the new target collection is by Behnaz Sarafpour, who's a genius when it comes to making simple things spectacular. the full preview of her target collection can be viewed here, - unfortunately, the mini-pics are too small to post. at any rate, the collection is due for a pre-holiday release, which seems divine timing, considering the party-ready nature of nearly everything in the line.
as for the new payless collection (the first in a long line, i predict), i'm actually pretty impressed. a couple of my favorites:
you can read about the entire collection here or here. it's not my favorite of the cheap chic lines, to be sure, but payless had to start somewhere. i never really loved the luella or tara jarmon lines at target either, but they hit the ball out of the park with the paul & joe line, so i think perhaps it just takes a little warm-up. and i have to say, those faux suede boots (which you can also see here) are pretty hot, considering they're 1/10 the price of other styles i've been eyeing this fall.
