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Saunders Least Sucky of GO International Designers

You know by now how much I love to hate on high-end designers who slap their names on mediocre Target collections for a quick buck. So when I hear about X designer for Go International, I assume X’s Target collection to be as heinous as the pricetags on X’s regular line (which no one is paying for, which is why X is pretending to design for Target in the first place). Only in rare cases is this unfair to X. Okay, enough algebra. Let’s talk about Jonathan Saunders.

Jonathan Saunders is all about the crazy. It’s ruffled, it’s neon, it’s shiny. It’s impractical, it’s unforgettable and it’s totally in-your-face. I don’t love it, but I respect it. I also really like it in its toned-down form a la Target.

Unlike other GO International designers, it looks as though Saunders actually designed his collection. Even more unbelievable is that said designs appear to be reasonably cute. I’ll be hitting my local Tar-jay later this afternoon to confirm. And I’ll probs be buying the Blue Whale Colorblock Dress.