Target Teams with McQueen for Band-Chick-Inspired Line

Target has just announced its next designer partnership will be with fashion’s favorite enfant terrible, Alexander McQueen. The inexpensive line, which McQueen has said is inspired by The Duke Spirit's Leila Moss, promises to be watchworthy when it launches this coming March. "Alexander McQueen for Target will feature lightweight sweaters, skinny jeans, bubble dresses, slim skirts and cuffed shorts. Signature pieces include a coated cotton poplin black trench, a rock ’n’ roll gray denim cropped studded jacket, a men’s wear-inspired tuxedo blazer and a color-blocked one-shoulder dress with bubble hem. The collection also will include swimwear and cotton voile print scarves," says WWD.

Or, in other words, it’s typical rock ‘n’ roll-infused Alexander McQueen. While the collaboration is technically called “Designer Collaborations,” the unique moniker seems to be the only difference between this pairing and Target’s past “Go International” collaborations (for which the retailer has enlisted such talents as Thakoon, Erin Fetherston, and Rogan). As with Go International, Designer Collaborations will be sold in select Target stores, as well as online, for a limited period of time. In the meantime, consider these other looks WWD predicts: “a mesh wrap dress and an open yarn zipper cardigan,” “a sateen pleat dress in a tattoo print of mermaids, dice and anchors,” and tunics embellished with graphic prints and silk-screen photographs.