the gossip...
Matthew Williamson fever hit London last night as the designer's capsule collection for H&M hit London's Regent Street for a VIP shopping preview at H&M. The man of the moment could be spotted chatting to celeb fans including Mischa Barton, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Sienna Miller. Mischa and Rosie sported pieces from the capsule collection (embellished-waistcoat-and-jacquard-skirt combo and fuchsia shift respectively), while Sienna opted for a peach metallic minidress from Mr Williamson's latest mainline collection.
Pixie Geldof, Jaime Winstone, Amber Le Bon, Daisy De Villeneuve and Jade Parfitt could also be glimpsed rifling through the rails while nibbling asparagus and pineapple hollandaise canapés (sounds odd, tasted delicious). Certain members of the London party set were notably absent with Peaches, Daisy Lowe et al stateside for Coachella, but given how heaving the event was and the abundance of A-listers, we were grateful for the extra elbow room. And as Matthew Williamson for H&M fever hit London, the repercussions were global, with Miley Cyrus wearing a canary yellow embroidered top from the collection yesterday at a Madrid photocall for Hannah Montana: The Movie. Something tells us this collection is going to sell out very quickly indeed…
And on the subject of fashion hysteria, if there was any doubt that the autumn/winter 2009/10 Balmain collection will be anything but huge, Kate Moss sealed the deal last night by wearing a silver version of one of Christophe Decarnin's spangly thigh-skimming creations. The supe gave her official nod of approval to the current wave of Balmainia at London's Altitude 360 at the unveiling of White Light, which has been designed by jeweller Shaun Leane, for the De Beers diamond brand Forevermark. The queen of ultra-glam was joined by guests including Erin O'connor, Roland Mouret, Pam Hogg, Theo Fennell, David Walliams and, of course, pal Shaun Leane. Ms Moss joins the growing list of Balmain devotees, including Carine Roitfeld, Victoria Beckham and Michael Jackson. All that's left to hope for now is that Jacko is decked head-to-toe in Balmain for his upcoming tour…