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"Just when we&amp;amp;#8217;ve started dreaming about updating our fall wardrobes, it&amp;#x27;s announced that chic French brand The Kooples is finally heading across the pond. Ladies, this is almost as awesome as when Topshop finally landed stateside. Hold onto your wallets. The expansion is starting off slow with just a few NYC and New Jersey Bloomingdales shop-in-shops, but trust us, with their contradictory-but-it-works blend of Parisian prep, rocker grunge, and hipster luxe, The Kooples are worth keeping an eye on no matter where you reside. Here are six must-know facts about The Kooples. We won&amp;#x27;t blame you if you name-drop these guys in your next fashion-y convo! 1. So cute: The Kooples&amp;amp;#8217; always feature real-life couples in their ads. Written below the logo are the couple&amp;amp;#8217;s names, along with how long they&amp;amp;#8217;ve been together. 2. One of the main ideas behind the line (in case you can&amp;#x27;t tell from the name) is of guys and girls borrowing each other&amp;#x27;s style, so the clothes have a unisex feel. Kimye, rejoice. Blue-and-white blouse, $125 3. Good fashion sense runs in the family. The founders, three French brothers named Alexandre, Laurent, and Raphael, are the sons of Tony and Georgette Elicha, owners of the perennially gorgeous label Comptoir des Cotonniers. 4. It&amp;amp;#8217;s pricey (think around $425 for a blazer) but dangerously justifiable. If you&amp;amp;#8217;re filling out an already-solid wardrobe with a few key pieces meant to last, you can&amp;amp;#8217;t go wrong. The brothers design their line with l&amp;amp;#8217;&amp;amp;#233;l&amp;amp;#233;gance savilienne &amp;amp;#8212; tailoring inspired by Savile Row. I&amp;#x27;m loving this crepe blazer for fall &amp;amp;#8212; such a good color! 5. The brand has some serious rock-star cred: Pete Doherty (British rocker and Kate Moss&amp;amp;#8217;s ex-hubby) designed a mini-collection for them last year. 6. If your style is more Banana Republic than Topshop, you&amp;#x27;ll love The Kooples&amp;#x27; preppy, weekend-ready Sport range. The Kooples Sport It&amp;amp;#8217;s a little pricey for me, but definitely save-up worthy &amp;amp;#8212; and I think it&amp;amp;#8217;s going to be a huge hit over here. What do you ladies think of the line, and their adorable ads? What hard-to-find brands do you wish would expand to the states?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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