Diet Coke, inspiring designers, inspiring me.

When I lost my luggage this weekend...I'm sorry--when the airline lost my luggage...my first stop was Target. Spending money on new clothing would be admission that my bag was lost forever. And, well, I'm just not ready to admit that. So, off to Target for affordable, temporary replacements to traipse around Long Island in it was. Much to my great pleasure I discovered a 'Vintage' line of sweatshirts and tees that the mega-superduper-giganto retailer now carries. And lo and behold, I found a heather gray sweatshirt emblazoned with my favorite beverage, Diet Coke's, logo--this is a sweatshirt I would have purchased if my luggage had arrived. This is the sweatshirt I was meant to own, to proudly wear while coolly sipping, what else, a cold can of DC.

But in an attempt to find an image online to share with you of my new favorite dud I discovered these puppies. It turns out that sneaker brand PUMA has a thing for my beloved beverage too. Peep these Diet Coke First Round Soda kicks from PUMA's retro-inspired collection. Love.

And perfect timing for the discovery as my new Puma sneaks are amongst the items lost in my bag lost in turn in baggage purgatory.

Liberty of London for Target appears not to stink. [Design Dish]

It is no secret that most of the guest designers who create dumbed down lower priced lines for Target don’t exactly keep true to their collections’ original quality, style, or cuts (did we mention quality?). When we learned that the UK’s very own Liberty will be debuting a line for Target, however, we held hope. Founded in 1875 by one Arthur Lasenby Liberty, Liberty is known for its patterns and craftsmanship. And, thank the masstige god, Liberty of London for Target does not completely lose its identity in its collection of fashion, home and novelty items. Target is currently showing a preview and video on its website and even hosting a quiz app on Facebook where users can match their personality to a pattern. We can’t wait to see the full collection though–somehow we anticipate that we’ll be pleasantly surprised.

And don't be surprised if you see me riding around on a Liberty patterned bicycle some time very soon.

[This post originally appeared on http://curated.culturejam.com.]

Design Dish: Jimmy Choo for the Poor

If Jimmy Choo was good enough for Sex & the City's Carrie, it's apparently good enough for all of us. Jimmy Choo--heel provider for the rich, famous and better dressed--is the latest designer to announce collaboration with H&M, everyone's favorite low-budge fashion stop.

The collaboration promises a more moderately priced collection of bags, shoes and clothes for those of us who can't afford the real thing. Here's to hoping that Jimmy Choo delivers with style and quality. Because I'm onto the high end designers who sign on to these deals only to put their junior-est staff to work on what ends up as mediocre [at best] product. Remember Alexander McQueen for Target? No? Neither do I.

[Source: LA Times]