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We try not to encourage psychotic behavior, but we have to post these videos from the Versace for H&M show and party in NYC last night. We’re not sure what we’re more giddy about — seeing the clothes in person or seeing Prince in person (…yeah, the clothes are that good), but you can judge for yourself. Check out the two videos after the break!
Photo: Via Barracuda Film & TV
H&M has been on a roll lately!! All the best collaborations! Only the latest trends and November is no exception. See all the pictures below of the latesst to hit stores 😉 What are you guys getting?
I got a little peek at H&M’s forthcoming The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo-inspired women’s collection when it was announced in WWD last week and now here’s a full styled-out looks courtesy of the New York Post.
The collection, which was designed by the film’s costume designer, Trish Summerville, is inspired by Lisbeth Salander, the film (and book)’s ass-kicking, crime-solving, computer-hacking female protagonist. Summerville told the daily, “I tried to pick pieces from the film and adapt them to make them a little more fashionable for real-life women.” When asked what she thought Salander would think of “all of this commercialism,” responded with reason, “She’s a character from books. So she doesn’t really have a voice in it.” It’s true.
The Post styled five looks from the collection on smokey-eyed, pixie-haired models that are kind of giving us Kate Lanphear vibes. The collection is obviously tough and tomboyish, but as individual pieces, we could see it being pretty versatile.
The Post also calls mold-breaking Lisbeth Salandar “a style icon for the modern age.” Does that mean we’ll be seeing lots of girls with super-short bangs and leather jackets next season? Zoe Kravitz seems to be on board with the trend, at least hair-wise, and Rooney Mara’s rocking the short bangs on the cover of Vogue. Will you be next? Below see all the looks!
Last year, H&M shot models Liya Kebede, Stella Tennant, Kasia Struss, Mariacarla Boscono, Du Juan, and Fei Fei Sun with their family members and friends for its holiday campaign. It looks like the retailer is going for the same concept again this holiday season: see Georgia May Jagger and her mom, Jerry Hall; Kristen McMenamy and her sons; and Karen Elson and her fraternal twin sister, Kate Elson, in a preview of this year’s set, shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. So far, a beautiful ad campaign.
H&M hasn’t yet released the TV commercial for its upcoming Versace collaboration, but a behind-the-scenes look at the set — complete with a few quick clips from the commercial was released. Lindsey Wixson runs on a hamster wheel, and Daphne Groeneveld is floated off a staircase by a wire — both while dressed like teenage Donatella Versace. As for the set itself, H&M’s creative director describes it best: “I think we actually used all the gold paint in London that was available for this job.”
Designer collaborations with H&M are commonplace and even expected now. But collections based on fictional characters? Not so much, until now. Lisbeth Salander, the edgy, troubled, goth protagonist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has inspired a new capsule collection, WWD is reporting.
Trish Summerville, the costume designer for the US movie version ofThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (she also outfitted the Black Eyed Peas, No Doubt, Ricky Martin and Janet Jackson on their tours), designed the 30-piece collection, which will be a part of the Swedish retailer’s Divided line. For H&M, the collection was a no-brainer. “It was really great that H&M is a strong company that can afford and wanted to do some sort of collaboration with us, because it is a very controversial book,” Summerville said. “They were just like, ‘Yeah, she’s Swedish, she’s amazing, and we want to be a part of this.’”
Photo: WThe collection will be a more fashion-friendly version of Salander’s “dirty, worn down” look. Think hoodies, leather motorcycle jackets (in black and burgundy), boots, and a version of the Swedish/American flag hybrid t-shirt that Summerville styled Rooney Mara in for her Wmagazine shoot (at right). The prices will range from $3.95 for earrings up to $199 for the leather jacket, with the boots ringing in at a super-reasonable $59.95. The collection will debut at Colette in Paris on November 28, and then widely on December 14 to coincide with the film’s opening on the 21st.
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Need a little Versace for H&M fix to tide you over until the collection hits stores on November 17? I got you covered. I’ve already showed you the entire collection and now I’ve got an exclusive video of Miss Donatella herself to walk you through the collection.
Versace explains how the collection is a history of the brand, highlighting pieces that represent iconic “Gianni” moments. “I know that with the H&M collection I’m going to reach a much wider audience than usual,” Versace says. “When I’m going to see young people in the street wearing these iconic pieces it’s going to be fun.” Will you be one of those young people in the street wearing Versace for H&M?
If you’ve got any questions about the collection, Donatella is taking questions today on Twitter. Just #askdonatella and fire away.
What will you ask?
I just got all the images from the Versace for H&M collection, and we’re slapping them up on the site as fast as we can cut and paste. Of note: the leather jacket, those prints, that iconic black dress, that pointed shoe, those belts! I LOVE all of those metallic dresses and the bags, but the good stuff is really getting us thinking about fine tuning our crowd battling strategy… How many more sleeps until November 17?
The launch of the Versace for H&M collection is getting closer and closer, all these sneak peeks are preparing me for the big launch! Looks like TFS has yet another scan of the Versace for H&M in 20 Minuten Friday Magazine, is this getting you excited? I always get asked when the collection launches, so here’s the info again.
The US and Canada will release the collection on November 19th in select stores. The collection will be available in about 300 stores worldwide. In addition, Donatella Versace has also designed a pre-spring collection for H&M which will be exclusively available in countries with H&M on-line sales from January 19, 2012. Can’t wait!
Photographer: Kacper Kasprzyk
You guys have been getting a taste of the Versace for H&M collection on my blog for the past few weeks, finally the official lookbook for the collection has released! The collection features lots of color and print, Donatella Versace has gone back to the archives to bring some Versace classics to the masses. Iconic dresses are the focus of the women’s collection, while menswear is centered on sharp tailoring. Also for the first time an H&M designer collaboration will include homeware pieces, reflecting Versace’s influential home designs. Here’s a look at the men’s lookbook.
The US and Canada will release the collection on November 19th in select stores. The collection will be available in about 300 stores worldwide. In addition, Donatella Versace has also designed a pre-spring collection for H&M which will be exclusively available in countries with H&M on-line sales from January 19, 2012.
Do you like what you see? Will you be buying anything from the collection?
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