Stella McCartney for H&M #1

[miss6o]

I wonder if there is the entire collection in every store, I suppose...

at least in finland the full collection only goes to the finlands capital city, helsinki, store. the other h&ms will have some pieces of the collection but not everything.. i think this is how it works pretty much everywhere... only the big cities will get the whole shebang.

 

[scara]

any more pics so far?

 

[Fashion Puss]

There may not be any pics for a little while, seeing as H&M are having to reshoot the entire thing (what with dropping Kate Moss)

 

[bagsnthings]

I love love love H & M. But I wish the clothes were available online or that they would put a store in southern California. Magazines always feature their clothes and then I cant get them here.

Does anyone know if they will be opening a branch in CA?

DistressedJeans

Same here, stop in to H&M and Zara on 34th Street three weeks ago when I was in NY. They don't have either stores in Charlotte, NC. I did get in touch with H&M and they told me they were concentrating on openings in the North and Mid East sections of U.S. right now.

 

[susie_bubble]

what month?

October...the one with Charlize Theron in the cover.

 

[bagsnthings]

i think this will be just as bad as the lagerfeld thing. the designs were nice and i'm sure stella has some great ideas but there's no use letting a couture designer make some pieces if the fabric is cheap. designers are all about quality which, in my opinion, H&M doesn't provide.

I have to agree with this a little bit. I loved the accessories and cute lil cloth and velvet handbags at H&M.

I also took a look at their skirts and jackets and thats when I saw that the quality of the stitching and alignment of the seams were not good. My parents are from central america. My grandfather was a tailored who owned his own shop and my mother is a incredible seamstress who made garments from body measurements. I learned how to sew from my mother, I can tell when clothing has been "rushed" with sloppy stitching, raw edges, misaligned seams, hanging thread, prints not lining up. That gets to me more than the quality of the fabric, it is the workmanship of the clothing.

Yet at same time, realistically I know not to expect that type of "intense" detailing on say a skirt for $24.99.

I know how much work it is to sew a garment from start to finish; and how time consuming it is to make sure that you sew with quality, especially where complicated patterns, double stitching, interfacing and lining is concerned. I myself could not and would not do that type of work for less than $200.00 minimum and up --- per piece, and thats on the low side of what a good seamstress would charge you - without custom measurements.

Unfortunately, some workmanship and better fabric choices will be sacrificed in order to roll this stuff out month-after-month to the masses at the prices that are making H&M a huge success. Perhaps with them bringing in interim designers every season, it will help in the quality area some.

 

[Marlène_]

at least in finland the full collection only goes to the finlands capital city, helsinki, store. the other h&ms will have some pieces of the collection but not everything.. i think this is how it works pretty much everywhere... only the big cities will get the whole shebang.

The nearest hm store in my country is in the biggest european mall I think, don't know if it's still true so I hope There wil be quite everything...

 

[isupporthil]

i can't wait for the collection ! in stores November, 10 right?

 

[chicfay]

does anyone know exactly when her clothes are gonna come out in h+m?

 

[bagsnthings]

does anyone know exactly when her clothes are gonna come out in h+m?

Previous posts have said Thursday, November 10th. I don't know if there will be a delay since H&M had to can Kate Moss. See uk news story below

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Moss coming down: dumped by big names, dogged by police
By Sam Knight, Times Online

Kate Moss had more bad news today when Chanel and Burberry said she would no longer star in their ad campaigns and the head of the Metropolitan police said examples should be made of celebrity drug takers.

NI_MPU('middle');Chanel announced this afternoon that Moss would not represent its Coco Mademoiselle fragrance once her current contract expires in October. Later, Burberry said it was cancelling a planned advertising campaign.

Chanel, which was rumoured to be seeking a younger woman to replace Moss, 31, before renewing her contract earlier this year, said the decision had nothing to do with recent tabloid allegations of cocaine abuse.

"Kate Moss has a contract until the end of October," said Julie Le Blevec, a spokeswoman for the French couturier. "The contract was always going to end in October."

Moss is reported to earn £750,000 a year from her role as the face of Coco Mademoiselle, a contract she won in 2002. The current poster campaign shows her wearing nothing but the perfume, a string of pearls and a black bowler hat.

Burberry became the third fashion label to end its association with Moss a few hours later. The company, which has used Moss to promote its distinctive checks for nearly five years, said a publicity campaign scheduled for autumn had been cancelled by mutual consent. Burberry said it was "saddened by her current circumstances" and wished Moss well.

News of the end of Moss's contracts came as Sir Ian Blair, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said any decision to bring charges against the model for her alleged drug abuse would depend on her influence on young people.

"We have to look at the impact of this kind of behaviour on impressionable young people and if there is evidence, something should be done about it," Sir Ian said.

The police chief said that he had been directly involved in the decision to order an investigation into Moss, which was announced last night, but that he did not want to comment on her case.

As for the Metropolitan Police's strategy of targeting drug dealers rather than drug users, Sir Ian said that the policy was "adaptable to the impact of events".

Since a tabloid newspaper published images purporting to show Moss taking cocaine last week, Britain's most celebrated model has been accused of having a £200-a-day drug habit and engaging in three-in-a-bed sex. Yesterday, the Swedish clothing chain H&M cut its ties with Moss.

Christian Dior, which also has a contract with Moss, has so far refused to comment on whether it will continue to work with her. Only Coty, the cosmetics company, has said it will honour the remainder of its three-year contract with the model, who is the face of its make-up brand Rimmel.

 

[lamb]

Everybody is talking about that the fabrics are cheap, well the fabric that they used for Lagerfield's clothes for H&M was better quality than the other H&M clothes, but it wasn't as good as he used for his own collection and I bet it's gonna be the same thing with Stella's collection, but the funny thing about this collection and with Lagerfield's is that when you look at the clothes, the designs aren't actually new, Lagerfield's designs were very simple and it looked like he didn't spend so much time to design those items and with Stella's collection, she basicly has re-designed her old designs, so in other word she just gave the patterns for H&M, H&M send those to China and India (or where ever they make their clothes) and just used the fabrics that Stella asked them to use and that's it, Stella got her money and maybe little bit more fame, H&M got a "cool" collection and people who can't afford Stellas designs can now get those from H&M, I honestly think it doesn't make any difference that do you buy those clothes from H&M or do you buy Stella McCartney knock-offs.

(I think I might be little bit bitter, cause she didn't do mens collection for H&M, but anyway... )

 

[lamb]

oh and one more thing, I don't want to sound rude, but could we keep this thread about this collection, I know that Kate Moss was supposed to be the model for it, but how much do we talk about in other threads that what does this and this model did for this and this thing cause they did this and that ect. I think you get the point, I'm just getting tired of this kate-moss-cocaine-thing already.

 

[legaldiva]

H&M isn't about quality--it's about "disposable clothing."

 

[lucy92]

i am hoping there will be t shirts with the iconic fruits on them. that would be SOOO cool. i missed those chloe designs when they came out in 2001.

notice how this collection is substantially more expensive than lagerfelds collection. i think lagerfelds collection topped out at 149.99.

i think stella's trench is going to be at least 179.99.

maybe this means the quality will be a little better.

ooh! i wonder if there will be a limited edition cologne to go along with it!!

(i hated the lagerfeld cologne for H&M)

 

[Ninja Pirate]

Where does one order H&M? Their site is confusing.

 

[miss6o]

H&M isn't about quality--it's about "disposable clothing."

i agree with this. h&ms stuff is cheap and fashionable for awhile then when the next trend comes over you can throw the stuff away and still affond the new stuff. it lasts good for one or two seasons and thats the whole point. their rotation in the store with the goods is very fast, even during same season the items can change 4-5 times or even more. when one thing runs out, thats it....and next ones already come in...

im looking forward to the stella collection.....and i believe it will be a bit better quality. cause i still love my lagerfeld top from last year..and its been in good condition so far. so lets hope stellas collection is a bit better than the regular h&m stuff.

 

[holiday]

hearsay...

I just heard that Jessica f*****g Simpson is going to model instead
she's not even a model and she's ugly (sorry all jessica fans).

I can't belive it... I was really looking forward to the kate pics

 

[boho_babe]

I just heard that Jessica f*****g Simpson is going to model instead
she's not even a model and she's ugly (sorry all jessica fans).

I can't belive it... I was really looking forward to the kate pics

I would be surprised if Stella let that happen

 

[susie_bubble]

Where does one order H&M? Their site is confusing.

They don't have an online store as yet.

 

[bagsnthings]

H&M isn't about quality--it's about "disposable clothing."

This is true, I just think its more practical and there is a cost saving in the end if you invest in quality and timeless pieces, then to purchase alot of throw-away gear based on trends. But, I may be alittle older then some of the poster on here. I have a home and other property that I direct my money toward along with my husband, so obviously, I have other pressing responsibilities outside of fashion.

I guess for a college student, its no biggie.