Look, we love Lanvin as much as the next fashion freak - the expert cuts, the sumptuous fabrics, the tiny, bald-headed bowtie'd designer - but we're not entirely sure that this is a match made in heaven. After the announcement that H&M's next designer collaboration would be with dear Alber Elbaz's label, fashionistas all over the internet were wetting their Agent Provocateur knickers in anticipation. 'Finally!', came the general consensus 'We'll be able to afford exotic, jewel-toned couture gowns at a price-point normally reserved for a cheap jersey maxidress! There's no way that this isn't viable and we're getting excited over nothing!'

Alas, poor fashion fanatics; ye poor, innocent, hopeful masses. Do you not remember Karl Lagerfeld's collection for H&M but a few short years ago? Purchase anything from it, did you? How's that holding up lately? And did it really look anything like, well, anything you'd seen on a Chanel runway at any point in the label's history, ever? We're being cruel to be kind, you understand. It's what we do.

Our final verdict, then? We'll reserve judgement until the preview images come out later this month. Until then, we refuse to believe that Lanvin and viscose are anything other than the original odd-couple.

Posted on September 02, 2010 at 9:29:28 by Philippa Snow