The end is nigh for Colette, but the iconic Parisian boutique is going out in style — with a collaboration with Saint Laurent, nonetheless 

For 20 years, <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/colette-paris-to-close-its-store-in-december-2017-after-20-years" target="_blank">Colette</a> has been the epitome of cool. Everyone from fashion designers to magazine editors has made pilgrimage to the three-storey boutique in Paris, home to an incomparable mix of luxury brands,&nbsp;street labels, and a miscellany of whatever else that fit its unique concept. As it prepares to&nbsp;bring the curtains down, Colette is going out the only way it knows how &mdash; in style.

From now &#39;til&nbsp;20 December, Colette will host its ultimate pop-up by none other than Saint Laurent, the brand destined to take over its iconic Rue Saint-Honor&eacute; address. The French label will also be the last to collaborate with Colette for a capsule collection, curated specially by creative director Anthony Vaccarello.&nbsp;The collection is a mixed bag, featuring pieces from Saint Laurent&rsquo;s Spring/Summer 2018 collection, as well as collector&rsquo;s items&nbsp;from the likes of Polaroid, Baccarat and even Vespa.

Below, we highlight our top 5 picks from the diverse collection.

Ride the streets in effortless style with this one-of-a-kind scooter.&nbsp;As a nod to Saint Laurent&#39;s and Colette&#39;s Parisian heritage, the collaboration has brought to life an all-black version of the city&#39;s most iconic vehicle: the Vespa.

Complete your look with the fully crystallized helmet designed by Ruby for the collection, and you can be sure to&nbsp;turn heads as you speed past.&nbsp;

Total Black Vespa

In 1966, Yves Saint Laurent irrevocably&nbsp;changed the world of&nbsp;fashion when he sent a model down the runway in an&nbsp;ensemble consisting of&nbsp;a classic dinner jacket, a pair of trousers, and a little black bow tie &mdash; or, as it&#39;s more famously known, Le Smoking.&nbsp;

In the words of the French designer himself, &quot;Fashions come and go, but style is forever.&rdquo; Pay&nbsp;tribute to&nbsp;the very first tuxedo designed for women &mdash; now an&nbsp;icon of timeless style &mdash;&nbsp;with this special lighter.&nbsp;

Cigarette lighter

Colette&#39;s closing is not just a blow for fashion fans. Music&nbsp;lovers flocked to the cult boutique for its impeccable curation of albums, which were just as edgy and under-the-radar as its streetwear offerings.&nbsp;Music plays an equally important role to&nbsp;Saint Laurent, whose designs are often inspired by seminal musical works and iconic musicians.&nbsp;

This Depeche Mode tee, along with versions featuring Patti Smith and Bryan Ferry, perfectly encapsulates both brands&#39; strong ties with music.&nbsp;

"1986 Depeche Mode" tee 

Its floors may have featured&nbsp;luxury brands but Colette&nbsp;has also championed many a street label over the last two decades. The retailer&#39;s daring &mdash; but always tasteful &mdash; mix of the two worlds are aptly represented by these Saint Laurent-labelled skateboard decks.&nbsp;

Designed by Arkaic Concept, the decks come in a leopard print version (very much reminiscent of&nbsp;the French label&#39;s glamorous coats) and one that features a&nbsp;photograph&nbsp;shot by Inez &amp; Vinoodh from the brand&#39;s provocative <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/saint-laurent-anja-100-roller-skate-heels-how-to-wear-these-dangerously-sexy-stilettos" target="_blank">Spring 2017 campaign</a>.&nbsp;

Skateboard decks by Arkaic Concept 

Speaking of provocative, what&#39;s a Saint Laurent collection without a couple of naughty niceties?&nbsp;

Amongst the&nbsp;skateboards, cigarette lighters, speakers and even chocolates, the French brand has unabashedly thrown a couple of fetish toys into the mix for good measure.&nbsp;One of them even bears the iconic YSL logo on the front, giving the term &quot;designer goods&quot; a whole new meaning.&nbsp;

Fetish toys

Check out the rest of the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.colette.fr/events/saint-laurent-2/">Saint Laurent x Colette</a>&nbsp;collection in the gallery below.&nbsp;

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello "1986 Depeche Mode" tee 

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello tee

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Bryan Ferry tee

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello "Saint Laurent" tee

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello "Saint Laurent" sweatshirt

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello "1986 Depeche Mode" sweatshirt

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello sweatshirt

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Patti Smith sweatshirt

Helmet by Ruby (comes in a full crystallized version and a total black version)

Arkaic Concept for Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello skate deck (leopard print version)

Arkaic Concept for Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello skate deck (Inez & Vinoodh roller image version)

Arkaic Concept for Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello skateboard bag 

Customized vintage Polaroid SX-70 camera with custom Polaroid 600 black frame black & white film

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello fetish toy

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello bag

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello "Love" key holder case

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello envelope pouch

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello card holder

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello cigarette lighter

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello slogan canvas tote bag

Speakers by B&O Play by Bang & Olufsen

Headset by B&O Play by Bang & Olufsen

Heart-shaped chocolates and dessert by Pierre Marcolini

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello stickers

Calendar with #YSL12 pictures by David Sims

Red cristal heart by Baccarat

Silver plated metal pencil holder by Christofle

Eyeshadows Palette by Yves Saint Laurent Beauté

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