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The one thing we have come to expect from H&M's designer collaborations is long queues and scrums at the tills, but today's launch of Kenzo's capsule collection in London was a more civilised scene than in previous years. Instead of a frenzied panic, shoppers were given wristbands and could leave the queue and then return at their allotted time.
Shoppers outside H&M's Regent Street store
Credit: Rex
A shopper inside H&M's Regent Street store
Credit: Rex
Even so, a number of shoppers were prepared for every eventuality and camped overnight or queued for over eight hours to ensure they could buy Kenzo's signature vibrant prints at high street prices. "I arrived yesterday at 6pm and have queued for fifteen hours," says Nancy, 20, who queued at the H&M store at Oxford Circus. "I really like the high heels, leather jacket and pink coat. There wasn't a huge queue- about 30 of us overnight, and then more arrived at about 3am." Another shopper in the queue adds: "I got here at 3am, but it was very calm because there was a system where you could leave and come back."
Kenzo x H&M
Credit: Paul Grover for the Telegraph
"I joined the queue at 2.30am, and I had a strategy and decided if it was busy here I'd go to High Street Kensington but it was empty here so I decided to stay here," says Moha, 26, from the Regent Street queue. As for why it was worth arriving at 2.30am, he explained that the queue is part of the appeal: "I think it's nice when you wear it and people know you have strived for it, no amount of money can give it to you at any time. It's like wearing your stripes and makes it more special."
Kenzo x H&M
Credit: Paul Grover for the Telegraph
The real queues were online at hm.com, where the site was down throughout the morning.
Here's a reminder of every piece in the collection...
So you know what to make a beeline for when the website is up and running.
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Some background on the collection
In 2011 Lim and Leon, the founders of concept store Opening Ceremony, took the helm at the Paris-based label and modernised the house with luxe-streetwear, bold graphic prints and cult embroidered tiger sweatshirts.
Kenzo X H&M lookbook imagery
The H&M designer collaborations are always a huge operation, with images strategically released months ahead of the drop to ensure maximum hype. The H&M promo machine once again went into overdrive; pictures of every single product in the collection were released weeks in advance and the key pieces were strategically worn by celebrities like Jessica Alba and Lupita Nyong'o in the run-up to today's launch.
Kenzo X H&M lookbook imagery
What's in the collection?
As you'd expect it's a riot of colour and print, but among the pink zebra print leggings, neon leopard ra-ra skirts, furry flip flops and zebra print stiletto boots are a number of very wearable pieces. The navy knitted jumper with colourful emblems, khaki parka coat, navy zip-up bomber jacket and winter floral dresses are key buys for those not looking to dress in the head-to-toe jungle prints.
Iman fronts the campaign for Kenzo x H&M...
For the campaign Lim and Leon selected model Iman, actress Rosario Dawson, Chance The Rapper, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chloe Sevigny, Suboi and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez to front the campaign shot by photographer Jean-Paul Goude.
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They also signed up a number of creative types to be the face of the collection. The colourful imagery includes writer and activist Amy Sall, photographer Youngjun Koo, artist and DJ Juliana Huxtable, Senior Editor at Love Magazine Harriet Verney, makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench, artist Ingrid, musician Anna of the North, musician Oko Ebombo, model and rapper Le1f, and models Mae Lapres, Hao Liu, Selena Forrest, Tom Gaskin, Julia Banas and Pierre Painchaud.
Celebrities spotted wearing Kenzo x H&M...
Jessica Alba is first to wear the new KENZO for H&M collection
Credit: Getty
Whilst most of the world had to wait until today to buy into this collaboration, one star has already got her hands on the much-hyped clothes. Jessica Alba was spotted in Paris wearing floral midi dress from the collection - we don't know how the A-lister got her hands on the dress, but we do know that this piece will retail for ?119 when it lands in stores and online. She was later photographed at LAX in a printed jumpsuit.
Jessica Alba wearing H&M X Kenzo at LAX
Credit: Rex
The Kenzo dress Jessica Alba wears will retail for ?119 when it lands in H&M on 3 November
Credit: H&M
What do Carol Kim and Humberto Leon have to say about the collection?
The creative directors revealed to Vogue that the Kenzo archive has informed the collection in subtle ways.
H&M's Ann-Sofie Johansson with Carol Lim and Humberto Leon
"In the five years that Carol and I have been at Kenzo, we’ve wanted to make sure that our customers know that we didn’t invent this brand," Leon explains to
Vogue. "We’re almost hitting the 50th anniversary,
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jordan shoes. The idea is to celebrate where he began and where we’ve taken it—not only the archive of what he did but what we’ve worked on. We’re taking a look at how the two can merge in a true conversation."
Leon added: "There’s a femininity, there’s fun. There’s a tactile approach to techniques and embroideries, embellishments. Those are things he worked hard on. But it’s not how any of the other French houses approached it. He was very youthful in his technique."
Rihanna in Kenzo
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Which stars have worn Kenzo in the past?
In 2013 you couldn't go anywhere at fashion week without spotting Kenzo's embroidered tiger sweatshirts, phone cases and even loafers. Everyone from the models to the front row stars were splattered in Kenzo's signature slogans. Solange Knowles is a permanent fixture on the front row at Kenzo, as she is a friend of the designers and acts as an unofficial brand ambassador. Knowles has accompanied the designers to the Met Gala and got married in a white Humberto Leon for Kenzo gown.
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Who have H&M collaborated with in the past - and how have they performed?
H&M's designer collaborations have become a huge fashion event each year, and its previous pair-ups have included Lanvin, Alexander Wang, Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Versace and Isabel Marant. Last year's collection with Balmain's Olivier Rousteing was the
best-selling collection to date with stores descending into 'got-to-buy-it-all' chaos, although H&M declined to disclose exact figures.
Beyonce wearing Kenzo
The huge success of Olivier Rousteing's collection was credited to his huge following on social media (3.2 million followers and counting) and his loyal army of celebrities and supermodels, from Kendall Jenner to Jourdan Dunn, who all supported the collection.
In the five years that Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have been at Kenzo they have also established a strong celebrity fan base, including Rihanna, Beyonce and Alexa Chung, and a powerful social media presence, with 1.2 million followers. All the makings of another H&M success story...
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