June 14, 2012

Video: The Changeling by H&M

As the girl sits still at her table, wonderful outfits and new hairstyles change her appearance. Even at home she can be anyone she wants to be.

Illustrations: Liselotte Watkins
Animation and Editing: Alexander Dahl and Henrik Svensson

archives H&M

6/17/2013
Spain's Mango takes on retail fashion rivals Inditex and H&M
...way to H&M.Budget retailers such as Primark, owned by Associated Foods (ABF.L), have thrived during the economic slowdown as consumers buy cheaper clothes. Some luxury brands have also held up.But the...
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6/12/2013
H&M May comparable sales flat amid European gloom
...Hennes & Mauritz, the world's second-largest fashion retailer, posted on Wednesday unchanged May same-store sales, as weak spending in its key European market lingered.
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6/11/2013
H&M signs 'Paris chic' fashion designer Isabel Marant
...giant H&M has signed France's Isabel Marant as guest designer for an autumn collection that will draw on her influential take on Paris chic, the company said on Tuesday.
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6/5/2013
Bread & Butter to charge entry for some
...such as H&M, Inditex, Primark, Uniqlo, Esprit, etc. will not be allowed access at all. Despite the fact that, for example, much of Esprit’s business is done via multi-brand and department stores.
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5/28/2013
COS to open in Istanbul
...by the H&M group, is pursuing global development with the opening its first Turkish store in Istanbul.
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5/28/2013
Uniqlo owner won't sign on to Bangladesh safety pact
...Sweden's H&M and Spain's Inditex, owner of the Zara brand, in signing the pact, Fast Retailing will improve disaster preparedness and building inspections at its partner factories on its own, said the Journal,...
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5/23/2013
& Other Stories gets styled by Blogosphere fashionistas
...year by H&M, is fine-tuning its cutting-edge image by giving heroines of the blogosphere the chance to show off their sense of style.
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5/20/2013
H&M mulling production in South America and Africa
...giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday.
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5/15/2013
North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
...Sweden's H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB and Spain's Inditex SA have signed on to the accord. Labour groups including Europe's IndustriALL and UNI Global Union, as well as non-governmental organizations, provided the...
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5/15/2013
Cold weather hampers H&M April sales
...retailer Hennes & Mauritz reported a much smaller than expected rise in underlying April sales as cold weather across its key European markets held back consumer appetite for new spring wear.
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5/14/2013
M&S is latest to sign accord on fire and building safety in Bangladesh
...Inditex and H&M, along with several other companies backed the accord.M&S sources from 60 factories in Bangladesh.
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5/14/2013
Will brands and governments take action on Bangladesh?
...level. H&M just announced the signing of the Fire and Building Safety Agreement, a document initiated by NGOs IndustriAll and Uni Global Nation and which had only thus far received the signatures of the U.S....
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5/13/2013
H&M and Inditex agree to Bangladesh factory safety accord
...Inditex and H&M have backed an accord aimed at preventing a repeat of last month's collapse of a Bangladesh factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.
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5/8/2013
Luxury underwear maker La Perla in sale talks with Calzedonia
...chains like H&M and Inditex's Zara, Calzedonia offers colourful lingerie and beachwear at affordable prices with a strong focus on fashion.Trade unions at La Perla welcomed news of the talks as they fear for the...
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5/6/2013
How textile kings weave a hold on Bangladesh
...Target, H&M and Loblaw.What makes it all possible is the Bangladeshis who make the clothes, many working in hazardous conditions and some earning less than $2 a day.'NEXT ELEVEN' ECONOMYThe garment industry is...
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5/3/2013
H&M once again calls upon Gisele Bündchen
...giant H&M is on to the next campaign. Top model Gisele Bündchen will be making a return to the clothing retailer as the face of its Autumn-Winter 2013 collection. The campaign will launch later in the summer....
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5/1/2013
EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse
...Gap Inc, H&M, J.C. Penney, Nike Inc, Wal-Mart, Britain's Primark, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, and Li & Fung, also met officials from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association in Dhaka on Monday...
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4/30/2013
Massimo Dutti gets the all clear to open in India
...such as H&M and Gap will soon be joining the Spanish clothing giant in India.Massimo Dutti has 630 stores across 60 countries. Mother-company Inditex has 6000 stores in 86 markets. For this past year, the group...
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