Cheryl Shops

I went to H&M and all I got was this lousy Comme des Garcons T-shirt
Okay, first of all, let me apologize for saying the stores were opening today at 10 a.m.--that is what the press release I received from H&M said. But, lo and behold, as I rolled up to the Penn Station store at 9:30 this morning and discovered there was no line, I realized the stores had actually opened at 9 a.m., and all that was left at that store was a rack of solid-colored button-down shirts. Bo-ring. So I hightailed it over to the 34th Street store, which still had a rack of the corset dresses, a rack of trench coats, more solid button-downs, solid T-shirts, and, thankfully, the deconstructed colorblocked tee, which was one of the things I had wanted. I snapped up the last medium, then I joined the crowd of 15 or so people hovering around, waiting for sales associates to bring back unwanted items from the fitting rooms. (I also spent this time glaring at the people who were hoarding about 16 or so items that they clearly could not buy all of, since there was a two-item limit.) No such luck. But, I did see a tiny Asian woman (seriously, she must've weighed 85 pounds soaking wet) try on my coveted inside-out jacket, and it was snug on her, so that made me feel better. I also saw another woman buying the drop-crotch pants, and they looked comically huge, so that made me feel better too. I didn't even see the deconstructed pencil skirt or the jodhpurs, but, you know, I have enough black skirts and pants, so I can live without them. That said, I am quite happy with my T-shirt--it's a nice wool, and it doesn't look as crazy as it does in the photos.

So, if you're interested in the dress, the trench, the shirts, or the tees, head over to Herald Square. If not, I'm sure stuff will start popping up on eBay later today...