“What does luxury mean today? Can luxury be exclusive and democratic at the same time? How can we translate the essence of luxury to a wider audience? The world around us is changing rapidly and I find myself asking these questions more and more. A designer’s work is usually tailored to a very small group of people, but the collection for H&M was about trying to translate the dream of luxury to the masses. It was almost like going back to school for me.”

Oh Alber, when you're not talking smack about  women's sizes you don't half speak sense. Finally, the full men's and womenswear Lanvin range for H&M has been unveiled following a torturous, minute teaser last week. Big question: Is it an anti-climax? Hell no. It doesn't even remotely whiff of a diffusion line, it's that good. We love the black mesh blouse and will take one of the swagged and ruched dresses in each colour please.

As for the men's, well it's all about the inevitable enormo-bow-ties, dandyish shirts and ultra-hot tailoring, including a damn fine tuxedo. With womenswear prices starting from £25 for a T-shirt up tp £155 for dresses and mens ranging from £12 to £186 for the tux, reserve your place in the queue now, folks.

Posted on November 02, 2010 at 6:07:31 by The Real Runway