As I entered the second floor of the H&M in Les Halles, in the 1st arrondisment in Paris, I was looking for a very pleasant fashionable surprise, the day had finally arrived! I was so excited to see the crowd of people ripping, pushing and shouting – I especially took that as a good sign when a young man said ” ca, c’est beau!” in reference to a well tailored men’s coat.

Well, suffice to say that’s as far as my excitement went and frustration and disappointment kicked in. I really don’t want to rain on H&M’s parade, but this was a lack luster showing by one of the most major designers to team up with H&M so far. Apart from the men’s items( well tailored suits, shirts and even shoes), it was all leopard prints for the women, i mean everywhere: on the flirty tops, the pants, even the bras and panties! all I wanted to see was a lil of what he usually does with his own line variety and color.

The median price points were somewhat reasonable if you give and take a few things, the jeans pants were worth the money, the basic women shirts and jackets were not. I’m sorry I’m not looking to buy something just because Roberto Cavalli made it, I’m looking to buy something because Roberto Cavalli made it , AND it was well made – Ca c’est une difference!

Anyways after the 30 minutes or so i stood around absorbing all these fashionistas, men included, I was tired, and disappointed so I wanted to get the hell outta there. I did not want to look like the entire clan that just stepped out of a jungle book story, with all that leopard. On my way out the section was almost rack-less, items were moving faster than a tornado.

To this day I think the Stella McCartney and the Karl Lagerfeld were very strong collaborations for H&M. Let’s see what the future hold.

I’ll put some pics i took from my camera, later.