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Posts for December 2010
Bergdorf Goodman NYC Windows: How its Made.
For those of you that are curious to see what goes into creating a window display like this one, Bergdorf Goodman thought to document the process.
Hat Trends: Top off Winter Style
Hats are all over the runway for Spring 2011. My job this week took me to a shoot with a stylist who brought plenty of head couture from Prada, Missoni and couture milliner Heather Huey (all which I tried on to entertain myself during down time, almost getting busted taking pictures of myself in them.*red face*
But what about now? Its freezing out there!
The classic knit beanie/skull cap is not my style, so what else is out there right now? Stylish aviators, felt fedoras and news boy caps, while all time honored toppers, designers add a little tweak to make them modern.
Wren: One Lone Dress for Target
Photo: Wren/ Target
Wren designer Melissa Coker designed this British 60's style A-line dress --and its at Target for $79.99
What's strange is upon seeing an email from the Wren team this AM, is that this was actually the first I heard of the collaboration. Don't designer deals usually come along with a huge marketing push?
Upon further investigation, as much as I could at 6:00AM, trying hard to focus my gummy eyeballs on miniature iPhone type, I noticed that Wren only has one dress available at the super discount retail chain.
A real journalist would've done more to investigate. I simply checked Target's press release section--and still found nothing to answer my question as to why one dress only as opposed to a full collection. If I did not have to go to Lond Island City and assist on a shoot for a foreign language Vogue perhaps I could fire off an email to Wren and ask just that, "Why one lone dress for Tar-ghey?" Early morning incoherence on my part? Perhaps.
But I did gather this, from another blog...that the dress is part of the Target Red Hot Shop Online...for another blog. So this blog...has no new information, but hopefully a dash of entertainment value. It will be interesting to see which other designers we can get a piece of via Daily Candy's co-branded Red Hot Shop for Target. It thrills me to see that it supports smaller designers as well.
About Wren:
Wren is named after Jenny Wren, a character who makes dolls in Charles Dicken's Our Mutual Friend. The company was founded in 2007 by designer Melissa Coker, an Illinois native who interned at Helmut Lang, then when on to work in editorial at top fashion magazines such as Vogue, W and Details. Her career in design launched when she was asked to consult on corporate apparel.
Since, Wren has remained a bit under the radar but has a steady group of devoted fans who love the feminine and playful sophistication of the designs.
Photos: Wren Shop Online
