Target Go International Designer Collaboration Re-Releases

Target will be re-releasing select pieces from their most popular designer collaborations in order to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of the Go International designer collab line. The re-release will include 34 pieces from 17 past designers. Pieces are scheduled to hit stores March 13, 2011, with a press release of featured dresses in February 2011.

Who do you guys want to see featured in the re-release? I'd like definitely like another chance to grab some McQueen pieces, along with Thakoon, Temperley, Anna Sui, and Proenza Schouler.

Past designer collabs include: Luella, Tara Jarmon, Paul & Joe, Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, Libertine, Alice Temperley, Erin Fetherston, Jovovich-Hawk, Rogan, Richard Chia, Jonathan Saunders, Alexander McQueen (McQ), Thakoon, Tracy Feith, Anna Sui, Rodarte, Jean Paul Galtier, Zac Posen, and Tucker.

Oh Snap! New The Lonely Island Album Coming in 2011!

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! So excellent that it deserves an all caps, double exclamation mark moment. For all of you who don't know The Lonely Island, they are a parody group whose members consist of SNL regular Adam Samberg and two SNL writers, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. Samberg, Schaffer, and Taccone are also long time friends who grew up together. These are the guys behind Dick in a Box, I'm On A Boat, and Jizz In My Pants. THAT'S RIGHT. These are the type of people who automatically make you feel inferior for being less hilarious and less clever on all accounts. It's okay though, because I wholeheartedly accept the fact that I will never reach their level of genius. I've probably listened to their first album, Incredibad, about a bazillion times and for the past year, I've lived in fear that a new album would never come. Well those days are over because we're getting a new album in '11!

Celine F/W 2010 Shoes and Accessories

I'm currently obsessed (as is the rest of the world right now) with Celine's fall/winter 2010 shoes and accessories line. Every season there's a new much hyped about bag, and in seasons past it's been the Chloe paddington, the Marc Jacobs stam, the YSL muse I & II, and the Balenciaga City, and this season it's definitely Celine's Boston tote. Every single damn time I see that bag somewhere my heart leaps. Phoebe Philo is the best thing that could have possibly happened to Celine during this recession. Celine needed that punch-kick combo in order to spruce up the French brand's image and now it's pretty much safe to say she's catapulted it into youthful cult status. I've been a Philophile for quite awhile now, ever since her days at Chloe, but it's obvious from what she's currently doing at Celine, that that's where she'll really make her mark into mainstream recognition.

If they add a shoulder strap option to the luggage tote, I may really need to invest in one. I'm just blown away by the execution and simplicity of the line. I mean, just look at the beauty in this collection. Never has minimalism looked so good.

The Boston tote will run you anywhere from $1250 to $2500 depending on size and/or color variation.

Some of my faves from F/W 2010/11:










Also, check out Jak&Jil's pictorial on fellow Philophiles. Here's a peek to get you salivating:






Phenomenal.

Liam Neeson's "Unknown" Trailer & Casting in "The Hangover 2"

Check out the trailer for Liam Neeson's new movie, Unknown, opening February 18, 2011. It's a movie that is very much in the same vein as the sleeper hit, Taken, in which he also starred. If you haven't seen Taken, then maybe you don't know that Liam is fierce as all hell, and he still kicks ass at his age. Unknown is another thriller set in Europe and it stars Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, and Frank Langella. Neeson plays a man who wakes up from a car crash while on vacation with his wife (Jones), and discovers that his identity has been stolen and his wife apparently no longer recognizes him. Kruger and Langella help him uncover what really happened to him and the people behind the conspiracy. From what I see from the trailer, it's Taken 2, but I'll still probably see it because Liam Neeson is a man not to be messed with, and when Liam wants you to watch a movie in which he kicks ass in (literally), then you do it.

Check out the trailer below.

More Liam Neeson news on this fine Monday! Liam Neeson has replaced Mel Gibson in The Hangover 2. Mel was cast in a cameo role of a tattoo artist in the film but after several uproars in the cast (most notably, Zach Galifianakis, who hinted in an interview earlier this month that he was in "deep protest" on the set of a movie he's currently shooting, aka The Hangover 2), he's been fired. No shocker, considering the bad press Gibson has been receiving as of late, including his spews of anti-semitism, and more recently, the violent, misognystic, conversations that have leaked between him and ex-girlfriend, Oksana Gregorieva.

Kanye West's 35 Minute "Runaway" Short Film

Kanye West's "Runaway" short film premiered this weekend on MTV and it featured West along with Selita Ebanks, who plays a phoenix who falls down to earth. The 35 minute long video, directed by Kanye himself, features tracks from his highly anticipated new album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", which releases November 22. Selita looks phenomenal in this video. Those wings were perfect. No wonder, since they were designed by Phillip Lim.

Interesting video, and highly conceptualized. It's kinda crazy, but so is Kanye. See for yourself below.

Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan"

Aren't these promotional posters for Darren Aronofsky's new film, Black Swan, phenomenal? Someone in the 20th Century Fox marketing department deserves a raise. I love the film noir feel of the ads, and I'm not exactly sure how they pertain to the movie specifically, but eh, who cares. It looks amazing-- and how many modern day movie posters can you say the same for these days?

Black Swan stars Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel, and is a thriller which centers around a star ballerina and a rival who threatens to steal her spotlight. It was directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Requiem for a Dream, Pi), so you know it'll be dark, twisted, and fantastic. The film has also generated some glowing reviews, especially for Natalie Portman's role, and has also been gathering some considerable Oscar momentum. It'll be interesting to see if Portman or Black Swan gets a nomination, considering horror movies very rarely, if ever, receive Academy recognition.

Black Swan opens December 3, 2010.

Second Sneak Peek at Lanvin for H&M

Another ad has popped up on the web, and this time we have print! I love it. They're so whimsical and those accessories are so punchy and fun. Loving the footwear so far as well. I'm clearing out space in my closet, Alber! Can't wait. CANNOT WAIT! I'm really loving that they're taking styles from their line and creating a similar version for H&M.


(Left: Lanvin Spring '09 Runway, retail: $1,530, Right: Lanvin for H&M, high res photo courtesy of Nitrolicious)

Lovely, no? I just hope these translate as well as they do in print when these hit stores later next month.

LANVIN FOR H&M FIRST LOOK.

I've been long overdue for a new post because I've been sick as a dog, but I've finally gotten over it and have since been immunized with a flu shot to prevent further sickness, so hooray for health!

Alright, first post in awhile and it's a doozy. Vogue Paris has provided us all with a glorious, much anticipated first look from Alber Elbaz's Lanvin for H&M collection and HOLY MOTHER OF BLACK. I need. I NEED. Oh Alber, how ingenious of you to have kept in mind that black is every girl's color while designing this collection. I am so in love with everything, but that black one shoulder dress? Amazing. So glad they made a modified version for H&M. I loved Maggie G in the leopard version at last year's Golden Globes.



A preview of the collection will be launched on November 2nd, and it will hit stores in U.S. and Canada on November 20th, and the rest of the world on November 23rd. November 20th is so close yet so far away. I need some wallet-friendly Lanvin RTW in my life right about now. Now if only we could get a sneak peek at the accessories as well.. if there's a modified version of the Lanvin 'Happy' bag, my wallet credit card may burst in flames the day this collection launches. Who's ready for a fashion throwdown at H&M on the morning of November 20th? You know damn right I am.


Lanvin Happy Partage bag in Metallic Lamé, Ret. $1,915

And I leave you with an adorably adorable video of Mr. Elbaz himself: