LC Lauren Conrad For Kohl's Appeals To Recessionistas
by Alex Gambardella
Oct 6, 2009 5:23 AM PDT
Like most celebrity designers with high-priced items, appealing to the masses has become the latest trend. Target, Walmart and Kohl's have replaced Bloomingdale's, Saks and Barneys. Who can afford those anymore? And so celebrities, or their advisers, got smart. Sell your clothes for less in highly trafficked discount stores. Genius! The latest celeb designer to jump on the trendy-for-cheap bandwagon is Lauren Conrad herself. While LC's casual, Cali-chic pieces used to sell for upwards of $150, her line at Kohl's, LC Lauren Conrad, is priced below $50. Consisting of laid-back tees, tanks, dresses and jeans, the line is actually pretty nice for casual wear. I even saw a pair of boyfriend jeans for $37! Her line debuted on September 15th in select Kohl's nationwide and her second collection hit stores October 1st. Head over to WhatsWear to watch as Lauren explains her line and how she got ready for the launch.
Psst...TJ Maxx And Marshalls Carry The Same Designer Merchandise As Department Stores!
by Katja Burnett
Dec 14, 2008 6:21 AM PST
Most people don't realize that both TJMaxx and Marshalls carry famous designer overruns, and not just past season or damaged merchandise (and by "designer," I don't mean Juicy Couture, though you'll find a fair amount of that as well. Think more along the lines of Marc Jacobs, Valentino, and Missoni, plus tons of premium denim, and- gasp!- Prada.) Literally, goods are cut and sewn for high-end boutiques or department stores and if there are order cancellations or extras, TJMaxx and Marshalls scoop them up. Need an example? These two models went shopping last week and bought exactly the same outfit with exactly the same labels. One spent $711.96 at a big not-to-be-named dept. store, while the other scored the same duds at TJMaxx and Marshalls for a not-so-grand total of $376.95. My advice? Hit TJMaxx or Marshalls FIRST, before you go to the department stores. It's amazing, and particularly in this economy, more and more of the best stuff is in TJMaxx and Marshalls because the higher end stores aren't moving their inventory and are canceling orders from manufacturers at the last minute-- and Stylehive knows where that inventory is going!
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