DIVAT: Lakwena X H&M

H&M is pleased to present a bright, bold kidswear collaboration with contemporary British artist Lakwena Maciver. Steeped in the kaleidoscopic colour palette and evocative texts that define Lakwena’s practice, the collection combines graphics adapted from her existing works with original phrases and vivid patterns designed to spark joy. Spanning two age categories – sizes 92-134 and 140-170 – the collection comprises easy-to-wear T-shirts, hoodies and denim alongside an eye-catching T-shirt dress and knitted tank, as well as vibrant accessories. “A lot of my work is about bringing joy and hope to public spaces. I want to build people and places up, rather than tearing them down. For this project I was thinking a lot about the values I want to instil in my three children, and in the younger generations in general, that will help to build them up: resilience, curiosity, courage. I like to think that this bright, bold H&M collection will help send messages of positivity and freedom out into the world,” Artist Lakwena.    Phrases that read “Small but mighty” and “A lovely day” repeat in rainbow-bright hues across T-shirts and hoodies, either incorporated into squiggles and swirls as graphic texts printed across chests and running down […]