Today marked the launch of the Alexander Wang for H&M collection, and as the Budget Babe, I would be remiss if I did not touch on the topic. But to be perfectly honest, this isn't a collection that excites me. When I checked H&M's website this morning around 10:00 a.m. ET and it was down, I just kinda shrugged. No biggie. To be fair, I am clearly not the intended customer (could you see me wearing this?), and I haven't seen any of the pieces in person, but from what I've seen online, there's way too much "Wang" branding and not much design. Also, it's really pricey. Nearly everything is sold out and pieces are already showing up on Ebay (362 listings at the time I'm writing this) for as much as $899 for a down puffer. Meanwhile, The Recessionista gave the Alexander Wang x H&M collection a scathing review, while Refinery29 called it "cool, sporty and boundary-pushing." On Instagram, a bunch of people commented that they weren't too thrilled about this collection either. My advice? Just buy "real" Wang when it's on sale (like right now during the Nordstrom clearance sale!)
Thoughts? Did you shop it? What did you buy?
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Why pay good money for this and become a billboard for WANG.
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I'm also sick of overhyped collaborations that require you to camp out in line 4:30 a.m. the day beforehand and it sells out in five seconds so eBayers can hawk them at inflated prices. I saw pictures of people in line all over the world for this stuff. It's ridiculous!
I wandered into a stow that night (I believe in my state, only a handful of stores had the designer collar) and they said it was sold out since 8AM. Well I checked and the same pieces that were still available online were available in stores.
My boyfriend, who absolutely hated the collection, pointed out to me that people only bought "the good ones". It seems to be true. So far, half the pieces (the wearable ones) are sold out and the other half no one is even touching.