Just weeks ago I reported Uniqlo was collaborating with Velvet, and now, as of this morning, that collection has hit the store.
Racked reports that everything is very soft and under $20, and that there are still a ton of pieces in stock. It may not be reinventing the wheel, but I'll take a nice pair of jersey harem pants or a cute tank dress any day.
On a slightly more exciting note,
Fashionista has pictures from the upcoming Mark Fast for Topshop collection, which lands in stores next Friday, June 25. Prices should be in the $!00-$200 range (unless Topshop decides to jack up the exchange rate), and, um, I will take one of these, please. (Side note: Fashionista has vastly improved after hiring the knowledgeable Lauren Sherman as its editor. If you had given up on it, I suggest giving it another try.)
Not quite masstige but definitely on the more affordable side come two items of good news. One is that Viva Vena, Vena Cava's lower-priced line, has released a lookbook, and
Elle has it. Everything will reportedly retail for under $200, and the line is due in stores this fall. In even better news, one of my favorite designers,
Yigal Azrouel, is repositioning his Y Yigal line as Cut 25 [subscription required], a broader contemporary collection with more separates and more of a cooler, downtown-girl aesthetic. The line should retail for about a third the cost of Azrouel's main collection, and it will debut exclusively at Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, and Intermix in July.
The lucky ladies at Fashionista got to model the new Vena Cava for Aqua collection, which will be available at Bloomingdale's and Bloomingdales.com this fall. (I love the sexy lace inset on this tee, pictured at right. It's very Vena Cava.) I also spotted a wispy faux fur vest in the Bloomingdale's Girls Night Out catalog that came over the weekend. Speaking of Vena Cava, Style.com has photos of their lower-priced Viva Vena line, which according to them, is in stores now.
And while I always cover Target's clothing and accessory masstige collections, I often glaze over its home collaborations. Until now, that is--Nitrolicious has photos of the upcoming John Derian for Target line; the 100-piece collection is priced entirely under $25 and hits stores September 5. (And for the John Derian fans out there, this is actually his second project with Target--the first happened two years ago). Lucky for me, I will be in Michigan, land of suburban sprawl, when these products hit shelves, so look out, Michigan Targets. I'm coming!
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