Alice Temperley for Target
Designers, Retail (5)
Here are the first snaps of Temperley's line for Target, which is slated to hit shelves in early September. After the tragic Libertine line - perhaps I simply never "got" the emo-meets-argyle aesthetic - I have to admit this looks refreshingly polished, even French. It's decidedly un-girly-whirly, but it may be a calculated move - it's no fashion arcanum that the signature beading and embroidering of Temperley's mainstay collections would be hard to replicate (well) for $19.99. The best of the bunch? Looks 3, 4 and 10, although the irking button-up mini vest (Look 1) is haunting me. ...