As everyone may already know lanvin for H&M is launching in Dublin stores on Tuesday. To my dismay I wont be there to trawl through the wonderfully over the top ruffled floral creations that are up for grabs, but it hasn't stopped me lusting after them all the same.
I have to say H&M always seem to hit the nail on the head when it comes to designer collaborations...Victor & Rolf's collection was brilliantly received, in fairness though who doesn't love a puffy sleeved white shirt along with a wedding dress for a smidgen of a designer price. Along with other greats such as the Daddy of fashion Karl Lagerfeld, Stella Mc Cartney, a bit of Matthew Williamson and Commes des Garcons the quirky japanese duo, I think h&m have come up in the style stakes.
But back to the latest collection and ohhhh how yummy it is. One shoulder ruffled dresses in shocking pink and sunshine yellow, tulle party frocks and the amazing shoes, velvet bowed and floral print.
The show at Hotel Amour in NY was whimsical, it looked like a surreal cartoonish wedding party, with poodles accompanying models down the runway, lashings of costume jewelery and beehive hairdos, a la Hairspray the musical to finish off looks. Nothing was too OTT leopard print tights were teamed with flowery dresses and faux fur on faux fur.
Lanvin designer Alber Elbazh managed to create a fantastical fantasy world that made me smile.
doesn't he look like a cartoon character, the mad uncle at the wedding, in a good way of course.
