Marni

>> Marni is entering the furniture business with a line of chairs — but instead of plush chaise lounges upholstered with its signature prints, it hired ex-prisoners to make metal chairs covered in multicolored plastic netting.

The Italian fashion house designed the 100-chair collection for this month's Salone del Mobile in Milan (April 17 to 22) and hired a group of former Colombian prison inmates to produce them with the aim of helping them readjust to social and working life.

Marni will use the chairs as props this Spring when it photographs its employees in Milan for a photo exhibit by filmmaker Francesco Jodice and in its offices and stores around the world. The chairs will only be sold at the Marni boutique in Milan — with proceeds donated to the institute ICAM of Milan — but you can take a look at all of them in the gallery.

>> Good things come to those who wait. You've seen the campaign video, you've seen the party pictures, and now, finally, here it is: the complete H&M for Marni lookbook, in all its eclectic-print, jumbo-bauble glory. With nothing priced over $149, and everything looking so darn cool, it's safe to say that it's going to be pretty tough to show restraint when the pieces hit stores on March 8. Until then, get an up-close look at the entire collection — including accessories, menswear, and pricing — right here.

Marni designer Consuelo Castiglioni showed a world of colorblock, structured silhouettes, and small-scale prints for Fall 2012. '60s mod styling got a dose of Eastern influence on the runway — models were clad in bright shift dresses, trousers, and skirt suits, almost always topped with a boxy coat and cinched at the waist with wide leather belts. The designer also offered up slick coats in luxe exotic looks like python, patent leather, and plaid-print furs, which proved visually stunning alongside head-to-toe black and gold jacquard and floral-print ensembles. Hopefully, you haven't tired of the hosiery trend yet; white tights were layered under each look (even pants), then finished with Kabuki-style platform Mary Janes for a vaguely Oriental feel. Get the rest of the details below.

• Trends: Jacquard prints, colorblock, fur vests, white tights, boxy coats with oversize pockets.
• Colors: Red, black, gray, baby blue, camel.
• Key Piece: The sleek black python coat; the matching jacquard pantsuit.
• Accessories: Jeweled brooches, colorful sunglasses, structured satchels, metallic-toe heels, wide waist belts.
• Who Would Wear It: Girls with a retro-chic sensibility and a knack for playing with prints.

>> Consuelo Castiglioni's vision for Fall 2012 looks something like this: polished, bright, and just a tad '60s — with a dash of Orientalism thrown in for good measure. Solid hues — tomato red, camel, grey, and baby blue — provide a high-contrast colorblock palette, while python, plaid, gold jacquard, and patent leather offer texture. Silhouettes are boxy, layered, and slightly round-shouldered on top, with knee-length skirts and creased ankle trousers lending a sense of straight-cut stability on bottom. "I was interested in architecture and controlled lines," Castiglioni explained.

Clean lines aside, this wouldn't be Marni without a fair amount of quirk. This season, it came in the form of oversize utility pockets, fold-over fur collars, opaque white tights, and gold-tipped platform Mary Janes.

>> The release of the complete lookbook a few days ago was only part of the story — now, the entire Marni for H&M ad campaign is here. Lensed by Sofia Coppola and featuring model Liu Wen and actress Imogen Poots — who also stars in the collection's campaign video — the images are exactly what we'd expect: dreamy, exotic, and rich with want-now patterns and prints. See the images here, now.

Friday night was a good night for fashion in LA. Gaggles of stylish It girls like Drew Barrymore, Jayma Mays, Freida Pinto, Hanneli Mustaparta, Dianna Agron, Rashida Jones, and way more gathered at Frank Lloyd Wright's The Sowden House to celebrate the Marni for H&M collection, which lands March 8. We got a chance to work the red carpet and chat fashion with these beauties. Want to know what Drew will never wear? Which colors Jayma is totally into these days? And what Freida's go-to pieces are? Step inside for all the exciting fashion details from Friday night's star-studded bash!

>> While the rest of us are still weeks away from getting our hands on the Marni for H&M collection, last night's pre-launch event in LA saw a bevy of high-profile guests already decked head-to-toe in the capsule's pieces. Sofia Coppola, Consuelo Castiglioni, and H&M creative director Margareta van den Bosch hosted the event, while guests Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, Milla Jovovich, and Lou Doillon were on-hand to celebrate — and sing the praises of — the collection. "I feel unique, I feel well-tailored. I feel like a rock n' roll Jackie O," Milla Jovovich, who wore a floral off-the-shoulder ensemble, exclaimed.

Also in attendance was the star of the collection's Coppola-directed campaign video, Imogen Poots, as well as Brian Ferry, who performed the campaign's theme song, Avalon. Get an inside peek at the event in the video — which also features a cameo by Mel Gibson — below, then click through the slideshow to see all the guests in their Marni-for-H&M-finest.