Cygnet x colette
Published 6 months ago
The iconic Parisian boutique colette and luxe car brand Aston Martin team up on their new collaborative city car limited to 14 bespoke models
- Text by Dazed Digital
Teaming up with Aston Martin, the brains behind luxury Parisian boutique colette have created a limited edition ʻCygnet & coletteʼ city car. Commissioned by colette and hand-crafted by Aston Martin Works Tailored, the model will be strictly limited to 14 bespoke samples. To celebrate the collaboration, the ʻCygnet & coletteʼ city car will be hand-crafted via the companyʼs personalisation service to offer limitless options, catered precisely to each customer’s specification. The car will feature "lightning Silver paint with exclusive colette blue styling details including a race collection inspired front bumper and bonnet livery, mirror caps and diamond turned road wheels. Whilst the Bitter Chocolate themed interior takes inspiration from coletteʼs mascot Oscar, the chocolate-brown Labrador."
As the first of the exclusive ʻCygnet &ʼ collaborations, this bespoke Cygnet is an expression of coletteʼs style and comes with a selection of goodies including a Wallpaper* Paris guide, a custom Sigg bottle and the latest colette compilation CDs. We speak to Sarah of colette about the inspirations behind the designs and her perfect roadtrip...
Dazed Digital: How did the collaboration with Aston Martin come about and what inspired the design?
Sarah Andelman: Aston Martin came to introduce to us the Cygnet, and we immediately thought together a colette version could be the best way to show the multiple options to customise this great car for a city like Paris.
DD: What key elements do you think represents the colette aesthetic for it?
Sarah Andelman: The blue wheels, the dots outside, the blue stitching and our room spray 'Air de colette' coming with the car!
DD: What up and coming projects can we look forward to from colette?
Sarah Andelman: Oh, so many exciting projects always! In our gallery, September and October shows will be Friends with You and then Terry Richardson!
DD: The colette boutique has become a brand in itself, synonymous with luxury, modernity and cool - how do you manage to keep things fresh, new and exciting?
Sarah Andelman: First, we don't try to be a brand. We're just always curious about new and fresh stuff ourselves so maybe the shop reflects this.
DD: Do you think you'll ever open more colette stores in the future?
Sarah Andelman: No, we prefer to focus. But we can do some pop-up shops worldwide sometimes...
DD: If you were to take a roadtrip in the new colette Cygnet where would you go and why?
Sarah Andelman: We could go to île Saint-Louis for some Berthillon ice creams and a beautiful view!
Orders for the 14 ʻCygnet & coletteʼ pieces can be placed through the colette store in Paris for delivery by the end of the year. Prices start from €48,995.
