Sep 13, 2011 5:53PM
If you were hoping to avoid the mayhem at your local Target store and hop online to grab the fantastic Missoni for Target items, you may have noticed the site is down. "We are extremely popular..."
Ranging in price from $2.99 to $599.99, with most items less than $40, Missoni for Target will be available Sept. 13 through Oct. 22, 2011 at all Target stores and Target.com. Pending availability, select pieces from the collection, including a variety of online-only items, will be available for an extended run through early December at Target.com. So if your size is sold out now, maybe you'll get lucky later.
So in light of this massively sought after designer collaboration, what would your dream designer collaboration with Target be?
Sep 13, 2011 12:52AM
Libertine
This is the second season back for Libertine with Jonhson Hartig flying solo. Harting founded his own line in 2000. In 2001 after meeting Cindy Greene through mutual friends, she sent him a shirt with graphics. The shirt generated much interest with party-goers. So of course the next step was collaboration. Hartig reconstructed the clothes while Greene did the silk-screen prints. The duo soon found themselves the new cool kids of design with write-ups in everything from Domino and Time to Vogue both American and International editions. The CFDA finalists snagged one of Target's first designer collaborations and the high-end line was sold in elite department stores around the world. In 2009, Greene left to pursue other creative endeavors. After a brief hiatus, Hartig's vision of Libertine is selling in stores like Bergdorf Goodman and Harvey Nichols after a crowd pleasing Fall 2011 color graphic collection.
Colors: Black, white, cream, ivory, blue
Materials: Recycled
Loved Looks:
View full collection on nymag.com
One could argue that since Libertine revamps and alters found clothing that its not fashion design in the traditional sense. Though what is captivating about each look is the placement and the mix of graphics. While some of these re-dos are not for the meek, the pieces are eye candy. It was hard to stop examining as the models passed. Vintage clothing is a canvas for Hartig and the spring presentation was a far more themed and cohesive than those of the past excluding Fall 2011. Only a unique and exclusive clientele has access to the graffiti circle suit and painted silk printed dress. Its worked in the past for Libertine.
Unloved Looks:
For those expecting a completely different collection than Fall 2011 may be disappointed. There were a few people in the front row that didn't crack a smile when the "Tax the Rich More" tee came down the catwalk. I guess the humor depends on which way you lean on the political pendulum.
People, Music and Scene:
Fleetwood Mac remixed to a dance beat played while models did spins, high-fived and danced down the runway. And they had smiles. Models were smiling, people! Drinks were served in this low key Exit Art venue courtesy of Skyy Vodka and Lorenza Rose. Benches surrounded the runway for those of us whose feet needed a rest after hiking all the way to 10th Avenue. This presentation combined the excitement of runway and the no bull aspects of a presentation.
Rating:
Two and a Quarter Karl Lagerfelds out of Four
