Matthew Williamson H&M: Round Two

I was unable to scare up a model today, so welcome to maternity modeling 101:

Yes, Dahling, you are a fabulous bird print tunic. $69.90, & I think this was the last one left.

Annnd, the pregnant view. Not bad. Who'd have thought I'd find maternity in Matthew Williamson?

















Fabulous bird tunic #2: the awkward blogger pose, and the patented Armed & Akimbo hunch, which kind of hurt the belly so I couldn't really do it proper. This one sets you back $199, which really, truly hurts.

















This wrap dress is OK. Still, wouldn't spend $59.90 on it. My pose is telling you that.

Yuk! Dowdy maternity! But it is a more reasonable $24.90.















Sunglasses up close, $34.90: working the pensive look, & gratuitous belly shot w/sunglasses proving the versatility of an M. Williamson tunic.















End w/kooky pose. I adore this heart T/cover-up, great maternity, $29.90.













Go and seek out the tunics (they are going fast), the bikinis and tankinis (there were lots of these), the cute T-shirt coverups, and the sunglasses. I'm iffy on the bags for almost $100, but Herald Square has tons of them. Not so many sunglasses.


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

M Willy at H&M Herald Square

My Matthew Williamson @ H&M Herald Square:

Group accessories shots. The scarf is pretty, but a blah color on me. The very shiny pink belt I just couldn't bring myself to do.












Same for the bright, peacock cardigans. Totally cute for some, but definitely not me.











The necklace and clutch are both over the top, almost in a really good way. I go back and forth about the necklace: too Claire's? And yes, the clutch is that shiny.













I can only describe this T-shirt as "ugly." Horrid color on me. Can anyone wear these colors well?
















Impossible getting one's hands on the yellow version of this. A really good piece.


I didn't try on the dresses at Herald Square (nothing stood out) and couldn't get my hands on the peacock dress, but saw it on a girl in the dressing room and it looked just OK. The fit irl was totally different from various celeb pictures seen online.

All in all, this was a fun but spotty collection. I'm still very curious about Part Two, being released on May 14th, as the mens will be involved, and, as AnA says, the fabulous Pucci-esque prints.


H&M Herald Square, 34th & 6th

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Update: Winner announced! Congrats to The Preppy Princess!

And sorry, just one H&M photo today, more will be posted tomorrow with a little review. Basically if you weren't right in front of the line at 34th Street you weren't getting the peacock dress or top, but I was pleasantly surprised to see tons of accessories. The leather coat is amazing and currently sitting in my office waiting to woo my husband into giving it a home. Kind of hard to justify when I've been giving money/credit card lectures for the past two weeks. Damn me and my big mouth.

What do you think? Keep, sell, return? Promise special things to soulmate for? Hmmm.

H&M 34th Street, 34th & Broadway

Matthew Williamson & H&M Herald Square

The Matthew Williamson collection at H&M, Part 1, is debuting tomorrow morning, April 23rd, at select stores. In NYC that means the flagship at 51st & 5th, Herald Square, and Lexington and 59th. If you want to find the nearest store to your hood, go to the website, click on an item and then "find a store."

Herald Square? Maxi dress, no, leather coat, yes.

















But like the CdG collaboration, 51st & 5th has all the pricier, key items. If you're looking for that fabulous maxi dress, wait in line there. Although yes, I am mourning the loss of that gorgeous dress, I can't fork out the $349 for it now, anyway. So Broke Me is happy that all the accessories will be at Herald Square. Want: the peacock leather clutch ($59.90), the peacock necklace ($24.90), and the hot pink belt w/gold studs ($34.90). Yes, I'm one of the few girls in the blogosphere who prefers the pink to the huge black studded belt, which will also be at Herald Square ($49.90). Wide belts do nothing for my waist.

Herald Square? Silk dress, no, belt, yes, and peacock dress, yes.
















The brown leather coat paired with the maxi dress, for those of you who have the extra $249, will also be at Herald Square. That's a tempting deal for Matthew WIlliamson, all depending on the quality, of course. Photos tomorrows. The Herald Square store opens at 9am, and if you get there by 8am you should be near the front of the line. Expect the big crush at 51st Street, and beware the line cutters and scarf snatchers.

Photo credits, top left, Nitrolicious, all the rest pause.se.

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