The fashion world waits with baited breath for the arrival of Roberto Cavalli's collection for H&M.
Roberto has designed for Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce, so he should know how to cope with sumptuous curves. What's more, the basic H&M range does hit the dizzy heights of a size 20, so you might be able to work it like you're on the red carpet in one of his signature pieces.
The range will consist of 25 pieces for women, including accessories. It's due to be rolled out to 200 selected H&M stores on November 8, so prepare to see innovative use of colour, embellishment - and long queues.
The bad news?
Well, not only could I not bring you any images (H&M won't let anyone other than their accredited journalists use them) but they don't have an online store, and they have absolutely no information on their website about the Big is Beautiful range. It's as if they want to cater for the plus size market but have absolutely no inclination to actually mention them anywhere. I did find one press release dating back to 2000 when I googled 'H&M Big is Beautiful' and one cursory mention on the sizing guide:
"Big Is Beautiful have sizes that are generally more generous in fitting."
Well, ya don't say. And you also don't say what the sizes are! So, sorry H&M - you'll just have to sit in the corner with a dunce's hat on and a sign around your neck saying, "Must try harder."
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2007-10-15 @ 01:36