Three boxes are ticked with this new collection,instore and online todayIt’s scarce that a range of clothes comes out that is a) really desirable b) actually quite intellectual and c) more sustainably made. But that’s the case with H & M’s Conscious Exclusive collection, which launches today. Designed to coincide with the opening of Fashion Forward: 300 Years of Fashion at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the designers behind this collection had a rummage in the museum’s archive to find inspiration. A portray by Gustave Moreau was the basis for a print on one dress,while another uses an image from Botticelli’s Three Graces as a starting point. Materials used include biological silk and recycled linen, while some beads are made of denimite, or a substance made from recycled old denim. This dress,worn by Julia Restoin-Roitfeld with such aplomb, is the one with the Moreau reference. Buy now to notice fabulous and hold loads to talk about too. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com