Collab-Sad

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Diane von Furstenberg has joined the ranks of those opting out of high street collaborations. In a Q&A with WWD, the designer revealed that, like Pucci and Tom Ford, she has decided not to take part in the designer-on-the-cheap craze anymore. She explained that "I'm not doing H&M, either. That's my choice. The designers can do it for a few reasons: They can do it for money, if they need money; they can do it for exposure. But it's risky. OK, you're doing H&M—it's great. But be careful, because how are you going to have your own business?" Unfortunately, we could hardly hear her over the cross-country sighs of disappointment. [WWD]