H&M's design team to put together World Cup collection
20 Apr '06
3 min read
The colours and prints on the garments and accessories are derived from the classic footballing nations like Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Italy and Germany, but the H&M countries that have qualified for the World Cup finals are also represented on certain garments in the collection. These countries are the Czech Republic, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) was established in Sweden in 1947. The company's business concept is to offer fashion and quality at the best price.
H&M is quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange and has approximately 1,200 stores in 22 countries. H&M has more than 50,000 employees and achieved sales including VAT in 2005 of SEK 71,886 million.
H&M has a wide product range that is divided into a number of different concepts for women, men, teenagers, children and cosmetics.
Its own designers, pattern makers and buyers create the company's clothing collections.