So the $10 million dollar question is…are you going to wait in line for the Maison Martin Margiela collection at H&M?

I’m debating whether to swing by the mall on Thursday and check out a couple pieces, though probably not buy.  It’s not like I need them after all.

What do I need want are the color variations of the perfect metallic hair-ring…I picked up gold the other day, and now I’m kicking myself for not picking up silver and copper.  Similar to what was seen on the Dries Van Noten runways for S/S 2012, H&M has put out their version (which looks similar to a couple plastic ones with metallic foil on them I’ve had since the 80’s…I think they were Goody, originally.)   Deliciously minimalist, problem-solving construction so your hair isn’t falling out of your DIY napkin ring/copper plumbing piece you’re making do with.  Sometimes DIY is not always the answer to a basic construction problem…and buying at retail price will save you a lot of time and frustration.  I have fine hair and find that anything metal and heavy will slip right out of it.  The H&M piece has an inner ring that secures the hair elastic, and a snap closure that’s easy to apply, and is only $4.98.

By strange coincidence, all the metal I was wearing today was H&M…gold metal hair-ring and copper choker bought Sunday, and gold elongated pyramid earrings purchased back in June or so.  Nails are suede-finish Amber by Julep, a perfectly-matte, velvety-finish dull gold.

As for the Margiela collection, I’m thinking possible DIYs for that hitched-up turtleneck (safety-pins applied under the hem to hitch things up)…that trompe l’oeil bodysuit (just tack on a black bra to a nude long-sleeved leotard)……that glove clutch (attach gloves to your clutch bag with some leather glue)…those skirted trousers (throw a similar-colored skirt over a pair of wide-leg trousers)……those hand-painted loafers (paint your black loafers with some white latex [not acrylic, and not leather] paint)…that pieced-together coat (2 different coats, stitched together into one)…

…and those plexi wedge pumps…though I’m questioning whether time and effort is better spent just buying those heels as-is.  Sometimes just plunking down the $4.98…or in the case of the plexiglass heels, $299…is an actual cost-savings when it comes to something that needs to bear weight and be flexed multiple times in a day, like shoes…

Also, the $20 million dollar question: Will you buy something knowing that it is extremely recognizable [and may remain so for years] in the collective conscious as from a certain collection, store, or designer?

xoxox

Carly

Margiela for H&M Collection photos from Refinery29.com.  See the whole collection here.

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