God knows that I love affordable chains such as H&M and Target for combining forces with top designers so the middle-class can afford great designed pieces! So you know I thanked the Lord when I read that Isabel Toledo and Christian Siriano would be the newest designers to be designing for Payless.
For those who don't know, Isabel Toledo is a designer who has been around for decades but recently came into the spotlight as the designer responsible for Michelle Obama's yellow shift dress that she wore for the Inaugural ceremony.
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Isabel Toledo retrospective at FIT (image from papermag.com) |
Other than a ghastly black patent yellow rubber soled disaster (seen below), the other shoe designs embodies the class and elegance that Isabel puts forth in her clothing designs.
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Isabel Toledo for Payless |
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Isabel Toledo for Payless |
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Isabel Toledo for Payless |
I was also excited to hear that Christian Siriano would be designing. Christian is the winner of Project Runway season 4 and his win was definitely deserved! His first collection out of reality tv was an all black offering of hard coats and sleek & chic dresses. I was hoping the Payless collection would be a bit more young and edgy although Payless usually plays it pretty safe.
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Christian V Siriano Fall 2010 |
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Christian Siriano for Payless |
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Christian Siriano for Payless |
Check back tomorrow for my thoughts on American Apparel and their recent downward spiral into bankruptcy!
I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI bought the Isabel Toledo shoes with the red bow today! They're so cute!
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