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NicoleItchy
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
That may have been a particularly well-made piece, but when you are in the store it is so obvious that the quality and materials are poor and cheap. It never looks good in the store! H&M fares better, especially with their jackets, but Target is always especially awful I think, even the Go lines.
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meritxell: an erotic life
04/22/09

@NicoleItchy: I think H&M is worse actually. I like them for good trendy things but their clothes seem pretty disposable to me.
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small-fox
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Who ARE these people? Target clothes are decent and wearable, but how can you fail to notice the quality and drape of fabric, the quality of the cut, the tailoring and finishing, etc? There is often little quality difference between basic nicer stuff (like a dress in the $140 - $200 range) and comparable designs from designers for several times the amount, but anyone who knows anything about clothes can tell the difference between a nice piece and a $40 dress from Target.
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meritxell: an erotic life
04/22/09

@small-fox: I think it can range quite wildly at Target. I've gotten some stuff from the GO collection that is quite decent (I have a few designer things that I got from eBay to compare them too) while other designers are pretty poor quality. They even vary wildly within a collection. I wasn't into the Thakoon collection so I didn't even bother to go look, but for example the McQueen stuff was almost astonishingly poorly made for the price (REALLY skimpy fabric) which sucks because I was totally looking forward to McQ.
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Sophie needs to study...damn
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Everyone wins!

... except for the people making the clothes in poor working conditions.

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cwisto moweina has got yer goat
04/22/09

@Sophie needs to study...damn: I was thinking the same thing! how do you think they make their clothes so much cheaper. The designers sure as shit aren't doing it out of the kindness of their hearts for us poorz.
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jeepgirl
04/22/09

@Sophie needs to study...damn: Thanks Debbie Downer!!!
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Sophie needs to study...damn
04/22/09

@cwisto moweina has got yer goat: This American Life has a great episode on how collective push for developing countries to improve their working conditions can be a win-win situation for getting inexpensive clothing to market made by workers in good conditions (it cited Thailand). But of course US trade policies messed it all up so the market moved on to cheaper countries with shitty worker protections.

Sigh.
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denna
04/22/09

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Does anyone else love the Target handbags the way I do? I like pretty bags, but not enough to spend over $50-60 on them. I have a pretty brown canvas with white leather accent Rafe bag from two years ago that still looks great, and a black pleather-y Anya Hindmarch bag from fall 08 that I constantly get complimented on. I love the looks on people's faces when I tell them I got it at Target.
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The HZA.
04/22/09

@denna: I got an amazing Rafe clutch/wallet that I have had a million compliments on. People think it was like 200 bucks. I laugh and say "Target, silly..."
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HuckleberryFriend
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Oh Target, when will you stop teasing us and just COME TO CANADA ALREADY?!

*ahem*
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LaFemme
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Personally, I prefer to just scour the racks or go on Ebay for deals. Some of these lines have prices that I consider too high for the quality of the fabrics. Like this (130 dollar I think...jacket) You could find something on sale for that price, that also won't be instantly recognizeable as one of the Go! lines pieces.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
04/22/09

E@LaFemme: It is getting to the point where almost my entire wardrobe is made up of Ebay finds.
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LaFemme
04/22/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: I swear I never have fewer than 15 things on my watchlist. I am totally devoted to Ebay.
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Samanthrax
04/22/09

@LaFemme: I am an Etsy and Ebay junkie. I haven't tried anything on before I've bought it in like... years.
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fulanita
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
See, I always get really excited looking at the Target stuff online, but when I'm actually looking at them in the store the fabrics and colors are off and the quality not that great. I wish this weren't the case!
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ragincajun67
04/22/09

@fulanita: I am with you on that one! Nothing fits me right at Target.

For cheap stuff, Old Navy is a much better fit and the colors are often more sophisticated.
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LaFemme
04/22/09

@fulanita: That's how I feel. I see the clothes online and think everything is super cute and then get to the store and it's like, "ew. I thought this was a silk top. Why is it this gross shiny polyester? Nevermind."
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Bgirl_Hamster
04/22/09

@ragincajun67: No kidding. I have given up on trying to find decent fitting clothing at Target. But I do love the shoe section!
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fulanita
04/22/09

@Bgirl_Hamster: yes, I bought some great shoes there a couple of weeks ago that I keep getting compliments on. hit or miss, but there are some good finds.
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bluebears
04/22/09

@fulanita: same. I have about 5 cute work sweaters and 2 work pants that are nice enough in a pinch (cost 20 bucks) but all in all I think the poor quality shows up in the bad tailoring and cheap materials.
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Bgirl_Hamster
04/22/09

@fulanita: I got some great flats there months ago and got sooo many complements. Sadly, they are now worn out and worse, smelly. My husband is like "seriously honey, you paid $20 bucks for those stinky things...throw them away!!" Sigh.
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bloodflower
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
it's true. i still rock my plaid green luella dress.
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pandorasmittens
04/22/09

@bloodflower: I still have the red striped blazer, and it held up better than blazers I had bought from the GAP, Nordstrom, and Bebe (before it was too frightening to set foot in Bebe, that is). Seriously well made stuff.
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fashionintel
04/22/09

@bloodflower: The Luella line was one of the most amazing Go International collections ever.
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meritxell: an erotic life
04/22/09

@bloodflower: I HAVE THIS ONE AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.
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meritxell: an erotic life
04/22/09

@fashionintel: That, and the Behnaz Sarafpour.
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pandorasmittens
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Yet another reason why Target is incredibly awesome.
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Don't you hate it when it turns out your mom was totally right?
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linnyt is a walking cliché
04/22/09

@JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: that's the worst part about it all.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

In reply to Dean Of Parsons Not So Fashion-Forward
Good thing Target makes up around 60% of my wardrobe
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HillGirl
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: Mine too. I adore Target. I find it very hard to leave there without spending more than planed.
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prettycool
04/22/09

@MarissaExplainsItAll: I got three compliments just yesterday on an old blouse from Target. And I never get compliments.
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MarissaExplainsItAll
04/22/09

@prettycool: Right, I always get compliments when I rock some purple flats I got at target. Target is the best!
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