Here Comes Jason Wu for Target

The last time I got this excited for a designer collaboration — it was for Versace for H&M, fall 2011 collection(no cruise collection for us folks in United States, unfortunately, so most of us would probably be running around naked or wearing — ta-da! — Jason Wu for Target ). The clothes are loud, bright and totally fit the aesthetic of Versace and its broad archive, but that's exactly the problem. Look at ADR and you will know that she paid $299 for that leather studded dress(she probably just got it free from the PR team though. I mean, she's Anna fucking Dello Russo) Or that Andy Torres of Style Scrapbook bought the crocodile skirt for $69.99. I swear, I so did not memorize the price list! Same shit for just about every other person on Earth. Not exactly amazing when the whole world knows how much you spend on clothes, although style comes at every price. 

Long-sleeved blouses and short, appropriate dresses. Pair with angle socks and lots of structured purses, obviously. 

Browse around the Internet and you will realize that Jason Wu had recently designed a collection for Target. If you, like me, have not been living under a rock or something, you will definitely remember the disaster of a collection Mission did for Target last September. The 300+ items collection sold out faster than you could say "zig zags," and the next thing you know people who had ordered online were getting shitty gift cards from Target(Target had recently send out the orders, which just proves how reliable mass-market chain stores are) Jason Wu for Target is a lot tamer, both in size and appearance. Unlike most designer collaborations, it is not a cheaper alternation of the label — "Nothing's replicated from the main line — it has its own voice," said Wu in the February issue of American Vogue on his collaboration with Target. 

Stripes don't make you fat if they're designed by Jason Wu ~

Surprisingly, I agree with every one of his words. Look at the recent collections of Jason Wu and you will find lady-like dresses and suits. Comparing to the Target collab, the only thing that is similar are some of the silhouettes, and the similarities end there. Without changing his aesthetic, Wu managed to create a "youthful and flirty"(quotes are being used because the chances of me using "flirty" in real life is less than 0%) collection, and it comes in the form of lightweighted blouses, Peter Pan-collared dresses and mid-length skirts. The offering of accessories doesn't hurt either, with structured floral purses and scarves covered in Milu the cat, the muse behind the collection. My inner cat lady is wiping away tears of happiness and joy. What are the chances of a fashion collection being inspired by a cat, a black cat nevertheless? Or cats not being used as a fetish symbol?

So school girl-like, I just can't comprehend right now ^.^

Chances are you're falling in love with the Jason Wu for Target collection. And so am I. This collab will be available on February 8th and I'm dying due to pure excitement. So, who's in for wearing polka dot blouses and scarves adorned with cats this spring?