23 January, 2012

wu wu wu! it's collab time....






it's true that i'm often disappointed by the design collaborations between mass-market retailers and luxury designers....




there are only a few things from these that have ever made it into my wardrobe, with any staying power... a silk evening trench coat from lanvin x h&m, two pair of sandals from swedish hasbeens x h&m, and a bikini from thakoon x target.





usually the quality of the clothing is just too bad to wear. yes, the styling is usually very good, but who wants to pay $80-150 for a piece of clothing that looks like it's worth about $35? even if the colors are right on, and the silhouette looks decent on a hanger?






however, there are a couple collaborations coming up that i'm feeling semi-confident about....




jason wu for target looks pretty damned adorable, and since these dresses don't look TOO challenging for target to manufacture, i'm hoping that a couple of them will be winners:




(my favorite looks from the collection. you can see them all here.)







ok, at a second glance, that one on the top left looks like it could be a bit of a challenge to target's factories, but the other three look definitely do-able...







the other collaboration that on my anticipatory radar is marni for h&m....





so far, the photos make it hard to tell what to expect, but consuelo castiglioni is such an exciting and fun designer that i've really got my hopes up....







are these pants part of the collection!? i hope so.... i really don't see how h&m could screw those up!




do you think they'll try to do shoes? sigh.... that might wind up to break my heart, to see marni shoes done in polyurethane....









so, the wu is out in just a couple of weeks, and the marni collection in march....




my fingers are crossed that one or both are worth waiting for!







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later breaking update:




they ARE doing shoes! and they're LEATHER.





giant smiley emoticon here.










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