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Another GO Designer arrives at Target February 4 and it’s Proenza Schouler!!!
Are you shocked? I admit that I was a *little* when I first read that but I love Proenza Schouler and have absolutely nothing against designer clothes being more accessible to the mass-market through lower price points. It makes designers stinkin’ rich and keeps people who can’t afford to shop at high-end boutiques happy. Sure, it might dilute the feeling of exclusivity for some snobby fashionistas but hey, more and more designers are doing this so they might as …

It’s no secret that I am and always have been a supporter of purported mega-pervert Dov Charney and his casual clothing chain, American Apparel — despite the fact that the seams on my clothing from them sometimes unravel — so my reaction to to the news of American Apparel being sold to Endeavor Acquisition Corporation for $382.5 million is, well…mixed.

I like Dov so on one hand, I am very happy for him and any success he encounters in life. And, just like a Starbucks of the t-shirt world, American Apparel …

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Grab your Balenciaga riding hat and kiss summer goodbye. [Stylebites]
The tunic just got sculptural with the Liza top by Katrin. [StyleHive]
How to avoid the horror of looking Fall 2005. [Aesthetics+Economics]
The perfect leggings for a no-leggings girl. [PapierDoll]
The lowdown on the best Fall Flats, ever. [Coquette]
Net-a-Porter is having a 50% off sale!!! [BagSnob]
Weigh in on the newest heavyweight jewelry for men. [JewelryWeblog]

Everyone looked great, especially the designers. My idol Chloe Sevigny was there. Christina Milian and Carmen Electra showed up wearing nearly identical outfits (from the collection). Yikes! Already I don’t want that shirt because obviously everyone and their brother is going to have it.
I still don’t have a formal opinion of the clothes. I’ll have to look at them more, in the flesh, when they arrive at H&M on November 9th.

As far as the clothes, this is my favorite look from the collection. I really, really like the skirt:

…and here …