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>> In celebration of its fifth year collaborating with designers, Target will re-release 34 dresses from 17 past Go International participants — to hit most Target stores and online at Target.com on March 13, 2011.

The Go International Designer Collective line, as its being called, will feature signature dresses from the past Target lines of Luella Bartley, Tara Jarmon, Paul & Joe, Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, Libertine, Alice Temperley, Erin Fetherston, Jovovich-Hawk, Rogan, Richard Chai, Jonathan Saunders, Thakoon, Tracy Feith, Rodarte, Zac Posen, and Tucker. Only Patrick Robinson of Gap declined the opportunity to work with Target again, saying he had other commitments. Images of the collection, which will be in stores through April 10, 2011, are expected to be available in February.

Gloves have a certain mystique. Then there's the upped glam factor when you slip into gorge(ous) gloves. Remember how screen sirens of yore seduced with their Hollywood waves and sexy satin gloves? It may be early Fall, but Lily Allen mixes things up in her black ruched gloves; with her dark shades she looks very incognito chic. The best part, depending on where you dwell: gloves are functional. Cold coziers start scoping out leather and cashmere; sun worshippers feast on lace and fingerless.

Hiring someone to give you a closet makeover is the new personal shopper--that is, if you need someone to explain to you how to layer. 

Refinery 29 wraps up 50 brands, people, and mags that kicked the bucket in 2008. However helpful, be warned of nostalgia pangs and watering eyes. 

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Macys in Herald Square is a mosh pit of moms.

Rogan makes a quirky holiday video.

La Perla ready to wear is moving to Milan. To see the La Perla Spring 2009 collection click here. 

>> The CFDA has been busy lately, discussing the possibility of sponsoring sample sales for designers who don't have enough resources to do it on their own, commissioning books — including a fashion-related cookbook, and announcing an upcoming three-year partnership with Mattel.  But Monday night, we'll learn which of the 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nominees will take home top honors, $200,000, and business advice, who will score one of the two runners-up titles and the $50,000 that comes with them, and who will try again next year.

The first award was given in 2004, with top honors going to Proenza Schouler; since then, Trovata (2005), Doo.Ri (2006), and Rogan (2007) have taken the top prize, and the likes of 3.1 Phillip Lim, Philip Crangi, Rodarte, Thakoon, Derek Lam, and Thom Browne have all been runners-up.  Without doubt, the winner generally has name recognition — and is in favor at Vogue — but tends to not be the biggest name in the group (i.e. Rogan over Phillip Lim last year).

So who will take all? »

>> INSIDER WIRE — Rogan Gregory should be riding on the success of his Rogan for Target collection and his new Manhattan outpost coming into Fashion Week, but there seems to be a hiccup in the works. His Spring 2009 presentation was originally scheduled for Sept. 11, but has now been postponed. Hopefully everything's still smooth going in Roganland . . . [FWD]

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>> INSIDER WIRE — Rogan Gregory and Michael Stipe collaborated on a way cool alarm clock box installation that publicly debuted today, celebrating the new Rogan boutique in Manhattan. [Racked]