To say that I love me some Lanvin is an understatement. Other than finding him ridiculously adorable, Alber Elbaz seems to know a woman’s form pretty damn good for a man. He really respects women and therefore everything he puts out is genuinely beautiful and flattering.
Strong and powerful people are sexy. -Elbaz
When I heard about Lanvin’s collaboration with H&M I was conflicted- thrilled yet fearful that it would not live up to the brand’s legacy of finely crafted womenswear. Have you ever bought something at H&M? Most pieces honestly only lasts a season or two and then it’s time to discard and purchase a new one. I will say, however, H&M is no Forever 21. I still wear my super skinny black pants and black cardigan I bought freshman year of college.
And so, at 5:30am, I woke up and made my way to the Upper East Side (a land I find quite foreign in NYC). I arrived at 7:45am to see a line that was 100 people deep.
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| front of the line |
In order to successfully shop a designer collaboration at H&M, one must be strategic. First, only six stores were carrying the line in NYC- I automatically eliminated Herald Square (two stores) and SoHo because of the inevitable crowd. I headed all the way uptown because NY’ers are lazy and tend to forget/avoid the UES like it’s the plague.
Since I knew there would be less of a crowd, I took a chance and arrived a few minutes before store opening. As much as I love Lanvin, I value my health and the cold weather does not make good camping weather.
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| the H&M staff was nice enough to provide coffee and croissants! |
After all was said and done, I received my neon bracelet with a shopping time of 11:20am. I had three hours to waste (Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Sephora- but no shopping because I Had to save all my money for the EPIC shopping that was about to ensue.
At 10:45, I headed back to the store and patiently waited until they called out the shoppers in my group. Unfortunately the yellow, one shoulder, ruffled dress I had my eye on was all sold out. And the pink. The black was available but upon closer inspection, the edges were frayed and the fabric seemed a bit too cheap for my liking. At $200, I personally believe that I could have gotten better at Bloomies. While I love the collaboration, I’m not wasting my hard earned money on a) a dress that wouldn’t last long and b) a dress EVERYONE and their mother was going to own.
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| crappy cell phone pics FTW! |
I did snag a tee, skirt, two totes and a million lipsticks. They had a limit of two items per clothing (i.e: you can only buy two of the yellow dresses) and they even tried to stop me from buying two lippies (they were running super low) but once I laid the “puppy dog eyes” the cashier let me purchase as many as I wanted.
Pics of my haulage to come. For now I have to eat and go back to sleep. I’m starting to see double and my stomach is yelling something angry.
PS: Forgive me if this post makes no sense. After my nap, I’ll edit it and make it coherent. And make sure it’s written in English.
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