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The Fashion Statement: Will 2011 be the Year of the Hat?

Hats worn for the express purpose of style hasn't been widely popular since the '20s. Millinery did have a brief comeback in the '80s when Princess Diana gave visibility to the British tradition of wearing hats for special occasions. Now Kate Middleton is again putting a modern face under the British topper. And numerous designers on both sides of the pond made the hat a central focus of their spring/summer runway collections. And then there is Lady Gaga entertaining us all with her theatrical chapeaus.

Not since the '80s have we seen so many hats! So we wonder: Could 2011 be the year of the hat?

Arguably the most buzzed about accessory of the season was the colorful, wide-brimmed hat like the one above at Prada. Badgley Mischka and Marc Jacobs channeled Jodi Foster in Taxi Driver with their bright pink versions shown over hair that had been appropriately curled and frizzed. Sally Field in The Flying Nun would have fit right in at Missoni where almost every model wore hats that flapped down the runway like wings. And Alberta Ferretti went boho by pairing floppy fringed brims with her collection of gauzy ethereal gowns.

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Anna Sui Designs For Target

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Designs from Anna Sui will be available at Target for a brief window of time this fall. She becomes the second designer to be part of Target's Designer Collaboration series, following Alexander McQueen. Sui will be creating a collection that is inspired by the television show Gossip Girl. The line will be on sale from September 13 through October 17.

Choosing a popular TV show will likely help Sui's line appeal to those who may not recognize the designer's name. As the WWD piece points out, Target's female clothing buyers tend to fall into two types, the trendy shoppers who are attracted by designer collaborations such as this and those featured in the Go International series and shoppers who are more interested in the more mainstream designs from Mossimo and Merona that form the bulk of Target's clothing. The short term collaborations attract attention and interest but it is the other lines that make the most sales and Target seems to be feeling the loss of Isaac Mizrahi who designed for the store for years. Is there a designer out there who can match Mizrahi's ability to combine wearability with a soupcon of flair to reinvigorate Target's clothing selections over the long haul?

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Anna Sui Leather Frame Bag, Handbag of the Day

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags

This Anna Sui Leather Frame Handbag could be mistaken for a work of art. The symmetry of the design is very pleasing to the eye, and the round brass studs complement the floral applique, rather than detracting from the bag and making it look aggressive, as some studs do. The chain shoulder strap and old-fashioned key charms are also in brass metal. While there is a fair amount of dark leather adorning the bag, the majority of it is done in a light wood brown, which works well to showcase the various accents of the bag. Price: $1,060.