It's My Sweater (Sonia Rykiel for H&M)

If you have been following the news of the fashion world, you probably know that H&M has produced a collection in collaboration with Sonia Rykiel, the French "Queen of Knitwear", that debuted in stores this past Saturday.
Even if I have never lined up to get a H&M high-fashion designer piece before (they generally sell out the same day that are put on the shelves), I decided that I wanted something from this collection just because it reminded me of Paris.

I have a H&M really close to my place but I rarely go there. Actually I try to stay away because I generally like their prices more than the clothes themselves and if I walk in I rarely walk out without buying anything (I get caught in the "irrestistible deal" game), only to regret the purchase when I arrive at home. What helps is that they keep the music's volume so high that even if sometimes I'm tempted, I don't make it past the front door, especially if I'm with my daughter (maybe they don't know that but that's better than a bouncer for us moms).

But this time around I was going especially to checkout two pieces of the Sonia Rykiel Collecion, that I had previewed on the website here. By the way, even if you're not interested in the clothes themselves, I reccomend to checkout the Flash animation with different corners of Paris that come to life and provide a background for the model wearing the pieces of the collection (darling if you love Paris!)
I didn't know what to expect because knitwear is not what H&M does the best. They tend to use cheap fabrics and it clearly shows on their knits. In fact I didn't like most of the offerings, including the sweaters and scarves in the iconic colored multi-stripes (that looked a little bit cheap to me).
Anyway, one of my two choices (a black and white striped sweater with a bow around the neckline) was already sold-out by the time I got there in the afternoon. The other one was a black scoopneck with the words "My pull" (My sweater) and the Rykiel "signature" in white with rhinestones (it also comes in bright pick with black inscription) and it's very Parisian in an Agnes B way.
They had it both in XS and S and I had a hard time in chosing between the two sizes, but I finally went with the S in case it shrinks in the washing machine:



It's kind of challanging to wear a black and white sweater in non obvious ways (like, with black pants) and even more challanging to avoid the the Pierrotization of an outfit around this sweater. I have tried it under my Zara jackt and Martini pants and I liked because it gives the outfit a playful touch:



What do you think? Is it possible to wear this sweater and not look like a mime?

Even with my best intentions I couldn't help buying something else while I was there, but that's for another post.

Have a great week!