Sneak Peek at Rodarte for Target, Pantless Tomfoolery Included

Back in August, Rodarte and Target hosted a sneak peek at their upcoming collaboration (which hits stores December 20) for a minute group of editors, bloggers, and sartorial tastemakers. Shortly thereafter, images of the frocks from the presentation surfaced online, then were promptly removed at the request of the respective fashion brands. Well, now a steady trickle of images from this particular presentation seems to be winding its way through various blogs and online outlets. Nitrolicious found some, as did Racked, with Refinery29 following suit with a slightly different batch of images; sadly it looks as though Refinery29 has taken down the aforementioned post about Rodarte x Target's "pantless tomfoolery."

All in all, the message of the collection is clear; it translates to leopard-print coats and long-sleeved mini-dresses, lingerie-inspired tops and bottoms in various shades of see-through lace, and a black party dress printed with a skeleton (after all, Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy are notorious for their fascination with horror movies). First and foremost, the lace pieces will be perfect for layering no matter the season. Here’s hoping that the patterned tights that seemingly most of the looks at the presentation were paired with will retail along with the rest of the collection—at a Target-appropriate price point of course.