ISAAC MIZRAHI + LIZ CLAIBORNE

Credited with starting the hi-low phenomenon which is now almost de rigueur (and aprospos given the tumult in the world financial markets), Isaac Mizrahi is moving on from Target and is now creative director at Liz Claiborne. Check out the slide that I created below for more...

Color and prints, geometric stripes, oh my! A few choice words from Mizrahi:

“I’m trying to shift the paradigm once again...The Target thing, that’s thinking very high and very low. But now there’s this whole other cultural thing that’s taking place before our eyes, and it’s only accelerated because of the terrible economic thing we’re going through. It’s like, I believe firmly in the middle now.”

Based on the pics of Mizrahi for Claiborne line which will be in stores Spring 2009, I may have to rethink Liz Claiborne, a brand which I associate with, ahem, older women. But given the pics, I'll be keeping my eyes open! That pink dress is mine!

COLOR BLOCK

Life & Style weekly rounds up a few picks inspired by the latest block method. Check out this week's issue to get more info on one of this fall's hottest trends!



Check out additional color block options (and where to buy) below.

Left to Right. Top: Paul Smith logo silk scarf, $105.00 on Paul Smith's website; Coach's legacy stripe enamel bangle, $78.00; Cotton Faille dress, Isaac Mizrahi New York, $285; isaacmizrahiny.com (previously featured here). Middle: Jonathan Saunders Brent block color dress, $1635.00, available on net-a-porter; Miu Miu contrast color brogue pumps, $525.00 on net-a-porter; Loeffler Randall black and white color block dress, $375; loefflerrandall.com or at select Neiman Marcus stores; Silk twill scarf, Emilio Pucci, $120; orange and pink suede flats, Nine West, $35 (net proceeds will benefit a variety of breast-cancer charities). Bottom: TopShop sequin clutch bag £18.00; WD. NY's silk crepe de chine dress $168.00; Sam Edelman's leather flat with metal trim, $95.00 on samedelmanshoe.com or at Macy's West; Alice & Trixie cotton dress, available for $276 on bellabtq.com

Spice up these season's greys and blacks with an infusion of color! It will be hard to succumb to the winter blues in one of these bright numbers. My favorite interpretations of the trend are below. Electric blue is a major "it" color for fall!

TopShop's triangle panel elastic belt is only £18.00. My sister-in-law bought Nine West's toggle mary janes, $79.00, in electric blue...I got them in fucshia (the colors are available on Amazon).

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LIBERTINE & ALICE TEMPERLEY FOR TARGET!

Target is doing big things! They really hit the bullseye by pairing with the likes of Isaac Mizrahi, Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler and (easier to pronounce names such as) Luellea Bartley, Patrick Robinson, Tara Jarmon and Sophie Albou of Paul & Joe.

Next up, the seventh designer to participate in the GO International Flights of Fashion series, bi-coastal design duo--Libertine, due out by Labor Day! Check out the press release here and the collection here!

...pieces from Libertine's vintage inspired and prepster chic line

After that, be sure to pre-order Alice Temperley's limited edition holiday line, due out in October! Additional images can be found here.

...tailored pieces and whimsical prints are the highlights of Alice Temperley's line!

So far, I've only picked up this piece, and a few others from the Mizrahi line, but I'm going to make an effort to select a couple pieces from forthcoming collections. Enjoy!

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DRESS FOR LESS: ISAAC MIZRAHI

Isaac Mizrahi's yummy cotton faille dress,below left, $285.00 on the designer's website, is featured in June's In Style magazine. Get the subtler version, with the same design aesthetic, for $34.99, from the Isaac Mizrahi for Target line!