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Look #1, created by nikkeeb, is white hot. Doesn't it look like something Diane Kruger would wear?

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>> IN PRODUCTION —The McQ Alexander McQueen for Target line doesn't launch until March 1, but the lookbook just arrived, full of jumpsuits, leather vests, shiny trenches, and full skirts, all within the $30-$130 range.  [Nylon, Is Mental]

>> Alexander McQueen's new McQ Alexander McQueen for Target collaboration was a shock to many — but the line, all priced under $129.99, makes sense to the designer, especially in these tight times: "I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth."

He was hesistant about the prospect at first — "I've never understood Target" — but he chose to launch a new designer initiative with Target over say, working with H&M or Topshop, because its just part of his renegade style: "We’d always been approached by people like H&M and other high street [retailers] in England to do things. I’m not very fond of following the norm. I didn’t want to follow Stella [McCartney] at H&M or Karl Lagerfeld at H&M. I didn’t see the point of it. I like to infiltrate an area that’s not really aware of me, as such."

That targeted area?  The Midwest: "Apart from the East and West Coasts, my company doesn’t have any visibility in the US.  I always liked the idea of people in the Midwest wearing my clothes.  There is no way the main line could go to Middle America. I’m not getting any [benefit from the Target association] for the main line. This is a great taste of McQ in areas where it doesn’t exist."

But enjoy the opportunity while it lasts, McQueen doesn't expect to make this a habit: "Target is just one season. I don’t like to repeat myself. It’s a one-off and that makes it an eclectic collection. It’s great as pieces that will never exist again, and for me it’s a good marketing strategy. If I do it all the time, it dilutes the concept."

A first look at a t-shirt, pants, mesh dress, and tank from the McQ Alexander McQueen for Target line.
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