https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:27:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478966 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:44:32 +0000 Kirstjen 1478966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went to Target for the Missoni collaboration several years ago. &nbsp;I never did it again &amp; I don't think that anything will ever entice me to even try, going forward. &nbsp;I'm willing to shop at Target for workout wear, but nothing else. &nbsp;Even that is a bit iffy. &nbsp;I just think their clothing is too cheaply made &amp; just looks like junk, especially when I put it on my imperfect body. &nbsp;</p> <p>I was raised with the maxim "You get what you pay for," and I guess it sank in. &nbsp;My mother also has said regularly that the purchases she regretted most were when she "cheaped out." &nbsp;So I guess I know where I get it. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478950 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:00:13 +0000 Ledonna N. 1478950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just finished reading the article and to be truthful I am not Targets target customer.&nbsp; I am short and fat and curvy.&nbsp; They have not come far in the plus size section unless you count the maternity wear.&nbsp; Now as far as the article it seems to ring true and it is sad.&nbsp; It is like the fast fashion for the masses and the the blood in the water syndrome all tied up together.&nbsp; Outrages the behavior of people akin to black Friday shopping which I will not attend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478803 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 03:17:48 +0000 catgirl 1478803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/fashion/is-target-in-the-consumers-bulls-eye-after-the-lilly-pulitzer-dustup.html?referrer=" rel="nofollow">http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015.....?referrer=</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478679 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:37:12 +0000 rachylou 1478679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that was a nice response from T&amp;C. In many ways, I miss when fashion was a nice dress and not so <i>loaded</i>. And that's how I think of Lilly Pulitzer - nice dresses.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478673 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:04:40 +0000 Dee 1478673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not a big Lily fan, nor a fan of the Target collaborations in general, but came across this article today in response to the Washington Post article and thought it might be of interest to some:<br /> <a href="http://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/news/a3079/to-those-who-say-lilly-pulitzer-2015/" rel="nofollow">http://www.townandcountrymag.c.....tzer-2015/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478316 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 02:24:51 +0000 Echo 1478316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There was only one Target collaboration that I wish I'd purchased more from - more as collector's items than as wearable fashion. However, I have just not been that thrilled about most of the collaborations. I purchased some of the MIssoni housewares (the glass pieces) for my new kitchen, but the clothing wasn't anything special.</p> <p>And it is interesting that EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Target has a popular collaboration people complain about the resellers. Obviously Target either cannot or will not do anything about it. Of course, if you live in the Midwest like I do (where most people have never heard of the designers in question), there are never lines and they are never sold out. While I haven't made a trip to Target for this one, if this one is sold out it is likely only because the Today show said it was, so people around here went to take a look. </p> <p>But like many people have already mentioned, most collaborations use cheap materials and the sizing tends to be odd. It sells because of the name (which, if we are honest, is often not terribly different from the full priced lines - different budgets, different "limited edition" playgrounds). Still and all, even not taking any collaborations into consideration, Target generally has better clothing than, say, K-Mart or Walmart or other discounters IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target/page/2#post-1478257 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:52:50 +0000 Marlene 1478257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Overall, I am pretty disappointed in these collaborations because they are basically targeting people that are label seekers. &nbsp;Its all about the label since the quality/fit is generally lacking. &nbsp;And I have noticed that despite every piece selling out in seconds, I never see people actually wearing them! &nbsp;I will admit I was excited about the Missoni collaboration but again, the pieces were ill fitting and quality was terrible. &nbsp;So I STILL don't have a Missoni in my wardrobe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478246 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:23:28 +0000 chadya 1478246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really think it is crummy that people who wanted a piece of this co-lab couldn't because of the resellers. I sort hope they all get stuck with it, why buy a Target LP dress for over $100 when you can get an LP for about the same, well a bit more. </p> <p>The WP article states that LP is not fashion not clothes is a rather snotty or superior attitude, just because she a) does not like Lllly P which granted is a rather certain taste, b) doesn't like Target c) had to write an article that day. </p> <p>My sister in-law was able to get a tunic which turned out to be too big for her she gave it to me to try, to be honest if I saw it at Marshall's for $25 I wouldn't have tried it on either. So back it goes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478190 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:26:26 +0000 abc 1478190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>But have all Target collabs been this successful? &nbsp;If I recall there was one last year that didn't go over so well. &nbsp;Jason Wu maybe? &nbsp;Lots of bright floral prints. &nbsp;I remember being in a Target and seeing stuff still hanging on the rack (well after the launch).</p> <p>Interesting discussion! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478144 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:35:20 +0000 Gaylene 1478144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura, I imagine, when you get past the marketing slogans like "good design for all" , that Target I doesn't really care WHO buys the merchandise as long as they make the sale. As a matter of fact, if they can sell out a shipment in a few hours because of a hyped up frenzy, it means a quicker return on their investment and less interim financing. </p> <p>The more troubling question to me is how these collaborations are training consumers to not consider the items themselves but to just look at a tag. I also am losing respect for designers who go down this easy, but very profitable, road by endorsing shoddy knockoffs of their own brands. A down-market version is fine in my books as long as the designer takes the lower-priced version seriously and uses his/her talent to provide a good, but more affordable, version of the label's vision. Unfortunately what started as an interesting concept has morphed into an cynical "put the label on it and they'll buy it" marketing gimmick that treats the customer as a mindless dolt who can't see beyond a label. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478142 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:07:09 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1478142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou, that reminds me of the last time I was in Harrod's in London. There were so many tourists milling around and gawking that you could barely walk around the place. If I'd wanted to shop for something specific, it would have been a real pain to manage. Not that there's anything wrong with being a tourist - I was one too right then - but in my everyday life, when you go into a store it's because you're at least considering buying something from them.</p> <p>Gaylene, I agree with you - it's a capitalist country and there's nothing illegal in what the resellers are doing. I personally wouldn't pay a markup for Target collabs but if someone else wants to, rock on. I wonder if the "let everyone grab an entire shopping cart full of stuff so they can resell it on ebay" policy won't end up being short-sighted for Target, though. But then, I hate Black Friday and plenty of people seem to continue to like it, so what do I know... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478139 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:51:46 +0000 rachylou 1478139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, the code switching! It's very... bemusing when you're in a store like Gucci and someone is freaking out because they're being "followed like a criminal" but "ain't done nuthin.'" Staff is supposed to wait on you hand and foot. And it's easier on them if you'll just sit down and let them bring stuff to you.</p> <p>Or it used to be. A lot of the stores have changed the way they do things. They've gotten down with the ballpark milling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478138 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:48:56 +0000 Sadie 1478138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478136 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:44:02 +0000 Gaylene 1478136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Thistle and Dara in failing to understand why people get in such a frenzy about these collaborations. Am I just being cynical in thinking the actual items often take a backseat to the "I scored", fist pump? Or maybe the eye-searing colours, flimsy fabrics, and less than careful construction really do reflect the tastes of today's fashionistas? </p> <p>But I'm going to be a spoiler about getting indignant with those buyers who willingly stand in line for hours and brave the mayhem just to sell the stuff at an inflated price on eBay. Those eBay re-sellers are clear-eyed about what these down-market collaborations mean to them--money in their pockets so they can buy the real thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478132 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:29:32 +0000 rachylou 1478132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LP is very accessible, if you ask me. The dresses say 'lively, healthy, pretty girl who won't say *Nietzche.*'</p> <p>I think Lilly is more understandable when you spend time in hot humid places. The prints come off differently in that incredible overpowering sunlight and wilting humidity. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478127 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:13:20 +0000 doubleh 1478127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After reading this thread I just saw an email from ebay with a direct link to "LP for Target on Ebay". &nbsp;I clicked- 115 pages to scroll through! &nbsp; Starting to seem like a conspiracy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478125 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:06:40 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1478125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right? Aside from the assumption that anyone can save up for Chanel if she really wants to, there's a lot of cultural code-switching that would have to happen. The first time I went into Neiman Marcus I thought they were going to kick me out, and I'm a white chick.</p> <p>I suspect that as far as LP is an aspirational brand - and I'm sure it is for some people - it's an *accessible* aspirational brand, not something that feels so foreign to people that it might as well be on Mars. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478123 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:59:39 +0000 Diana 1478123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm another one who doesn't "get" Lilly at all, but if it's anything like their other collaborations, it will be the authentic prints and maybe cuts, but the fabric and workmanship will be sub-par.&nbsp; I have a few items from the Target x Liberty collab, and I like them, but even the cotton items are not Liberty lawn cotton (which if you've felt it is thin but super fine, like high thread count sheets and it is very $$$$ even as straight up fabric).&nbsp; And a lot of it was polyester, which is so <i>not Liberty</i> that I felt a little offended, to be honest.&nbsp; (I do own a couple of the poly items, but I'm not sure I'd buy them again today.)&nbsp; On the other hand, my J Crew Liberty shirt <i>is </i>Liberty cotton and that was reflected in the cost, but it is much more of a pleasure to wear.&nbsp; </p> <p>To a certain point, I think that price <i>does</i> reflect quality.<br /> Is a $3000 dress 10 times better (or even 3 times better) made than a<br /> $300 dress? Maybe not. But I'd argue that most of the time a $300<br /> dress will be noticeably better than a $30 dress. The author of the<br /> article makes a good point that it's probably better to wait for a sale<br /> on the real thing from Neiman Marcus for something at the Lilly (or<br /> Liberty) price point. Yes, that won't work for something like Missoni.<br /> But still.</p> <p>Liberty is a funny case though because they basically sell <i>fabric, </i>not clothing, so almost everything out there is technically a collaboration.&nbsp; I think with something like Missoni or even Lilly there is not really any impetus for the brand to do a high quality/high price collab unless it's something like sneakers that they don't normally make, because they can just sell the real thing themselves.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478112 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:37:05 +0000 rachylou 1478112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have to agree, Laura. Esp about Lilly Pulitzer being just clothes and having value because of that.</p> <p>...altho there's some class stuff in that too. *D*esign is nouveau riche. The upper class is not necessarily rich and they're saddled with a lot of old junk.</p> <p>Also it's hilarious to say *anyone* can just save up and go into Chanel. In my day at least, you didn't just walk in off the street to all these places. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478101 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:18:31 +0000 rachylou 1478101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do like Target. I used to go every week because it was like visiting a design museum. They featured all these wares designed by Michael Graves, the quality was high, the prices good, and the stores well lit. I still go because they have good deals on Diet Coke and other grocery items (I slash my grocery bill in half going there). I've many things from Target bought way over a decade ago. </p> <p>But what a difference 20 years make. Clothing prices have really gone up, they have a lot of poor quality stuff (shoes are quite bad IMO, but for rain boots) and the prices are way up - and I don't think anyone in India is getting better wages. However, the people still seem to be smarter than at Walmart/Kmart. I've gone around the counter at Kmart to dial the phone for them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478096 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:53:06 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1478096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BTW, I had a whole post written yesterday about the Washington Post article linked to in the first post above, and then lost it, which aggravated me so much I said forget it. I will summarize: I think the WP article is poorly written and classist, but in a weird way. There is definitely something interesting to say about the symbol that LP has become in certain groups, and how they responded to the Target collab, and the whole topic of aspirational fashion and/versus the 21st century marketplace of fast fashion, but I don't think the author managed to do it any justice. </p> <p>"LP is just clothes, not fashion." OK, a) nonsense, because all clothes are fashion of a sort, and all fashion is also clothes, and b) that's why people liked Lilly, and continue to like Lilly - because it *is* just clothes, not some sort of complicated self-referential aesthetic judgment that's so freakin' complicated you need a PhD in postmodern literary theory to know what to buy and how to wear it. It happens not to resonate with me personally, but I think most people who like it - especially the people who liked the Target version because they couldn't afford LP before or hadn't heard of it - like it because the prints are cheery and it makes them happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478093 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:44:18 +0000 Anonymous 1478093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Thistle </b>took the words right out of my mouth. &nbsp;I couldn't have said it better. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1478057 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:22:42 +0000 K.M. 1478057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to come here and post an update... I just dropped my daughter off at her school and one of her classmates was sporting a Lilly Pulitzer for Target dress (I had seen it online so I recognized it). We live in Targetland here so I'm not surprised... It is eye-catching and bright, but upclose the print and detail are a bit rough. That had been my impression from the website. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477894 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 02:26:09 +0000 K.M. 1477894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the feedback, I feel more validated! Rachylou, yes, I don't get why they won't restock or conceive of these collaborations as season-long offerings. Oh well, because then that would kill the hype. Too sad. <br />Alaskagirl, but, waaait.... they had a Liberty collab... I am glad I never knew about it, because I would have tried to get something and surely, based on everyone's feedback here, I would have been disappointed!<br />So odd, as you all point out, that the quality is worse than their regular offerings. My favorite purchase of the whole winter is a cotton sweater (by their Merona brand); grey with a burgundy and pink argyle pattern. It cost all of $ 9 on sale, yet it's warm, it's soft, it has held up to several washes and heavy use (several times a week for various purposes), and it's the perfect fit. Looks good too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477811 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:22:51 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1477811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read that the LP launch yesterday was as much of a zoo as the Missoni one was, both online and in stores. I dislike the idea of so many people buying cartloads to resell online, but I guess if Target put a limit on items, they'd have to do it all the time?</p> <p>I agree that the designer collabs aren't my favorite, even though I like Target in general and their clothes. The collab clothes are never as high quality either - maybe they're made with narrower profit margins? Kohl's seems to do better with their collabs; they've got one with Milly coming out this week that I plan to check out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477801 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:03:56 +0000 rachylou 1477801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KM, I think you're dead on that it breaks their motto 'good design for all.' When Target started this all with the GO campaign, the collections were in the store for months. These things are now 5 minute flash mob events. You don't even go into a dressing room and try things on. You throw them in a basket and run.</p> <p>I think they've made a huge mistake with their intention to not to restock. They've been trying to get customers back after the credit card fiasco, and they've turned everyone off with this stunt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477796 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:57:13 +0000 Daria 1477796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Thistle and others who don't get the idea of cheaply fabricated high end clothes. I'm guessing for Target it's not really about "good design for all" but about the store in general getting so much vibe.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477784 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:38:27 +0000 catgirl 1477784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was at Target yesterday because I'm spending a week in rural Alaska and needed supplies - had NO idea it was LP day. But everything was cleared out at our store, and I heard store clerks talking about how it was all to be resold on Ebay. I find that disgusting. I did the Missoni (which was so crazy) and Liberty sales, but really can't stand the whole idea of people buying to rip other people off, then returning. It will all trickle back in once people realize they don't have to pay 3X the price of resellers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477782 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:36:24 +0000 CocoLion 1477782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have purchased items from a number of the Target collabs. &nbsp;Some of them I wore twice but the quality was so poor I couldn't stand wearing them. &nbsp;Some of them I never wore but listed (and sold, although not at a profit) on eBay. &nbsp;Others ripped right away. &nbsp;The best thing I got was some Missoni socks that have held up well. &nbsp;I did go on the site and tried to order the Lilly Pulitzer swimsuits but of course they were already sold out on Sunday morning 9 a.m. &nbsp;So yes I continue to fall for the hype and at least try and buy stuff, in spite of my 90% negative experience due to the poor quality. &nbsp;I thought the swimsuits were cute, it had nothing to do with the LP brand. &nbsp;I'll keep looking as I want to add a new swimsuit this year, and no I'm not upset they were sold out.</p> <p>On to LP specifically, I thought that the brand has been taken over by preppy wannabes anyway. &nbsp;I didn't think real preppies wore LP anymore. &nbsp;Anyone else get that impression? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/more-on-lilly-pulitzer-for-target#post-1477780 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:35:54 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1477780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Crutcher is right. &nbsp; When Missoni did their line for Target, their website crashed from the unprecedented online traffic, and almost all of the clothing sold out fast online and in stores - and a lot of it appeared on eBay within a day. &nbsp; I was disappointed not to be able to see more than a few random stray items in person, two days after the sale went live.</p> <p>I like to go see these collections to see if there is anything unique or interesting. &nbsp;I bought two pieces from the Altuzarra collection last fall - but in truth, I would have bought them if they have been one of Target's house brands, because I liked the design.</p> <p>I had thought to go look over the Lilly stuff, because I had my eye on that long-sleeve floral top - but my flamenco teacher/theatre partner gave me one of her mod floral tops, so I got my itch for crazy happy tropical wear scratched &nbsp; :D&nbsp;</p> <p>Let me note that the Missoni for Target pieces I did see were disappointing, and I have no words for how awful the textiles in the Pilotto collection were. &nbsp; Cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap &nbsp; Beautiful prints though. &nbsp; Cheapo fabric.</p> <p>Not all collabs are total junk, either - I have the leopard choker that Versace did for H&amp;M - I got it on eBay, new, for close to, or a little less than, the price it retailed for. &nbsp;I think the seller started the price very low, and had counted on more aggressive bidding, but the auction was the day before Thanksgiving, when nobody was really shopping.</p> <p>I get a ton of compliments on that choker, it really is a statement piece. &nbsp; </p>