacoste

Jenna Sauers

6/10/10 11:30am

Chloë Sevigny, on prints, and her latest Opening Ceremony collection: "Very Natalie Merchant, you know? It has this timeless, alterna-girl look. I still dress like how I did as a senior in high school, but with a higher heel." [DFR]

Fall Into Gap Parody: "And We Have Way Cuter Boots!"

Sadie Stein

12/24/09 11:30am

Remember the Gap "Moose" ad full of little girls? Well, no one can object to this parody, in which "gays make their own version." Seriously, Gap needs to get on the horn! (Thanks, Lara!) [YouTube]

Heidi Klum's Jig Is Up; Scarlett's Cast-Offs Go For £40

Jenna Sauers

11/27/09 12:30pm

To mull during your post-Thanksgiving satiety: A reclining Heidi Klum, with feast, in jigsaw puzzle form. [FWD]

Michelle Obama To Receive Fashion Award; Salma To Do Skincare

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

3/17/09 11:30am

Michelle Obama will receive a CFDA award — but CFDA president Steve Kolb isn't certain she'll attend. "We'll do whatever we can to get her here, but the award isn't about getting her to come." [AP]

Lindsay Lohan Is The Only Designer Beating The Recession

Sadie Stein

12/08/08 11:30am

LiLo's "Marilyn Monroe-inspired leggings" (?) are "blowing off the shelves." [NY Daily News]

Michael Jackson Is Doing A Fashion Line? Insert Glove Joke Here

Sadie Stein

6/25/08 11:30am

Wacko Jacko is teaming up with Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier to launch a new line this fall. The apparently delusional Frenchman says, "It's the merging of the King of Pop with the king of fashion. Something explosive is going to happen." Kitson, for some reason, has committed to carrying the line exclusively.…

Mary-Kate Olsen To Emerge From Hole For Fashion

Jennifer

2/28/08 11:30am

M-K Olsen is supposedly venturing out of her Salinger-esque hiding to attend the Giambattista Valli show today. [Fashion Week Daily]

Married To The MOB's Party Attracted Cool Kids And Crazed Steve Aoki Fans

Slut Machine

2/06/08 5:20pm

The day they call "Super Tuesday" was extra super because not only was it Mardi Gras, it was also a good night for Fashion Week parties, which totally made up for my crappy experience the previous evening. The women's streetwear line Married to the MOB and French boutique Colette teamed up with fashion mag Jalouse to…

Karl Lagerfeld: Now Pocket Sized

Jennifer

1/18/08 12:00pm

Karl Lagerfeld has designed a lead figurine of himself, to be sold as a limited edition (1,000 units only) for $300 at Paris boutique Colette. Perfect for teaching etiquette, nutrition, and brand-expansion strategy to your Homies! [WWD, 3rd item]

Isaac Mizrahi Joins The Big Gunn At Liz Claiborne

Jennifer

1/16/08 12:00pm

Isaac Mizrahi is defecting from Target to join Tim Gunn at Liz Claiborne. [Maybe they will post a YouTube video of themselves doing lunch at the company salad bar so Jennie can use it for porn! -Moe] This is supposed to be a big "blow" to Target, but Claiborne can use all the help it can get. [NYT]

Pete Doherty Finally Finds A New Model To Marry Him. Think She Likes Drugs?

Jennifer

10/03/07 10:30am

WHAT?! Model Irina Lazareanu is engaged to Pete Doherty. They're already on the registry at Cokespoons N' Things! So, like what is it with this man and models? What is it with models and this man? And like, does Irina read the tabloids? Does she read at all? [WWD, 1st item]

Dolce & Gabbana Objectify Men, World Weeps

Jennifer

8/30/07 10:00am

The latest supposedly offensive Dolce & Gabbana ad is supposedly offensive because the women are made out to be dominatrixes and the men are objectified. Really, our hearts bleed for them. [WWD, 1st item]

Paris Hilton Must Be Stopped

Jennifer

7/06/07 10:09am

We are Nietzsche and God is dead: Paris Hilton's stint in jail saw her fragrance sales rise 30% higher than where they were at this time last year. [WWD, sub req'd]

Iconic French Boutique Colette Is Closing After 20 Years

Because The Night Belongs To Colette

The Male Models Of Men's Fashion Week: An Appreciation

Want A $220 Sweater That Looks Like Stan From South Park?

Photoshop Crackdown Discussed In U.K.

Chloë Wants To Dress High School; Alexa Chung New Face Of Lacoste

Fall Into Gap Parody: "And We Have Way Cuter Boots!"

Heidi Klum's Jig Is Up; Scarlett's Cast-Offs Go For £40

Michelle Obama To Receive Fashion Award; Salma To Do Skincare

Lindsay Lohan Is The Only Designer Beating The Recession

Michael Jackson Is Doing A Fashion Line? Insert Glove Joke Here

Mary-Kate Olsen To Emerge From Hole For Fashion

Married To The MOB's Party Attracted Cool Kids And Crazed Steve Aoki Fans

Karl Lagerfeld: Now Pocket Sized

Isaac Mizrahi Joins The Big Gunn At Liz Claiborne

Pete Doherty Finally Finds A New Model To Marry Him. Think She Likes Drugs?

Dolce & Gabbana Objectify Men, World Weeps

Paris Hilton Must Be Stopped

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