Comme Des Garcons for H&M
October 16th, 2008

comme des garcon hm 29 Comme Des Garcons for H&MThe famously avant-garde Japanese label, spearheaded by design powerhouse Rei Kawakubo, will provide a range of both men’s and womenswear, as well as childrenswear, accessories and a new unisex fragrance for the retailer.
In honour of its Japanese roots, the collaborative line will launch exclusively at H&M in Tokyo in November before being rolled out worldwide a few days later.

“I have always been interested in the balance between creation and business,” said Comme des Garçons’ founder and head designer Rei Kawakubo. “It is a dilemma, although for me creation has always been the first priority. It is a fascinating challenge to work with H&M since it is a chance to take the dilemma to its extreme, and try to solve it,” added the 65-year-old.

Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor for H&M, said: “Rei Kawakubo has been at the top of our wish list for a long time and we are thrilled that she has chosen to collaborate with us.”

Kawakubo is the latest in a long line of celebrities and fashion designers who have collaborated with H&M. Stella McCartney, Viktor & Rolf, Madonna and Roberto Cavalli have all teamed up with H&M in recent years.

Brought to you by nitrolicious, here’s the collection preview from Hong Kong’s Ketchup magazine! It looks very promising ! I was on a recession shopping ban but this definitely merits breaking it !

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Sophia Coppola to design for Louis Vuitton
October 4th, 2008

Coppola Vuitton Sophia Coppola to design for Louis VuittonA close friend of Louis Vuitton’s creative director Marc Jacobs, filmmaker Sophia Coppola is collaborating with the brand to design a one-off collection of handbags and shoes.

Little else is known about the collaboration at this stage. It is expected that the new collection will initially only be available in Japan like LV’s current collaboration with Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo, before being available at Louis Vuitton stores worldwide.

Sophia and her famous father Francis Ford Coppola, recently starred in Louis Vuitton’s “core values” ad campaign, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz. The “Lost In Translation” Oscar winner’s is currently in Paris for the shows, and will no doubt be front row at Louis Vuitton on Sunday to support her best friend Marc Jacobs, and maybe even to get some ideas for her own line : )

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