H&M Herald Square: The Garden Party

The H&M Garden Collection is big on hangar appeal, but didn't do quite as much for me in the dressing room. There was one item I would have bought, and there were only a few left on Saturday:


















A perfect casual blazer ($49.95). My choice is a little dull, considering this collection was dominated by flower prints, but the prints I tried on were just OK. Keep in mind I'm not much of a flower girl; my tastes run toward the minimal aesthetic. And the collection was a little picked through by the time I arrived in the later afternoon. Here's what else I loved that was still in abundance on the racks:

the red jacket ($59.95);



















jacket ($49.95), and the white dress ($24.95), great for the beach/pool;

















the peasant shirt ($29.95) and shorts ($29.95);














Meh on me, but a really cute dress ($49.95). The colors aren't as vibrant as they are online.



















My misses: the pale pink ruffle dress ($17.95), not so great on me, and the maxi. The maxi ($59.95) was my biggest disappointment, I thought it was so me. Instead that ruffle tier hit me in my worst spot (big ribcage) to create a look more maternity than any of my old maternity clothes.















Great prices, great recycling, and great for spring. And if I can find something in a garden collection I can love, you're going to do just fine.


H&M Herald Square, 34th & 6th Avenue
H&M 34th & 7th Avenue