I always get so excited when I hear who is the next big name designer that will be partnering with Target for their Go International collection. I wait for months and months and dream of walking in my local discount superstore and going home with an entire collection of a major fashion house for under $300.
When I see the previews and sneak peeks on-line I get even more excited, imagining how great I’m going to look in every piece. Then I panic that my local Target won’t have the entire collection so I spend hours on the website making sure I find every single piece (some of them are hidden and won’t pop up until you have tons of stuff in your cart) and buying them in a blind fear that these pieces will be so amazing that the will sell out in Kate Moss H&M time.
7-10 days later I receive the big bulls-eye box, try on my goodies then promptly return them to the store for a full refund. I have NEVER kept one single piece from the Go Collection, and while I don’t expect anything different from Alexander McQueen’s new line, I’ll still be stalking Target.com until I see every studded and ill-fitting piece for myself.
Alexander McQueen will produce a collection for the mega chain that will be available in stores and online from March 1 through April 11, 2009. McQueen said the line is inspired by the British band Duke Spirit. Duke Spirit is a grunge band and lead singer Leila Moss was McQueen’s muse for the collection. The descriptions I’ve been reading from the few people that have seen the McQ collection sound kick-ass cool and right up this bloggers alley…but so did the Alice Temperly, Proenza Schouler and don’t even get me started on the hot-cheaply-made -mess that was Jovovich-Hawk
“The collection has a muted color palette of black, white, gray and tan with accents of cobalt blue and bright pink. Studs and mesh give items an edge. ” He will design a version of his McQ collection simply called McQ Alexander McQueen for Target.The collection will have influences from rock ‘n’ roll and equally as edgy details including studs and tattoo-print fabrics.
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“Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was indicted on 59 counts of sexual assault in a move prosecutors said Thursday would keep his accusers from having to testify at a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors previously charged Alexander with more than 40 felony and misdemeanor counts involving 18 victims that included rape, sexual battery and committing a lewd act on a child. He pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges. The indictment, unsealed Thursday, added two more victims to the original case, bringing the total number of victims to 20, and said the crimes targeted women and girls from 15 to 27 between November 2002 and March 2007.