So by now, you are fully aware that I am obsessed with the Lanvin x H&M collection. When the news first broke about the collaboration, I shared Alber Elbaz’s thoughts via that video here.
I then posted the fun, very Lanvin in aesthetic lookbook video here and shared the pricing of the pieces here.
I shared my wish list from the collection here and got your thoughts on the collection being on Ebay here.
If you, like me, are looking to score designs from this collection tomorrow when it goes on sale in the UK. This is the need to know guide for you.
Only 15 stores will stock the mens and ladies collections collectively across the UK. Out of that number, below is the list of stores and their addresses that will stock the ladies collection by city. According to lovely and reliable source at the UK H&M press office, each store will only be stocked once. Once the stock is all bought up, that is the end of that.
It really is limited edition.
According to H&M the first 320 people will be given one of 16 different coloured bracelets. 20 people for every colour. On the bracelet will be an allotted specific time for shopping in the designated Lanvin x H&M area of the store. The bracelets are only for those wanting to shop the ladies collection. Once the allotted time for shopping arrives, one is given only 10 minutes to shop. If you do not make it into the 320 people to first arrive (i.e the 16 groups of 20) you will get to shop the rest of the collection once the 320 are done with their allotted shopping times as explained.
The stores which will stock the ladies collection across the UK.
London
103-111 Kensington High Street.
17-21 Brompton Road.
174-176 Oxford Street East.
234 Regent Street.
360-366 Oxford Street West.
Brent Cross Shopping Centre.
Oxford Circus.
Westfield Shopping Centre.
Manchester
68-70 Market Street
Trafford Centre.
Birmingham
Bullring Shopping Centre.
Glasgow
Buchanan Galleries.
The stores that will stock the collection for men.
London
103-111 Kensington High Street.
17-21 Brompton Road.
174-176 Oxford Street East.
234 Regent Street.
Oxford Circus.
Westfield Shopping Centre.
Manchester
68-70 Market Street
Trafford Centre.
Birmingham
Bullring Shopping Centre.
Glasgow
Buchanan Galleries.
The collection is available from 7am GMT online the H&M site here.
Apparently there is no limit to items that one can buy online.
If you plan to shop instore…
- Arrive early to make it into the first 320 people.
- Wear an outfit that allows for trying things on easily on the shop floor. With only 10 minutes shopping time per group, there will be no time to spend in changing rooms.
Wear a tank top and leggings which will allow for trying things over as you shop. This is not the day for intricate footwear or hard to get out off boots. Keep footwear easy to remove, such as slip ons and ballet pumps. These will allow for you to easily try footwear on.
- Leave those IT bags and all extra stuff at home. You will need you hands to be as free as possible. Stuff keys and money in bum bags/bags that slouch across the body/ a purse around the neck and the like.
If you plan to shop online…
- Be prepared to get online as soon as the collection is available to snap up from 7am GMT
- Do bear in mind that with all the traffic coming to the site, that crashes may be inevitable.
Happy Lanvin x H&M shopping and do let me know what you end up scoring!
Photo Credit: Images used in collage are from H&M site.
