yup. apparently they're trying to fill in the space of where mizrahi left with something completely new. i actually think this is a better idea,the revolving door method as it keeps the store fresh and the interest level at peak.
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Oh ok. Thanks. This probably means we wont get it so hopefully they will be available online.
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This will sell out within seconds!!!! please Post the codes here for target.com thanks. How will we know who is carrying it?
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Ooooh! I'm hoping for three things:
1) That the Designer Collaborations Initiative lines are better quality than the Go! stuff but still affordable. I know, I know, it's Target.
2) That this whole "targeting a slightly older audience" thing means more normal sizing. I know Go! was aimed at Juniors, but I had to pass on some of the Go! skirts as they were way too short for like, life. I'm not very tall either.
3) That there will be something left at my Target.
1) That the Designer Collaborations Initiative lines are better quality than the Go! stuff but still affordable. I know, I know, it's Target.
2) That this whole "targeting a slightly older audience" thing means more normal sizing. I know Go! was aimed at Juniors, but I had to pass on some of the Go! skirts as they were way too short for like, life. I'm not very tall either.
3) That there will be something left at my Target.
The Duke Spirit announce exclusive album release
It ties into a new band-inspired clothing line
The Duke Spirit have announced that they will release an album exclusively via a major US retailer in conjunction with a new clothing line next month.
The album will be available on February 24 exclusively at Target stores in the US in conjunction with a new fashion collection, McQ Alexander McQueen. The clothing designs were inspired by The Duke Spirit's frontwoman Leila Moss, according to a band statement.
“I am ecstatic to be an aspect of Alexander McQueen’s work," Moss said in a statement. "I have always been fascinated by the way he brings the raw, symbolic beauty of the natural world sharply into play with a regal, noble, architectural force. Thematically, The Duke Spirit and McQueen tread a similar path at times...antlers, feathers and the stuff of the pastoral idyll, stumble into a loud, sweaty pit of punk rock.” (nme.com)
so the promo cd will be available on the 24th of february...maybe the collection will be out the same day and not the 1st!!!
It ties into a new band-inspired clothing line
The Duke Spirit have announced that they will release an album exclusively via a major US retailer in conjunction with a new clothing line next month.
The album will be available on February 24 exclusively at Target stores in the US in conjunction with a new fashion collection, McQ Alexander McQueen. The clothing designs were inspired by The Duke Spirit's frontwoman Leila Moss, according to a band statement.
“I am ecstatic to be an aspect of Alexander McQueen’s work," Moss said in a statement. "I have always been fascinated by the way he brings the raw, symbolic beauty of the natural world sharply into play with a regal, noble, architectural force. Thematically, The Duke Spirit and McQueen tread a similar path at times...antlers, feathers and the stuff of the pastoral idyll, stumble into a loud, sweaty pit of punk rock.” (nme.com)
so the promo cd will be available on the 24th of february...maybe the collection will be out the same day and not the 1st!!!
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im spending the night at my target and buying it all
But How Will It Play in Tulsa?
By ERIC WILSON
“THERE’S a big difference between Paris and Oklahoma,” the designer Alexander McQueen said the other day, and, boy, did he have a point.
For his collections shown in Paris, Mr. McQueen has frequently delved into dark territories of bondage, skulls and, most recently, taxidermy, which could make some audiences understandably squeamish. Not to stereotype, but Mr. McQueen’s designs have not exactly played well in the Midwest and the Plains, where there is not a big market for gothic-inspired corsetry.
Mr. McQueen would like to be better known throughout America, he said, which is why he has designed a collection for Target. It will go on sale in March under his McQ label. The clothes are inspired by rocker-chick bands and look a bit like something Debbie Harry would wear to the grocery store, meaning zippered black tights, slinky T-shirt dresses in hot pink and black tiger stripes and shirtdresses with a tattoo print. A couple of concert T-shirts show images of Liela Moss, the lead singer of the Duke Spirit, an English band that is surely well-known in Tulsa.
“I’m bringing my culture to them,” Mr. McQueen said. “I wouldn’t ever design a collection where I’d think about what people would wear in the Midwest.”
Tapping Mr. McQueen to design a collection seems a little odd even for Target, which has branded itself as a design maverick, given the times. (The company said Tuesday that it would lay off 600 employees at its headquarters in Minneapolis.) The McQ clothes are on average more expensive, from $19.99 to $129.99, than Target’s prior fashion collaborations, and certainly not as cheerful as anything Isaac Mizrahi would have considered. But Trish Adams, a Target senior vice president, said the line will be offered in only 250 Target stores and online, as well as during a two-day preview in Manhattan, starting Feb. 14, at 330 West Street.
“We are trying to push the envelope with this,” she said. “We thought it was maybe time to come up a level in fashion credibility.”
Target will also be selling a compilation album from the Duke Spirit, introducing Ms. Moss’s music to a new audience, or at least giving a clue as to who that lady is on the T-shirts.
“I did think that was sort of weird,” Ms. Moss said. “But I might as well revel in thinking about all these young women either wearing this anonymous face, or maybe taking a moment to try and figure out who it is.”
(nytimes.com)
By ERIC WILSON
“THERE’S a big difference between Paris and Oklahoma,” the designer Alexander McQueen said the other day, and, boy, did he have a point.
For his collections shown in Paris, Mr. McQueen has frequently delved into dark territories of bondage, skulls and, most recently, taxidermy, which could make some audiences understandably squeamish. Not to stereotype, but Mr. McQueen’s designs have not exactly played well in the Midwest and the Plains, where there is not a big market for gothic-inspired corsetry.
Mr. McQueen would like to be better known throughout America, he said, which is why he has designed a collection for Target. It will go on sale in March under his McQ label. The clothes are inspired by rocker-chick bands and look a bit like something Debbie Harry would wear to the grocery store, meaning zippered black tights, slinky T-shirt dresses in hot pink and black tiger stripes and shirtdresses with a tattoo print. A couple of concert T-shirts show images of Liela Moss, the lead singer of the Duke Spirit, an English band that is surely well-known in Tulsa.
“I’m bringing my culture to them,” Mr. McQueen said. “I wouldn’t ever design a collection where I’d think about what people would wear in the Midwest.”
Tapping Mr. McQueen to design a collection seems a little odd even for Target, which has branded itself as a design maverick, given the times. (The company said Tuesday that it would lay off 600 employees at its headquarters in Minneapolis.) The McQ clothes are on average more expensive, from $19.99 to $129.99, than Target’s prior fashion collaborations, and certainly not as cheerful as anything Isaac Mizrahi would have considered. But Trish Adams, a Target senior vice president, said the line will be offered in only 250 Target stores and online, as well as during a two-day preview in Manhattan, starting Feb. 14, at 330 West Street.
“We are trying to push the envelope with this,” she said. “We thought it was maybe time to come up a level in fashion credibility.”
Target will also be selling a compilation album from the Duke Spirit, introducing Ms. Moss’s music to a new audience, or at least giving a clue as to who that lady is on the T-shirts.
“I did think that was sort of weird,” Ms. Moss said. “But I might as well revel in thinking about all these young women either wearing this anonymous face, or maybe taking a moment to try and figure out who it is.”
(nytimes.com)
well its not as if many of the go designers have been particularly receptive in mid-america. i mean libertine had similar imagery with it's gothic silk-screens and vintagey esoteric rework stylings. and of course jonathan saunders was rather on the edge as well so i don't see the difference with this.
obviously target wasn't counting on this to be uber-successful nationwide otherwise it wouldn't be limited. but at least it will be online so those rare few people who will be interested can get in on this. not like H&M and their elitist mentality.
obviously target wasn't counting on this to be uber-successful nationwide otherwise it wouldn't be limited. but at least it will be online so those rare few people who will be interested can get in on this. not like H&M and their elitist mentality.
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Omg I Can't Wait.
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i'm so excited! march 4 is a wednesday, i'm gonna ask for that day off and go straight to target after school. =D
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Personally, I think it would be a great collaboration but I was a little surprised that someone as prestigious as Alexander Maqueen would partner up with target. However, I think the pieces in the collection are pretty decent. I especially like the leather vest and the gray jacket. I'm sure it would be sold out once it hits the store.
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