H&M Confirms Matthew Williamson Is Next Guest Designer, Plans Homegoods Launch

What’s the opposite of the cerebral-with-a-pinch-of-wit garments now on offer at H&M stores in its wildly popular collaboration with Comme des Garçons? The hothouse hues and peacock feather prints of British fashion designer Matthew Williamson (pictured at left), who has just signed on as the next guest designer for the Swedish megaretailer. The St Martins grad will create capsule collections for men and women, with an initial women’s collection debuting at select H&M stores next April.