The new store Cotélac (meaning next to the lake) debuted in France but certainly feels at home on our shores. It should. Its a return of sorts, because Catherine Groener, general manager of Cotélac USA, previously owned a shop in town—Little Feet/Bebop. It launched and grew over fifteen years here before moving on; then Catherine developed the new brand in America, opening stores in New York, Boston and California. The Westport Cotélac is lucky No. 7 in the country. “It means a lot to be back in Westport,” she says. “I'm hoping some of my past customers from the Little Feet and Bebop days will stop by.” This summer, Cotélac—designed in France by Raphaëlle Cavalli—embraces the spirit and movement of clouds, the flow of the tides and the changing landscape of the beach. Find the effortlessly chic fashion of our time and our place, with French style, now in Westport at 111 Post Road. Cotelac.us