Isaac Mizrahi and Target are breaking up - StyleList

Skip to Content

Love our makeover? Tell us what you think.

Isaac Mizrahi and Target are breaking up

Filed under: Style in the News, News

The frugally fashionable lovefest that was Target and designer Isaac Mizrahi will be no more, according to an announcement made by Mizrahi himself last month. The relationship has ended, but just like in any breakup, we'll keep finding Mizrahi's things at Target through the end of the year.

So what happened? Did the designer get jealous of all the other hot, new designers (and non-designers who still want to design clothes -- talking about you, Shaun White) slinking through Target's revolving door of guest designers? Was he upset that he introduced Target to the wonders of having a famous name design a line for them and now has to share the spotlight?

Isaac's Target fashion: Will you miss it?

(click thumbnails to view gallery)

  • Isaac Mizrahi for Target® Halter - Silver
  • Isaac Mizrahi for Target® Tie - Dots
  • Isaac Mizrahi for Target® Tankini - Rust
  • Isaac Mizrahi for Target® Camisole - Ebony
  • Isaac Mizrahi for Target® Billfold - Black P

Or does he just want more time to himself so he can grope celebrities?
The split is following a five percent plunge for the store during December's holiday shopping crunch, which is most likely the reason Mizrahi chose to walk. The real question is, who gained more from the relationship?

Mizrahi, while having serious fashion cred from his work in the 1990's, wasn't actually faring so well as a fashion house when Target came calling. And Mizrahi has been credited with being the first celebrity designer to lend his name to "cheap chic." But Target made money by bringing in his name -- it's been reported that Mizrahi for Target sold as much as $300 million per year.

Either way, I know I'll certainly miss him. However, other stores have picked up on the trend of celebrity designers creating lines for the masses, with Kohl's selling a line by Vera Wang and J.C. Penney carrying Nicole Miller, so never fear -- my closet will not become empty, nor will my wallet.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ADVERTISEMENT

Giveaway

Avon

In Bloom
by Reese Witherspoon

Score the actress' brand new fragrance