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Back to Basics: H&M's Open House Collection

Over the past few years, H&Mhas showed a tendency to go off the rails now and again (designer collabs aside). But, after taking a sneak peek of the new Open House collection on Nitrolicious, it looks like they're finally bringing back their A-game&mdash:smart, inexpensive staples with Scandinavian twists. Available on November 13th, the line strays from coolness strays a bit—tennis sweater dress..huh?&mdsah;though most of the pieces fit into the current mid-'90s revival. We're particularly digging on the sheer sea-foam green baby doll top, the red-rose wrap dress, and that ridiculously incredible rainbow snakeskin clutch. H&M has redeems itself, yet again. (Nitrolicious) 
For more information go to www.hm.com.
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