Are you Ready for Isabel Marant?

Are you poised and ready to join the queues outside H&M? Buzz has been building for what seems like months, and now the Isabel Marant collection is all set to go on sale tomorrow - that's Thursday 14th November. Available online and at just 250 H&M stores worldwide, you can guarantee it won't stay on the shelves for long. However, I do suspect that a great deal of the stock sold will end up on ebay in the hope that items will attract bids of five times the RRP. Two years ago when all we could think about was Versace for H&M I did get the silk crocodile scarf I wanted a day or so after the launch, but that was pure luck as you can never guarantee what you want will be left after the scrum.

If you're willing enough to brave the crowds then look out for this chain scarf. At just £29.99 it is one of the cheapest items from the collection, but I think also one of the chicest. A statement piece like this can easily transform a plain old outfit into a going out ensemble. It has that rock chick edge Marant is renowned for, and I bet you anything Kate Moss owns something similar.

Isabel Marant for H&M

Now I'm no Mystic Meg but something tells me there is going to be one very long queue down Oxford Street come 14th November. There may still be over a month to go until Isabel Marant's highly anticipated collection for H&M finally goes on sale, but that doesn't stop us doing a little forward planning now does it? Images of the entire range have been released so we can start to take our pick from the Parisian cool collection. There are the oversized boyfriend blazers, skinny jeans and jogging bottoms we'd expect from Marant - but with prices from just £14.99 for a pair of earrings! Here are two of my favourite looks...

Left: Tribal Print Jacket, £199.99; Red Trousers, £69.99; White T-Shirt, £24.99; Embellished Shoes, £99.99

Right: Grey Coat, £99.99; Black Jeans, £59.99; White T-Shirt, £19.99; Brown Suede Boots, £99.99

The Isabel Marant collection will be sold at just 250 H&M stores around the world, so be sure to check where you can start queueing!

Sportsluxe

My first job after finishing Uni was in a sports shop, where I worked part-time whilst trying to make it as a writer. Aside from dealing with awkward customers and kids who thought it was OK to play football down the aisles, the worse part was having to wear a uniform of jogging bottoms and a hoody - hardly the most flattering look! Say the word 'tracksuit' and images of Vicky Pollard and Waynetta Slob instantly spring to mind. They may be comfortable, but I just felt scruffy. Since leaving the last thing I have wanted to wear is anything remotely sporty, but if anyone can bring me round it's Isabel Marant. The soft tailoring, muted colour palette and killer heels (not trainers!) give a relaxed sophistication to sweat pants I doubted was possible.