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VOLUME: FITTED, XXL, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN?

Playing with proportions and volumes can be a great way to add interest to your look. From sleek, fitted pieces to dramatic XXL designs, there’s a whole host of options out there. The trick is to work out what sizes and cuts look and feel best on you, and how to style these pieces for maximum effect. Yes, you can wear an oversized top without feeling swamped… and “fitted” doesn’t have to mean tight and restrictive.

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WHAT TO WEAR TO THIS SEASON’S BIG EVENTS?

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WOVEN BAGS

“We love to feature woven bags in our collections because of their irregular, unstructured and nuanced aesthetic. They fit our Cotélac style perfectly”, says Valérie, our head of accessories. “Our woven leather bags are made using time-honoured artisan crafting techniques, transmitted from one generation to the next. We’ve been working with the same specialist workshops in India for over a decade now”.

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WHAT ARE YOU REALLY WEARING?

More and more consumers are beginning to ask what actually goes into the fabrics they’re wearing, meaning that the fashion and textiles industries are coming under increasing scrutiny. At Cotélac, we’re all in favour of transparency, so sit back and let us tell you all about the different fibres we use!

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IT’S TRUE, BECAUSE I IMAGINED IT…

The second source of inspiration for our Fall-Winter 22-23 collection is Boris Vian’s poetic, surrealist tale L’Écume des Jours (published in English as Froth on the Daydream, or Mood Indigo). The author sets the tone from the very beginning: “This story is entirely true, because I imagined it from one end to the other”. 

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WHAT IF WE WENT THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS?

In the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, the little girl arrives in a fantastical world where flowers talk, a learned egg walks on a wall, and she will have to play a game of life-size chess... This view of the world imbued with wonder, poetry and quirkiness, so typical of Lewis Caroll, inspired us to create new exclusive prints in keeping with the themes of the book "Through the Looking-Glass".

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COME VISIT OUR STYLISTS!

Where do we get our inspiration? From the things we feel. From sensations we've experienced on our travels, memories of landscapes we've explored, unexpected discoveries... Sometimes we spontaneously reflect one or two notes gleaned from incredible stories. Melodies that instantly remind us of endearing characters, or a special atmosphere

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BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND OPEN SPACES

Roman Vlasov is a Russian conceptual architect who designs hypnotic creations that blend in perfectly with their environment.With his concepts, he blurs the boundaries between art and architecture by proposing minimalist buildings with prominent, sometimes rounded curves, succeeding at the same time in inviting the outdoors into his creation.

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VISIT TO ANTWERP

Seeking inspiration and new horizons, our designers travelled to the historic capital of Flanders. Antwerp, city at its cultural peak and bursting with diversity, shared some of its secrets with us. Join us on a tour of Antwerp !

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WOMEN IN BLACK INSPIRATION

Women in Black  moodboard was inspired by a trip to Antwerp. The new winter 2020 collection by Cotélac has drawn on the city’s Baroque style, mirrored in its churches, museums and people. The attention to detail, the frenzy of movements, the sensuality, the theatricality and the architectural shapes that characterise Baroque art can all be found in Antwerp, the hometown of Flemish painter Rubens. 

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EXCLUSIVE E-BLOOMST PRINT

A floral and botanical inspiration, the vulnerability of skin respected by the soft caress of silk, designs created in watercolour showing a shadow of Japanese gardens and a statement of flowers and shades of red - a phenomenon represented by an exclusive Cotélac print.