You’re about to be able to get your hands on some very cool and very affordable shoes and hats thanks to Target’s latest round of collaborations.

We are very excited to see what Eugenia Kim offers up in the form of headwear, as we’re always on the lookout for something new but seriously hate spending over $200 on it. The collection will hit stores and the web on April 18, just in time for us to pick out our signature summer look. Awesome. We’re hoping for an array of knits as well as some more structured pieces.

Also arriving in April will be a limited edition of Cynthia Vincent shoes. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was Cynthia’s publicist for a spell and so I am doubly excited to see this happen for her and her super talented shoe designer Charlotte Stone. Expect a range of heel heights, especially cute flats, one of her signatures.

Keep ‘em coming, Target. This never gets old.

It’s just a Rachel Antonoff kind of day.

The designer’s designed a dress, that’s right, just one dress, for Target’s Red Hot Shop. It’s gold brocade, sleeveless, with a sweetheart neck and available online. Maybe in stores? We delight in knowing Target has even the tiniest indie designers on their radar.

In other news, Teen Vogue has amazing stills from her SS10 video - she’s shot her brother, Jack Antonoff and Alia Shawkat, yeah Maeby Fünke, re-enacting the “Top That” rap scene from Teen Witch.

The Antonoff video isn’t done yet, but if you need help putting words to images, Teen Vogue’s posted the original scene which we guarantee will make your day.

While Target’s making brands like Hayden-Harnett and Rodarte household names, Net-a-Porter’s building a home for lesser known designers and showcasing their work for a crowd already in love with kooky fashion.

Last year they launched an exclusive Marios Schwab section (pre-Halston) and now they’ll host an exclusive holiday collection from Ashish Gupta.

The London-based designer’s carried on a long love affair with sequins and though his latest collection revolved around both a fantasy vacation and a love of Nike, he’s designed a more subdued collection for the online shop.

He tells Vogue UK that it’s “a range of beautiful easy to wear pieces in soft shimmer black and metallics…perfect for easy evening glamour.”

Inspired by Target’s GO Collaborations, Macy’s is creating a men’s private label line called Threads & Heirs that will tap guest designers to bring their work to the department store’s customers.

Durand Guion, Macy’s vice president and men’s fashion director told WWD, “Target has had great success taking higher and more advanced designers to the masses. All of us have been studying this [Target] and looking at what would be the right combinations.”

First up for Spring and Fall 2010, Ruffian’s Brian Wolk and Claude Morais. The boys have obviously been focused on women’s wear as of late, but we, like Macy’s execs, have no doubt they’ll translate their aesthetic nicely into men’s again. Brian said that the collection will Americana by way of Williamsburg-inspired with many layers, striped button downs (with white collars), blazers, classic knit polos, and lots of pocket detailing and pleating.

So, are you interested in another collaboration? Will it translate as well in the men’s market at this more mass level? Time will tell.

Add A Slash: As in model/actress. Next up is Agyness who’s shooting a short film with the guy who plays the ADA on Law & Order. Also we now have “Celebrity Skin” running through our heads, which is not a bad thing at all. {Page Six}

Is Adidas the New Target: They’ve had Jeremy Scott and Stella McCartney, but now they’re onto British brand PPQ. Here’s your first look at their stripe-y, Catwoman-y collection. {Nylon}

Rita Hayworth Gave Good Face: Lindsay Lohan does not. God love (or hate) the Daily Mail for pointing out what we also witnessed last night, some seriously weird expressions that did nothing but age the girl in a major way. {Daily Mail}

The rumor that Jean Paul Gaultier was next up for Target’s Designer Collaboration spread like wildfire just a month ago.

But now it’s true and everyone can rejoice and jump for joy like we did upon waking up this morning.

He’s the third designer after Alexander McQueen and Anna Sui to participate in this series, which shouldn’t be confused with Go! International (even though it’s much more international). Contributing to the series demands a muse, and Gaultier’s chosen the American woman, and America’s pop culture, as his.

We’ve developed a very particular cycle of excitement regarding designer collaborations. First, we’re excited to hear their names in an affordable sentence. Then we worry about how their runway brilliance will translate into prices ending with $.99. And then finally, we’re thrilled they’ve accepted the challenge and look forward to what they’ll make when stripped of financial freedom.

The best part is, we’ve done it so many times we skip straight to part three. Gaultier’s collection will be in Target stores from March 7th to April 11th. No word yet on Manhattan’s usual pop-up.

RUMOR OF THE DAY: Jean-Paul Gaultier is said to be next up in Target’s Designer Collaboration series. None of the parties would comment officially to WWD, but we say yes, please.

The Anna Sui show is always a party.

But this season, for some reason, lacked a certain spunk (and we don’t just mean the confusing empty boxes inside the gift bags). It had all the good models (though it missed Agyness), the brightly colored embroidery, the youthful influence, and a party soundtrack, but it was, as the person next to me said, “all over the place.”

Her backdrop featured circus tents and if my Twitter icon hadn’t suddenly disappeared off the face of my iPhone, I’d have tweeted three’s a trend. The circus was nowhere to be found in Sui’s clothes though, instead there were a handful of hippie references and school girl looks we’d guess we’re inspired by her Gossip Girl inspired Target collection - if that isn’t too confusing.

And yes, we know ideas get recycled from season to season and that Marc’s own collection screamed “Rei,” but I swear those metallic dresses were in Bleecker’s Marc by Marc window last spring.

And the news gets better and better for Rodarte.

We jumped for joy when Target announced their collaboration with Kate and Laura Mulleavy and we pouted all day when we found out they’d be curating Colette when we’re not in Paris; but today news is entirely different.

The sisters just signed to William Morris Endeavor Agency. Obscure Japanese horror films and not so obscure American horror movies have almost always figured into their inspiration, so we’re not surprised that they have other creative mediums in mind for the future.

William Morris also says WWD they’ll help the brand move into publishing.

Rodarte books for Christmas please!

Rachel, 23, Profession: “up in the air”

Got Her: Strolling down Mott, pre-rain.

Stalked Her: Because really, when a dress that bright walks by, you can’t help but stalk - at least with your eyes.

Shot Her: Because nothing says summer like a floral maxi dress and now it feels like summer’s almost over; we had to capture the moment.

She Said: “I love anything full of color - and florals. I never wear black.”

We Say: Thanks for brightening our day!

If Liberty and Target pair up, like they’re rumored to, the world of mass collaborations will reach an insanely new transatlantic high.

Both stores, one the epitome of London cool and the other the epitome of American mass consumerism, have enlisted creative superstars to work on their projects for the past few years.

Liberty’s hosted Ronnie Wood and Luella Bartley while Target’s longer list includes McQueen, Proenza, Erin Fetherston and Luella. So when they join forces, we can’t even imagine what’ll happen - though visions of liberty print rompers and swimsuits for less than $30 are already dancing in our head. Between the two of them, we’d almost expect the whole world to show up in Liberty prints next summer.

WWD thinks the rumor will come true in spring and that there’ll be accessories, too. May we please have a Target now?

If there were a fashion retail scale, Target would be on one side and Colette the other.

And yet, just weeks after announcing their collaboration with the former, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte announced their work with the latter.

This October, they’ll curate an exhibition of their favorite things for Sarah Lerfel’s concept store in Paris. The sisters have consistently boasted the most impressive, obscure and yet still viable list of inspirations and we’re guessing this project will do a pretty good job of encapsulating what, in their lives, produces such dreamy clothes.

Now You’re Talking: Here’s a peek at Numero’s September issue. R’el Dade and Mélodie Dagault were shot by photographer Greg Kadel. It’s super hot & super NSFW. {Models}

How to Glam: Glamour’s launching a new video feature on their site. It’s called 20 Outfit Ideas from America’s Most Stylish People and includes commentary from Phillip Lim, Karl Lagerfeld, Rachel Zoe, Jason Wu and more. You can watch the preview & sign up for the daily videos now. {Glamour}

On Repeat: Keira Knightley’s latest Mademoiselle ads for Chanel look a lot like the last ones- pretty, and strategically naked. {Egotastic}

Lucky Duckie: Style Rookie, Tavi Williams, video taped the Rodarte for Target preview this morning while editors were sworn to secrecy. {Lucky}

SORRY DUDES. REMOVED RODARTE PICS AT THEIR REQUEST, BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM & WE’RE PRETTY SURE YOU ALREADY SAW!

Lovely Linda: The supermodels of our teen years are killing it this season on the campaign front. Evangelista and Galliano can really never go wrong as far as we’re concerned. {SassyBella}

Lend A Hand: The LOVE blog is reporting that photographer Corinne Day is very, very sick and in need of some super expensive medical treatment, so they’re selling a limited edition Kate Moss print (that’s too NSFW for even us to run on the home page) There are only 500 available. Do get well soon, Corinne! {LOVE}

Ew, Ew, Ew: In case you didn’t believe us about how douche-y those Fashion Meets Finance events are, maybe you’ll believe the Paper of Record. We’re just going to go back into our happy places where things such as this don’t exist. {NY Times}

While we’ve spent a bit of time over the past couple of weeks discussing some of our seemingly stagnant print titles and how we wish they would take some time to revamp, we’re happy to hear that websites aren’t all standing still.

This morning we read that our beloved Target is going to undertake what sounds to be a pretty massive overhaul of its site, currently run under the Amazon umbrella.

They want to brand the site and modernize its functions. We say, awesome. Not that the site is terrible, but it could certainly use a boost from the agency that creates Target’s creative ad campaigns. And any time a site becomes easier to maneuver, we think it’s a very good thing.

WWD’s “Rodarte a ‘GO’ With Target’ headline made us fall out of bed with shock.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the Pasadena based sisters who took home this year’s CFDA award for womenswear, have designed a 55-piece holiday collection for Target’s GO International (not Designer Collaborations like McQueen).

The clothes launch December 20th and range from $9.99 to $79.99 instead of Rodarte’s usual $3000 to $21000 and Target’s spokesman says the key to maintaining that Rodarte feel is layering.

Rodarte’s clothes are the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in person - seriously, they belong in a museum alongside great works of art - but maybe 1% of America’s heard their name which we imagine makes it hard to turn a major profit which in turn makes the PR they’ll get from Target pretty brilliant.

We don’t expect the clothes to look anything like Rodarte’s past collections. We do, however, expect them to be well thought out and whimsical.

Maybe if we buy Rodarte for Target clothes we can justify Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte boots?

“‘One of Target’s top executives got nervous about being that closely associated with the show, given the [debauchery] its characters get into,’ says an on-the-set source. For example, Blake Lively’s character, Serena, killed a man, and most of the characters frequently get wasted, do drugs and have promiscuous sex.” —The New York Daily News on why Anna Sui’s line for Target won’t have a starring role on an upcoming episode of Gossip Girl after all.

If you’re looking for something to do in the city over the long weekend, perhaps you should consider a trip to the Michali Fine Art Gallery on the Lower East Side to check out Hedi Ferjani’s exhibit “The Art of War”

Now, of course, Hedi’s not new to the scene having created the masks (recently shot by Steven Meisel) for Erin Fetherston’s show last season and directing the short film for her Target collection. (His mom even worked at couture houses like YSL and Lanvin.) And we hear there’s a W profile in the works.

What’s cool about this exhibit (and what has the fash crowd newly obsessed) is the ironic play between something glamorous and something destructive, as in pretty guns and grenades. But we’ll let you make your own interpretations.

Once you’ve seen the show, head on back here and let’s have our own little web discussion group, because we really miss that about college.

Sui and GG: Pictures have surfaced of Anna’s Blair/Serena/Little J/Vanessa-inspired collection for Target. We’re liking, lots. {Refinery29 via The Cut}

Football Moms: I love the NFL and can be spotted every Sunday of the fall/winter proudly donning my Peyton Manning jersey (go Colts!) But this seems pretty darn niche: Reebok is launching NFL maternity gear. {WWD}

Bird is the Word: Juicy Couture has created a pricier, but more grown up line. We’re reserving judgment until we see it in person. {Elle}