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My TV automatically goes to NY1 when I turn it on and last night, I caught a choice bit covering Target’s Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular. (Like, who the eff are you, the Beatles?)
‘Twas a celebrity-riddled event at the Standard Hotel – one for which the big box . . . → GO ON… Aaaand Generic Sweatshop-Produced Crap Kicks Off Fashion Week
 The fact that the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund capsule collections are exclusive to GAP’s 5th Avenue ‘Concept Store’ (pretension alert) is no accident. It’s good business. Limiting the collections to NYC does two things:
(1) Targets a market obsessed with fashion enough to get ripped off at the GAP
(2) Makes it (and New York) seem special, because *exclusive* implies dwindling supply and excess demand (neither of which actually exist). . . . → GO ON… Gap CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Collection Strategically Exclusive Fashionista released the first images of Zac Posen for Target last week. Here’s my knee-jerk reaction to a selection of the JPEGs.
The Raincoat – dig the color, cut looks reasonably flattering.
The Ruched Skirt – meh overall, demerits for an in-between length that makes 90% of . . . → GO ON… Zac Posen for Target All Kinds of Ick Target announced an upcoming collabs with Zac Posen today, and everyone’s flipping their respective nuts. This bean-spillage on behalf of the big box is a highly strategic move: It’s almost enough to distract me from the ‘collection’ slated to launch in a few weeks. Almost.
I read . . . → GO ON… Rodarte for Target A Nightmare Before Christmas Before discussing the individual offerings of Jimmy Choo for H&M, I’m going to attempt to rationalize the pricing scheme behind the line. The designer from whence said line comes is Tamara Mellon, the brand’s founder and president. Her Wikipedia page bears the cautionary warning: This article . . . → GO ON… Jimmy Choo Gives H&M Shoppers Chance to Experience Monetary GuiltFast fashion merch is made quickly and cheaply, and pitched to we-the-consumers as a means to a material fix that won’t break our respective banks. This is, of course, horseshit. If fast fashion were about consumer convenience and accessibility, H&M’s How-To Guide for shopping the store . . . → GO ON… Jimmy Choo for H&M Overestimates Its Worth
Now lookee here, I’m all about beauteous designer shoes – they’re pretty, I like to look at them. I appreciate the craftsmanship that undoubtedly substantiates their $1000 price tags. I’m just not about to pay for it, and neither are you, and that’s precisely why Jimmy . . . → GO ON… Stupid Things in Style: Fast Fashion Footwear
Tell editorial fashion peeps you’re in the market for faux, and you’ll likely be directed to Joie’s $318 Glimmer Faux Fur Vest, Juicy Couture’s $328 Faux Fur Cropped Easy Coat or What Comes Around Goes Around’s $495 St. Morritz Faux Fur Jacket. Lucky for you, I’m . . . → GO ON… Dressing Room Shots: H&M Faux Fur
Cher: Been shopping with Dr. Suess?
Dionne: Well at least I wouldn’t skin a collie to make my back pack.
Cher: It’s faux.
Cher’s concern for animals trumped her desire for authentic fluff – she did “fully intend to brake for animals” post-passing her driving test, after all. . . . → GO ON… Fraggle Rock for H&M
Is Burlington Coat Factory a slightly creepy brands-for-less chain? Yes.
Is Burlington Coat Factory a place where you can buy a season’s worth of hosiery and socks for under forty bucks? Also yes.
Back in June, I made the mistake of cutting the feet off of every single . . . → GO ON… Burlington Coat Factory A Hosiery Haven
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