Libertine for Target: First Look

Mar 26, 2007 @ 9:00am

Bitten by SJP might be disappointing, but the first images from Libertine for Target are out, and they're fantastic.

The line launches this August and includes a striped t-shirt dress in green/aqua or red/pink, several skull print sweaters, and embroidered bags and tees with bugs and tree branches. The clothes combine Victorian motifs with sharp, girly shapes like the points of A-line skirts and the diagonal slopes of cardigans against a blouse. The clothes are the color of Crayola.

We remember the movie Seamless, when Anna Wintour compared Libertine's Johnson Hartig and Cindy Greene to Galliano. We think maybe they've departed from that early prediction, going for less art and more commerce, and far too much fun.

Next up: Chip and Pepper launch their first diffusion line, with J.C. Penny, later this year.

See teeny tease pictures of the whole Libertine collection below.

posted by mere

Mar 25, 2007 9:36PM

so cute! when's it available?

posted by nadarine

Mar 25, 2007 10:14PM

oooh, dibs on the blue & green t-shirt dress and the tree-print t-shirt!

posted by sarahL

Mar 26, 2007 9:47AM

loving those first two dresses.

posted by guest

Mar 26, 2007 11:25AM

gird your loins!

posted by Anne

Mar 26, 2007 11:29AM

Just what the world needs: New England preppies in lame-o skull vests.

(insert insufferably bored emoticon)

posted by Jenny

Mar 26, 2007 5:36PM

I liked the first and fourth outfits, the dress and jacket. Everything else is cute but not NEED TO HAVE IT.

Funny story- I saw Seamless back in 8th grade when I had no idea who Anna Wintour was or what the CFDA awards were. I remember having to ask the person next to me what the movie was about.

posted by michelle rozo

Mar 26, 2007 11:16PM

omg. no no no. hate life/target. so ugly, tara jargon was the shit. screw this new chick. she can't design to save her life. if i wanted to look like a teenage hooker i would wear these clothes.

posted by Tess

Mar 26, 2007 11:45PM

have i switched bodies with my mother? do i need a sweater twinset? NO THANKS

posted by Who the F*CK is Derek Blasberg

Mar 27, 2007 8:42AM

Michelle Rozo--You are a moron.

posted by lindsey_lohanjob

Mar 27, 2007 11:46AM

Michelle Rozo- reading the effing story you half-wit. It's designed by Libertine, a super successful team, thats been around for a while... not a "new chick"...

posted by Rebecca

Mar 27, 2007 2:02PM

I am completely obsessed. Have loved Libertine since they outfitted my friend's band in 2000 and am so psyched I can finally afford something!
Come read my profile and chat at LivePersonalShoppers.com.

posted by thelizardqueen

Mar 27, 2007 3:07PM

Yes! Cool, cheap clothes for grad school!

posted by penny

Mar 27, 2007 4:37PM

cute i've seen bigger pics: http://ginamarr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/libertine-for-target-go-international-flights-of-fashion/

posted by SLV

May 20, 2007 12:28PM

I don't like any of this.

posted by sue kiper

May 21, 2007 10:21AM

when is SJP -bitten available and where can i buy it online?
send all info on how i cna find her 'bitten' clothes and shoes etc.... what store?
where on line? i like to order online.

posted by emily

Jul 09, 2007 9:50PM

i like the concept, but the color schemes and prints are a little trite and outdated. skulls, trees? I do however, like the graphic polos, i like the one embellished with a horse. I did expect more from Libertine, maybe the accessories will be cool???

posted by olivia

Jul 10, 2007 5:18PM

i think that some of these items would work really well as layering pieces rather than using the whole look at once, and i personally love the bright colors and the punk/prep look. as for bitten, im extremely disappointed that someone who's surrounded by fashion can only design jumper dresses and cropped flece pants....... same on SJP

posted by olivia

Jul 10, 2007 5:19PM

posted by Rachel

Jul 10, 2007 6:35PM

My aunt is the designer (Cindy Greene) for Libertine and it is made for teens not old people so if you dont like it then you obiously shouldnt be wearing it. So if your dissing this, you should probly keep shopping at Walmart. They have more your style.

posted by Sarah

Sep 23, 2007 4:21PM

where else is the Libertine line available? I can only find select pieces at Target ... was this a one time thing? or is there a Libertine store somewhere?