In previous years, H&M has collaborated with various designers to put out a special collection.  Past designers includes Stella McCartney, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor & Rolf, and Roberto Cavalli.  Well, this year is Comme des Garcons’s turn.  For those of you who are not quite familiar with Comme des Garcon, it’s an avant-garde line from Japan.  Headed by powerhouse designer, Rei Kawakubo, the line will include menswear, womenswear,childrenswear, accessories, and a unisex fragrance.  

One of the dresses is already getting a lot of attention.  Why?  Because it cost $349!  Wow, I know.  Those certainly aren’t H&M prices.  Even other H&M designer collections prices weren’t that high; sure they were a little more than regular H&M prices, but they were still affordable.  However, if you look at the big picture, it’s still kind of a steal, considering that a normal piece of Comme des Garcon will put you back thousands and thousands of dollars.  The H& MComme des Garcon pieces will be Comme des Garcon from the construction down to the details.  The other designer pieces in the past, on the other hand, were H&M quality.  
In honor of its Japanese roots, the line will first launch in Japan on November 8th, while the rest of the world will have to wait until the 13th.  It will be interesting to see if it’s an instant sell out like past designer collections.  Although, I don’t plan on purchasing any pieces, I will, however, definitely check it out.  
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