Missing the Target

So I decided to drop into one of my local Targets today (there are three within 10 miles of me)- the one that usually carries the Go International lines.  To my shock there was no Jean Paul Gaultier to be found!  I must say, I wasn't too disappointed as I was not really feeling the lookbook, but I thought I'd check it out in person anyhow.  A quick online search when I got home revealed that none of the Targets within even an hour of me are carrying this line.  I can only assume Target knew it was a bit too "edgy" (by "edgy" here, I mean god-awful) to appeal to the suburban consumer.  Now, I consider myself to have much much better taste and fashion-awareness than the average suburban consumer, but STILL, I just couldn't make myself like this line.  It looks like the clearance rack at Forever 21. *cringe*  Am I being harsh here?

Anywho, my trip was not a total bust, as I did find some early releases of the new Liberty of London for Target collection.  None of the clothes were out yet, but there were several endcaps throughout the store featuring the home products.  I found comforters, piggy banks, acrylic trays, throw pillows, and lampshades.  All were disappointing.  The fabric of the comforters was not so snuggly.  The throw pillows were made out of some horrendous chintzy acrylic faux-silk junk.  Overall, I found myself thinking that most of the items were way too similar to Issac Mizrahi's old Target stuffs.  I did like the paper products though, snapping up a boxed set of three mini journals for $6.99.  I'm still holding out hope for the rest of the line, which will be in stores this Sunday!  And it had better be in one of my stores! *threatening fist shaking*

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