Art Basel in Miami Beach 2-5 Dec 2004
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Drum roll please, for today is the day that Karl Lagerfeld lands in H&M. Not literally, of course - now that would be funny - but his cheapest fashion collection in the whole wide, ever.

We've seen so many designer/ highstreet fashion collaborations that it's almost boring, but there's something wonderfully kitsch about Lagerfeld of über-expensive Chanel fame teaming up with scuzzy H&M.

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Mindbogglingly inspirational at Sadler's Wells: Corali as part of Xposure 04 festival. 7pm. Rosebery Av, EC1. £3. 0870 7333 900 or online.

Lust, glamour and rock'n'roll collide at Millennium: Secret tales of Twilight Symphonies from Kinki. 10pm-late. 167 Drury Lane, WC2. £6.

Young guns kick off London Jazz Festival with the Future Sounds of Jazz at the RFH. 7:30pm. Sth Bank SE1. £10-20. 0870 401 8181 or online.

The clothes for men and women are traditional Lagerfeld signature, with slim silhouettes, razor sharp tailoring, sequinned jackets, cotton shirts, narrow knits, silk lingerie - which he says will flatter everyone. Plus we can pick from a range of fabulously glamorous accessories.

What we're not sure about though, is 'Liquid Karl', a dodgy his & hers fragrance that accompanies the collection but smells like digestives, and looks like urine. We may all want to dress in his clothes, but smelling like him is only for die hard fans.

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Superstar comedian Lenny Henry is at Hackney Empire. 7:30pm. 291 Mare Street, E8. £19.50. 020 8985 2424

NY Body&Soul legend Danny Tenaglia is at Heaven for a marathon session. 10pm-7am. Villiers St, WC2. £20.

Lagerfeld collaborated with H&M because "the idea was modern." So modern that canny shoppers will spot the Ebay angle as soon as the goods hit the shops. Tip: Buy it in bulk and sell it on quick. This is a collectors collection if ever we saw it.

Lagerfeld for H&M
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MG

Art Basel in Miami Beach 2-5 Dec 2004

Party in the disused Aldwych tube station: Seed Records' birthday party. 8pm-3am. Entry at corner of the Strand & Surrey Street, WC2. £15. 020 7734 8932 or online.

Latin American Film Festival opens at Curzon Soho with black comedy Only Human. 9pm. 99 Shaftesbury Av, W1. £8.50. 020 7734 2255.
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