Cheap(!) Designer Clothing?

I think my favourite pastime at the moment would be shopping online. Especially if I have a reason to escape working on my weekly book report for my History class this summer. Recently, I noticed that many designers decided to collaborate with retail stores to produce cheap but still fashionable clothing. For example, Karl Lagerfeld (designs for Chanel) and Roberto Cavalli decided to team up with H&M to produce affordable but fashionable clothing for the masses because the average Joe/Jill would probably not be able to shop at Chanel.

Target I think would currently be the best place to look for cheap but stylish clothing since they recruited labels such as Rafe, Libertine and Isaac Mizrahi among others. I recently spotted a Rafe bag at Target for under $30 and was surprised at how good it looked. For one thing, it didn't look cheap. However, I didn't really like the design of the handles and therefore, walked away from it. For those uneducated in the matters of fashion, a Rafe Totengco bag does not go for under $300 and usually runs into being over $400 a pop.

The bag that I ordered


One of Libertine's collection pieces at Target

However, a couple of days later, wanting to escape the utter boredom of reading Alan Brinkley's "The End of Reform", I decided to give myself a break and go browsing online. I found myself at Target.com and to cut the story short, I have now in transition, a Rafe bag being shipped to me. I didn't see the bag at the store and it was available online only and the reviews were good. If I don't like it when it arrives, I can always return it to the nearest Target store for a full refund. Now, after browsing Libertine's line at Target, I think I might go and have a look at the store in the weeks to come. Now who can resist affordable, chic designer clothing?