H&M + Comme des Garcons.

Hmmm...?

Det tok ikke av i Oslo i det hele tatt, som de tidligere H&M design samarbeidene har gjort. Jeg hadde ikke mulighet til å delta i grytidlig køståing, men jeg stakk innom et par timer senere, sikker på at det ville være helt tomt, men nesten hele kolleksjonen hang der fremdeles! Og omtrent ikke et menneske å se.. Merkelig.
Ut i fra hve jeg har hørt, og lest, har denne kolleksjonen gått dårligere enn tidligere års design sammarbeid. . Noen sier det er på grunn av økonomien, noen mener at Comme des Garcons er for spesielt for "vanlige" folk, men jeg tror det var designene. Bekleger, men det var ikke SÅ bra, var det vel? Det var noen flotte ting, selvfølgelig, dressene og trenchene var kjempefine, og jeg likte en av de dekonstruerte jakkene. Likevel var jeg skuffet over kolleksjonen. Jeg elsker Rei Kawakubo for hennes kreativitet, og også H&M for å være min billett til mote. Men, etter min mening, var ikke dette den beste samarbeidskolleksjonen H&M har gjort med en designer. Noen av stoffene var ikke særlig bra, og jeg likte ikke overlock finishene som var å se på noen plagg. Jeg må nok bare innse, at for meg som har tynn lommebok, går det simpelten ikke ann å få Japansk avant garde design av beste kvalitet. Synd men sant. Jeg kjøpte en ting da, en cardigan. Ikke det mest spennende, men god og varm, og jeg skal nå gi polkadotter et forsøk, for første gang.

It didn't take off in Oslo at all like the H&M design collaborations have done before. I didn't have the chance to take part of the early morning lining, but I stopped by a couple of hours later, sure it would be all empty, but almost the whole collection was still hanging there! And just about no people in sight.. Weird.
I've heard, and read, that this years design collaboration didn' t become quite as popular as the former ones. Some blame economy, some say that Comme des Garcons is too avant garde for "ordinary" people, but I think it was the designs. Sorry, but it wasn't really THAT good, was it? There were some great stuff there, off course, the suits and the trenches were beautiful, and I liked one of the deconstructed jackets. I was disappointed at the collection though. I adore Rei kawakubo for her creativity and love H&M for being my ticket to fashion. But, in my opinion, this was not the best collaboration H&M has done with a designer. Some of the fabrics were not very good, and I didn't like the overlock finishings that were used on some items. I guess I just have to realize, that for me who has a thin wallet, it's simply impossible to get Japanese avant garde design of the best quality. Sad but true. I did buy one thing though, a cardigan. Not the most exciting, I know, but nice and warm, and I will now give polkadots a try, for the first time.

I went for something practical and warm, maybe because I was freezing that day..

What did you think about the collection?
And did you buy anything?