Chic Designer Collaborations: The Altuzarra for Target Collection Offers Uptown Style at an Affordable Price

The ultra-chic Altuzarra for Target collection is one of our favourite designer collaborations to date. The affordable womenswear line is reflective of Joseph Altuzarra's luxe, signature aesthetic and is marked from a $29.99 to $89.99 price range. 

Boasting a mix of floral prints, sequin accents, and embroidered details, this collection is sure to be a hit among budget-conscious fashion lovers. The long-awaited designer collaboration will be hitting stores on September 14th and THE BRUNETTES can't wait to see it in person. View the entire collection here!

Authored by Jana Pijak

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Luxuriously Affordable Lingerie: Altuzarra for Target Hits Stores This September

Surprising us all, Target recently announced that its next designer collaboration, Altuzarra for Target, will be a little naughtier than the big-box retailer’s past couture joint ventures. Partnering with designer Joseph Altuzarra on a luxe line of lingerie, shoes, and accessories, Target will be releasing the nearly 50-piece, ready-to-wear collection in store and online at both Target.com and NET-A-PORTER.COM come September 14, 2014. 

Keeping Joseph Altuzarra's aesthetic for beauty in mind, romantic details and sensual styling are sure to be a part of the affordably chic collection. Set to range from $17.99 to $89.99 per piece, the Altuzarra for Target collection offers bedtime elegance at price points that women will be immodest to reveal. 

Authored by John Ibbitson

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Canadian Designer Collaborations: The Sarah Stevenson for Target Collection Hits Stores March 23rd

Shown here in the Sarah Stevenson for Target collection’s 12-page lookbook are colourful pieces that fashionistas on a budget can expect to line up for when the collection launches in select Target Canada stores on March 23, 2014.

The Spring/Summer line contrasts bright and bold, floral prints with darker shades of navy and black for a more sophisticated interpretation of the spring season. Laser cutouts combined with various other textures and fabric combinations bring Sarah Stevenson’s designer, textile-based aesthetic to the masses at an affordable price range, with the most expensive piece capping at $59.99.

Authored by John Ibbitson

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Chic Kaleidoscopic Resort Wear: The PETER PILOTTO for Target Lookbook is Boldly Patterned

The beginning of a new year leaves us excited for yet another affordable designer collaboration. After much anticipation, the PETER PILOTTO for Target lookbook has just been released in its entirety and we are overjoyed to share our favourite looks from the bold and beachy collection!

Showcasing 16 brightly patterned ensembles, this striking catalog highlights the 37-piece collection of cocktail dresses, scuba-inspired tops, and vivid accessories that are sure to get one noticed on their next tropical vacation.

This affordably chic line features accessible fashions that include $15 bikini bottoms, $40 totes, and an $80 jacquard strapless dress that recreates the designer's signature runway aesthetic. We can't wait to get our hands on some of these winning summer looks once the collection hits stores on February 9th!

Authored by Jana Pijak

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Hashtagged Holiday Couture: Target Transforms the World MasterCard Runway into a Christmas Spectacular

THE BRUNETTES prefer their holiday time preceded by a hashtag. That's why we found the launch of Target's #MyKindOfHoliday campaign to be one of the most entertaining shows of World MasterCard Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014.

With gift-giving models, Christmas tunes, and fake snow falling from above, Target took a somewhat more commercial route and showcased current Fall/Winter pieces from the retailer's in-house labels instead of unwrapping its Spring/Summer 2014 collections on the runway. Models sported affordable looks from Target's Cherokee, Merona, and Mossimo lines, which were impeccably styled to appear more high end.

The show was all about fun and reminding consumers that Target is the place to shop for all of their holiday needs, even if it was way back in October. Models sold the festive theme by interacting with the audience, handing out gifts before and during the show, walking with high energy and big smiles, and even high-fiving each other as they passed one and other on the runway. 

The show ended with an all-star appearance from Target mascot Bullseye, the brand's iconic, pet terrier,  which garnered joyful cheers, applause, and #MyKindOfHoliday photo tweets from a fashionista audience that was feeling the Christmas spirit a little early this year.   

Target's furniture and housewares even made an appearance in the tent. The usual, wooden, folding-chair seating in the first couple of rows had been swapped out with more comfortable, living-room loungers from Target's inventory, while every seat in the room came with either a faux-fur throw or a festive pillow placed on top of it as a complementary gift for attending.  

Target also had the best sponsor booth inside the tent's common space where World MasterCard Fashion Week guests could snack on a chocolate version of the Target REDcard, try on jewelry or accessories handpicked off of a miniature, moving conveyor belt, pose for a pic at a photo station, and have an expert touch up their makeup before making their way to their next show. Pulling out all the seasonal stops, the Target runway presentation and sponsor booth at World MasterCard Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014 definitely kick-started THE BRUNETTES' anticipation for the holiday season. 

Authored by John Ibbitson

Images from the World MasterCard Fashion Week website and THE BRUNETTES' own collection *images from THE BRUNETTES' collection not to be used without providing a source link to this posting