H&M proves it can do blockbuster holiday ads with the best of them, upping the ante with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Johan Renck (who helmed last year's Alice in Wonderland Christmas spot for Marks & Spencer) directed the ad, which moves seamlessly H&M (those fiery red slashing letters hover over every storefront) was founded … Read more
Persson's grandfather Erling Persson founded H&M as a women's clothing store in Sweden in 1947. Today the company has 3,400 stores in 55 markets and employs about 100,000 people. It is known for its bargain-basement prices and attention to trends. Alexander Wang's capsule collection for H&M has been causing a frenzy ever since it was … Read more
Is H&M turning a blind eye to land grabs in Ethiopia? TV4 does an investigation into H&M's cotton sourcing from Ethiopia and discovers the disturbing truth. The corrupt businessman Sheik Mohammed Al Amoudi the second Following the presentation of the Alexander Wang x H&M lookbook, we take a look at the individual pieces that make … Read more
We cold called six mass market stores — H&M, Urban Outfitters, Zara, Victoria's Secret, Forever 21, and American Apparel — to get the official policy about fitting room access for different gender identities. (We're still waiting to Alexander Wang's capsule collection for H&M has been causing a frenzy ever since it was announced at Coachella … Read more
H&M made the interesting choice to have Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett front its holiday campaign this year; the two collaborated on an album of classics, "Cheek to Cheek," which provides the soundtrack to a campaign video. One of H&M's most highly-anticipated designer collaborations yet will be up for sale in T-17.5 hours and since … Read more
Since buying Chesterfield Towne Center about a year ago, New York-based Rouse Properties Inc. has been busy. The real estate investment trust has signed a lease agreement to bring in H&M, the cheap chic chain that sells trendy fashions with a European One of H&M's most highly-anticipated designer collaborations yet will be up for sale … Read more
Karl-Johan Persson is the 39-year-old chief executive officer of H&M (HMB:SS), the Swedish company that's trying to remake fast fashion after profiting handsomely from it for years. Persson's grandfather founded the company in 1947. Now it's the Approximately 300 shoppers showed up at the H&M opening at Melbourne Square mall Wednesday morning, waiting in line … Read more
Wang is the perfect designer for the H&M generation, one who creates clothes that are wearable in real-life and transmit an aura of designer fashion. As the collaboration between Alexander Wang and Swedish retail giant H&M arrived in stores over the past few days, both the Internet and participating retail locations have been gusted with … Read more
Alexander Wang's H&M debut draws crowds. Alexander Wang, who grew up in San Francisco, is the latest high-end designer to launch his collection at H&M. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=384605" The world went a bit nuts on Thursday over the debut of the Alexander Wang x H&M collection. The website crashed. On Twitter, the hashtag … Read more
Actresses, from left, Jessica Chastain, Dakota Fanning, and Kate Mara wear the designer's new collection at the Alexander Wang X H&M fashion show in New York on October 16. The collection went on sale in stores today. Joe Schildhorn /BFAnyc.com. Karl-Johan Persson is the 39-year-old chief executive officer of H&M (HMB:SS), the Swedish company that's … Read more