Lanvin Announced as Next H&M Designer

H&M has just announced that luxury design house Lanvin will be the next lower priced line for H&M.  Hooray.  This is such great news.  The only time I shop Lanvin now is at the Barney’s Warehouse Sale because it is so pricey.  I am looking forward to getting some affordable Lanvin, and I can’t wait to see this collection from the exquisite French label.  People StyleWatch reports that there will be previews available on Nov. 2 with the collection in H&M stores on Nov. 20th.  This is going to be crazy, as this will be the peak Black Friday shopping season time.  OY!

“H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate the dream we created at Lanvin to a wider audience, not just a dress for less. I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public,” Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, says in a statement confirming the collaboration this morning.

I wonder if Lanvin would’ve collaborate with H&M pre the great recession?  Whatever the cause, I am glad it’s happening.  Lanvin for all! 🙂