Ever since it was announced back in September, I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Lanvin for H&M--to me, it's the most exciting designer collaboration H&M has done in years. It's arriving in U.S. stores this Saturday, November 20th, and Racked has all the info on what stores to hit and how the line will work. Important points include:
New York stores carrying the line: Herald Square, 86th St., Penn Station, 59th & Lex, the Fifth Avenue flagship @ 51st and the Soho shop between Spring & Broome.
The first 320 shoppers will be broken up into 16 groups of 20, with each group receiving a different colored wristband and geting 15 minutes to shop the collection before everyone else.
Shoppers can buy no more than two of each item.
No bracelets required for men.
So, who's getting up extra-early on Saturday morning, and what store are you going to?
To most people, today was election day. To fashion people, it was the day in which we got our first look at Lanvin for H&M. The best introduction is the following video, starring everyone from Irina Lazareanu to Carmen dell'Orefice.
Now that that's taken care of, Nitrolicious has the ad campaign images, and The Cut has the entire lookbook, with prices. Basically, dresses range from $149-$249, shoes are $99, coats are $149-$349, and accessories are $20-$50. There are pieces for men too, including an awesome-looking $299 tuxedo. The items pieces on my must-have list are this one-shoulder deep purple dress ($199) and the leopard shoes ($99), both pictured here. Everything is very iconic Lanvin, and I must say, this is H&M's best-looking designer collaboration in years. It all hits U.S. H&M stores on November 20 and the rest of the world on November 23. Stay tuned for exact stores and opening times, although do note that the 20th is a Saturday. Think it's worth getting up early for?
Let the leaks begin! Fashionologie has unearthed the first photo of the upcoming Lanvin for H&M collaboration. Shot by David Sims, the image features a wide range of models (L to R, Hannelore Knuts, Jane Schmitt, Tati Cotliar, and Natasha Poly), perhaps alluding to Lanvin's all-ages appeal. All I have to say is, I'll take one of each, please. We'll get a full view of the collection on November 2 and it hits H&M stores worldwide November 23.
Style.com's Style File blog has bad news about the fall Pierre Hardy for Gap boots I had been eagerly anticipating. First, only the black peep-toe boots will be produced--which means no yellow-soled boots, and no gray peep-toe boots, which were the pair I really wanted. The black lace-ups were supposed to hit stores today, but due to a vague delay, they'll now hit October 28.
Finally, Racked National reports that Urban Outfitters is adding another lower-priced designer line to its stable: PJ by Peter Jensen, a London-based Danish designer known for his quirky-girlish aesthetic. PJ hits U.S. Urban Outfitters in December.
If you follow H&M on Facebook, you'll know that they've been releasing a bunch of teaser videos this week leading up to the big reveal of their upcoming fall designer collaboration. One video features a man in a skinny suit, and another features a lavishly dressed, heavily accented woman, leading fans to guess Tomas Maier for the former and Carolina Herrera for the latter. But Women's Wear Daily, ever the publication to cut through the b.s., speculates that Lanvin will be the next H&M designer collaboration [subscription required]. I trust WWD knows what they're talking about, but either way, the designer's actual identity will presumably be revealed on September 9th. I will refrain from commenting on how incredibly, ridiculously, stupendously excited I will be if Lanvin is, in fact, the mysterious collaborator, lest I be disappointed in case the rumors aren't true. But, to paraphrase Journey, I won't stop believing.
UPDATE: I have an email straight from H&M's publicist confirming that Lanvin is, in fact, the next designer collaboration! The collection will feature womenswear designed by Alber Elbaz and menswear by Lucas Ossendrjver and will hit 200 H&M stores worldwide, in North America on November 20 and elsewhere November 23rd. H&M will preview the collection via video on November 2nd. Can't wait!!
Ever since it was announced back in September, I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Lanvin for H&M--to me, it's the most exciting designer collaboration H&M has done in years. It's arriving in U.S. stores this Saturday, November 20th, and Racked has all the info on what stores to hit and how the line will work. Important points include:
