I had taken a self-imposed sabbatical from all of the mass-market chain/high-end designer collaborations. They were coming too fast and furious, giving me capsule collection fatigue. But I’m genuinely excited about Matthew Williamson’s work for H&M, if for no other reason than this razor sharp pantsuit in International Klein Blue pictured above. And while Rei Kawakubo’s avant garde dresses, coats and sweaters (which I loved) didn’t exactly sell like Michael Jackson comeback tour tickets, I’m guessing Williamson’s colorful collection featuring some of his greatest graphic hits will fly off store racks.
That suit IS hot. I hope it isn’t all sold out by the time I get there.
I would wait in line to buy these whereas I didn’t even bother to buy the Come des Garcons stuff. I love Rei but it just didn’t seem to work with the cheap fabric. It’s like ifyou’re going to buy CDG, you HAVE to prepare to spend a lot of dough. Otherwise it just looks high-minded techniques paired with bad,bad,bad quality fabric. But the Matthew Williamson stuff looks more simple so it’s easier to pull that off with the chintzy stuff.