![Karl Lagerfeld Presents New Collection For H&M](https://style.time.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2013/02/51729833.jpg?w=260)
Long before it was fashionable for highbrow designers to go mass, Karl partnered with Swedish fast fashion purveyor H&M on a small line in 2004. The unconventional pairing did not go off without a hitch, however; Karl complained afterwards about the limited quantities of merchandise that were produced, as well as the larger-than-sample sizes that H&M offered.