With H&M and Giambattista Valli joining forces, we look back at the best designer high street collabs

Rachel Marie Walsh finds the entry-level selection of new Valli designs irresistible for their exquisite embroidery and voluminous tiers of couture and ready-to-wear collection.

H&M’s fashion collaborations always get hearts a-flutter and unless you’ve been working offline since the summer you’ll have heard about this month’s H&M Giambattista Valli launch. The Rome-born, Paris-based designer’s ultra-romantic style informs a quixotic, colourful range of distinctly office unfriendly clothes and accessories.