Girls at Colette

Colette is a store in Paris where every pretty and smart girl in the world (but mostly ones from Japan) goes to buy sneakers, magazines, and iced tea. We asked a bunch of them about the biggest mistakes they ever made.

Des photos par Emilie Moutsis

Angie

Trying to ski, I went down on my knees every five minutes.

Aurélie

My biggest mistake was renting a flat with my best friend.

Carolina

Being with my ex-boyfriend.

Christel

Garlic at lunch before a date.

Émilie

My biggest mistake was to come to Colette!

Endo

I put a love letter in the mailbox of a guy that I hate.

Florence

To buy a too big leash and spend hours to find my dog which was gone away.

Franceza

I refused an interview for a job with an important stylist agent.

Ho Yuk

During one year, I’ve chosen the wrong school:ESMOD.

Jennifer

Going to jail for two months in Japan when I was 19.

Kathrine

Moving from the countryside was my biggest mistake.

Leila

My biggest mistake was going to Dublin.

Linlee

I don’t believe in mistakes, only experiences.

Maki

I always regret shopping! I want to buy something but I don’t and when I come back it’s not here anymore.

Marianne

I forgot to zip my skirt. It fell down and I was in front of 8 workers in the street.

Magali

Are you kidding?

Kanako

Yesterday I walked in dog shit.

Narumi

When I was young, I fell from 2 meters and got a mini-baldness.

Nicole

My biggest mistake was going out in total look Chanel.

Patricia

Walking in dog shit with my Manolo Blahnik shoes.

Sonia

Going out with a much older than me guy was a mistake.

Sanja

My biggest mistake is to love passion. I love it so much that I go on!

Sophia

Once I colored my hair in yellow, really yellow!

Tchouck

I’ve spent all my money in parties.

Vanessa

Swearing I’ll stop Nutella was a mistake.

Zoe

My biggest mistake was to refuse a date with Pharrell.