Crowd camp out overnight for a chance to get their hands on Balmain merchandise

It's the most highly-anticipated collection of the year and after much anticipation, the Balmain x H&M launch has caused chaos on the streets around the world.

Many of the most eager shoppers from across the globe spent more than 24 hours camped outside their local H&M store in order to ensure that they would have a chance of snagging items from the hotly-anticipated collaboration. See more photos after the cut..

Many customers spent the night lounging in chairs and curled up in blankets. Some customers paid up to $20 dollars an hour for someone else to stand in line for them and it seemed worth the wait and effort as they proudly showed off their purchases.