Now, for the past week, everyone's been going bats**t for the Marni/H&M launch. And... yeah... like a sweet sneeze of style, my friends have passed their excitement of this collab right along to me. It's interesting. Similar to Missoni and Versace, Marni is an Italian fashion house which prefers to camp out in stores like Barney's and Net-A-Porter. I see the clothing pop up on flash sales from time to time and, while I admire the styles, it always seemed a little boxy to me. I just felt like their cuts would not flatter my weird frame. Considering the hefty price tags, I suppose that's just as well.
But now, darn it all, H&M had to come along and team up with these folks. My fashion friends whipped themselves up into a frenzy, and those lucky enough to live near the select H&M stores carrying the line (What? No Mall of America? Come on, now...) offered to shop for the unlucky ones. "Meh, I dunno," was my initial response when asked if I wanted anything. "The fabrics always look stiff. I don't want to look like someone pasted shapes on me."
Then the lookbook was trotted out. And I looked. And liked. And am now awaiting a small shipment of goodies from the Enablers, as I now like to refer to my friends - in a nice way!
While I still decided I could pass on most items, these grew on me, starting with this tote bag, which I don't need to worry about in terms of fit:
I also gravitated quickly to this skirt, which reminds me of Orla Kiely:
And, a bunny-ish t-shirt is kind of fun. I didn't realize this is all appliqué - that'll be interesting to see up close. I do like that 25% of the sales of this shirt go to the Red Cross.
Yeah, that's great, you say. Why did you title this post after the George Lucas saga? Here's why:
This actually caught my eye when I saw it modeled in the lookbook.
But then I had this image automatically manifest itself in my brain:
Hey. I'm a fan of Princess Leia. She's feisty. She's pretty. And she shoots guns. But... am I going to get comments like, "Hey, the Ewok Forest is the other way" snarked at me when I wear this? I guess I'm gonna find out.
The collection also boasts a number of accessories like jewelry, which seemed to be the focus of my pals' shopping intention. The bracelets are cute, but they'd slide right off my bird wrists. The necklaces are cool, too, but I just don't think I can pull them off. Which is a shame, as this one is pretty striking (and very Rebellion Princess-appropriate):
Oh, and they had socks. Which I decided were fun, but where the heck am I gonna wear these, all pulled up to my knees and paired with some random heels? (You can see a whole ensemble here):
And so, every time I think I am "well" again, another fashion mash-up occurs, and I catch the fever. With future collaborations just over the horizon, I'm not sure when I'm going to ever get better. Especially since one of my favorite designers, Diane von Furstenberg, is pairing up with the Gap to produce ridiculously cute kids' clothes (I know I'm not a child, but if these are sized like Target's XL girls' clothing, guess what?!).
Which collaborations are you excited about? The new Shops at Target? Orly Kiely for Uniqlo (grrr... Uniqlo needs to expand already!)? Howzabout Manolo Blahnik for J. Crew? Or is there one I'm not aware of that's making your heart all a-flutter? Let me know!
Til then, I'll bask in the anticipation of my latest "condition." Just don't ask me if I know where the Death Star plans are located. Just like dear Leia, I'm feisty, and I know how to shoot a gun ;)
For all the details of the Marni for H&M collab, click here.
Images: all courtesy of the H&M website, with the exception of...
Princess Leia, which I found on starwars.wikia.com (aka, the Wookieepedia, really).
1 comment:
I had so hoped to hit H&M to check out the Marni pieces, but just never got there!
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