Saint Laurent withdraw from Colette over parody T-shirt Saint Laurent has severed ties with Parisian boutique Colette after the store sold a T-shirt parodying creative director Hedi Slimane's decision to drop 'Yves' from the brand's name. It was only a matter of time before a big brand snapped over the parody trend, and now Hedi Slimane and Saint Laurent appear to have become the first. Slimane, creative director of the newly re-branded Saint Laurent (previously Yves Saint Laurent), has severed the brand's retail relationship with famed Paris concept store Colette after taking offence at the stocking of a parody tee bearing the motto 'Ain't Laurent Without Yves'. READ: YSL set for name change The T-shirt in question, by brand What About Yves, references Slimane's controversial decision to drop 'Yves' from the name of the brand's ready-to-wear collections. Sarah Andelman, the store's creative director and daughter of its founder, told WWD that she has been "excommunicated" by Saint Laurent, who have cancelled the store's spring 2014 collection order, and was even struck from the guest list for Monday night's Paris Fashion Week show. READ: Could Cartier put an end to fashion spoofs? She explained that she was first contacted by the fashion house in September and removed the T-shirts from Colette's e-store immediately upon request, saying she would sell them only in the bricks-and-mortar store. However, on September 25 she says she received a letter accusing her of selling counterfeit products that "seriously damaged" Saint Laurent as a brand. Andelman says she is "shocked" at the situation because "there's no doubt that it's not a Saint Laurent product" and is upset that they have disregarded their past relationship - Colette has stocked the brand since 1998. She further commented that Slimane and Saint Laurent should take issue with the makers of the T-shirt, and not the retailers who "dabble in a quirky fashion trend." What About Yves is just one of many brand's to have cottoned on to the recent trend for parody motifs, and recently questions have arisen over the legality of such items. A Saint Laurent representative declined to comment.