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Wednesday April 10th, 2013

Calla Haynes Gives Us a First Look at Her New Comptoir des Cotonniers Collaboration
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Calla Haynes Gives Us a First Look at Her New Comptoir des Cotonniers Collaboration

When we heard that buzzy up-and-coming designer Calla Haynes was collaborating with Parisian staple Comptoir des Cotonniers on a capsule collection–at contemporary price points–well, let’s just say we were excited.

Now that we’ve actually seen the collection, in all its oh-so-pretty, French ingenue glory, it’s possible we’re even more stoked.

Paris-based Haynes took time out of researching her next runway collection to talk us through the range, in stores on May 2. See our conversation below, and click through our exclusive gallery of full collection looks. Because spring is finally in the air…

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Wednesday February 20th, 2013

A Collaboration We’re Super Excited About: Comptoir des Cotonniers x Calla
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A Collaboration We’re Super Excited About: Comptoir des Cotonniers x Calla

We’ve been enamored with Paris-based up-and-comer Calla Haynes’s girly, playful-yet-understated designs for a few seasons now. Sadly, they’re not widely available and her dedication to using high-end, artisanal fabrics means gorgeous clothes but high price tags.

Enter Comptoir des Cotonniers, international purveyors of good-quality Parisian-cool basics at contemporary price points. The French brand has just tapped Calla for its first ever capsule collection and it sounds like a perfect fit.

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Friday January 11th, 2013

Monday September 10th, 2012

Blake Lively Married Ryan Reynolds, Rihanna Got a Tattoo Under her Boobs, and is Bernard Arnault Trying to Avoid Paying Taxes?
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Blake Lively Married Ryan Reynolds, Rihanna Got a Tattoo Under her Boobs, and is Bernard Arnault Trying to Avoid Paying Taxes?

A French paper reported that Bernard Arnault may be moving to Belgium, and suggested he may be trying to avoid taxes. Arnault now wants to sue the paper. {HuffPost; WWD, subscription required}

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds pulled a fast one on all of us and got hitched last night, with a little help from Florence Welch, who performed at the ceremony. Xoxo… {SheFinds}

Carine, Kanye, and a herd of models classed it up for a black tie fete celebrating the launch of CR Fashion Book. Can we come next time? {Stylelist}

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Thursday January 13th, 2011

Wednesday September 30th, 2009

Fashion Is Fun

Mommy & Me

I couldn’t think of anything my mom would want to do less than stand in front of a camera for a photo shoot. But I’m pretty sure there are many of you who can claim very differently. And really what’s better than a great shot by a pro that you can keep of you and Read more →

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Tuesday July 21st, 2009

Gray Day, Gray Boots

Doc Martens are being reimagined, again, with another cool collaboration. Jean-Paul Gautier, Raf Simons and Yohji Yamamoto have all had a go at the iconic footwear. And now Dr. Martens is collaborating with Comptoir des Cotonniers for a fall line. They’ve taken the classic 1460 model, and redone it in a delicious light gray Palantino Read more →

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