Thakoon and Hayden-Harnett in store NOW at Target!

by DYS — Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

in Accessories, Cheap Thrills, Collaboration, Industry News and tagged with Batik, Go International Target, Hayden Harnett, Target, Thakoon

To those who were impatiently waiting for the newest GO International designer collaboration with Target, especially those of you in the forum. Wait no more! Thakoon and Hayden-Harnett are available TODAY at Target. If you’re not in the States, get ready to custom purchase them through generous US-based FDers or maybe they would pop up anytime soon at FD’s Market Plaza.

Below is a brief bio about the two designers that I’ve compiled from various sources:

Thakoon Panichgul is a Thai-born American designer. He was born in Northern Thailand, then moved to the United States when he was 11 years old, and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. Since his early years, Thakoon always had interests in photography and an eye for styling. After graduating from Boston University with a business degree, he moved to New York and later worked as an editor at Harper’s Bazaar. Thakoon discovered that his ideas were often conceived through a designer’s point of view, and he eventually pursued formal studies at Parsons School of Design. In September 2004, Thakoon produced his first ready to wear collection, and quickly became a favorite with the fashion press, top editors, stylists, and celebrities. He is known for his timeless feminine designs which are as romantic and sensual as they are modern and innovative.

On his collection for Target, I totally love that he uses a mix of eclectic prints. My favorite is the Shibori print on his dress, top, skirt and cardigan, which reminds me a lot of our own Indonesian batik. This could be my first batik-inspired dress which I could wear next spring and summer. The print looks abstract, minimalist and geometrical enough, which I LOVE the most, not too crowded and overpowering, and very monochromatic in colors. Learn more about Thakoon here, and view his complete collection for Target here.

Hayden-Harnett is a New York-based designer duo; Toni Hacker and Ben Harnett. They started their company on April 1st, 2005, setting up an ad-hoc office in their Greenpoint, Brooklyn apartment, and shipping bags one at a time to customers from their kitchen. Hayden-Harnett combines modern fabrication with a classic sensibility. Toni has ten years of experience in industrial design (eight years in handbags) to the company while Ben left behind a budding career as an encyclopedia writer/IT director/poet/scholar to join his handbag obsessed girlfriend on a mission to create a fashion line that refused to compromise on either style or function. Learn more about Hayden-Harnett here, and view its complete collection at Target, here. Or at FD forum thread.

Sources and images courtesy of: target.com, thakoon.com, nymag.com, haydenharnett.com

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mizzdevi says:

December 29, 2008 at 12:19 am

wah shoulder bag-nya lebih keren klo dijadiin clutch! koleksi bajunya biasa aja menurut gw.

DYS says:

December 29, 2008 at 12:54 am

hehe msdevi tak suka yah.. tp emang koleksi2 target ini suka bagus di foto tp pas aslinya suka keliatan kualitasnya kurang oke… bbrp kali gw beli yg koleksinya, byk yg dibalkin.. yg botkier ngelotok pvc nya, yg anya jg keliatan plastik bgt ya.. untung di sini policy nya bisa balikin lagi kalo ga suka yg hayden ntar tak liat di tokonya, kalo yg clutch2 gt mayan sptnya..we’ll see kalo pvc nya jelek bgt.

kalo gw suka niy yg thakoon yg shibori print nya doang kayaknya, secara gw ga punya baju dgn print2 etnik yg mirip2 batik gitu hehe.. dan yg print shibori ini abstrak modern bgt ga norak dan kental etnik print.

pink-bow says:

December 29, 2008 at 2:53 am

kmrn gw ke target ok blm ada yah???? apa masi online aja? soalnya biasa hrs pre order online dulu?

December 29, 2008 at 7:10 am

pink-bow: elo target nya dimana? barusan gw dr target deket rumah, hayden-harnett blm masuk, besok atau minggu ini paling ya..gw jg penasaran bahan nya.. si anya masi byk clutches-nya..uda pd di sale semua

kalo yg thakoon uda masuk, yg shibori print dress uda pd abis tinggal satu yg L, kayaknya gw lbh naksir cardigan nya drpd dress.. yg lain bener spt yg dikira.. biasa aja..tp byk brg thakoon yg made in indonesia =) jadi gpp juga dibeli mendukung kerja keras para tenaker kita =D tapi ntar mungkin akan byk muncul di outlets 2x jkt & bandung hehe..

rere says:

December 29, 2008 at 7:20 am

dhys, kalo di manhattan kan emang suka muncul duluan… kayak waktu anya dulu. kalo yg ndeso kayak gue belakangan, hehehehe

kamis gue ke tar-jay belom ada hayden harnett, mungkin besok udah ada kali ya.

December 29, 2008 at 10:14 am

DYS:
gw deket ruma gw di Seattle, td gw ksana lagi sekalian bli2 grocery juga blm ada… lo di manhattan yah? nah dsana aja blm, apa lagi di Seattle

lovemybags says:

December 29, 2008 at 4:57 pm

i’m not into the HH bags, tapi baju2 tie dyenya thakoon lucu2 banget.
di teen vogue kmrn ada juga.

CharMi says:

December 29, 2008 at 7:37 pm

duh, kapan yah ada cp HH nya
naksir nih

JURIS..!!! says:

December 29, 2008 at 7:46 pm

setuju ama mizzdevi itu klo dijadiin clutch keren

December 29, 2008 at 10:13 pm

rere & pink-bow: target gw di queens say =) bkn di city/manhattan.. di city malah blm punya target kabarnya thn depan mau buka..but yeah siapa tau HH & thakoon uda masuk ya minggu ini di target di kota kalian =)

lovemybags: iya gw jg suka yg shibori print nya doang, uda pd ludes tuh di target kmaren.. yg TV edisi mana niy? yg cover nya si leigton aka blair GG itu apa yg seblm nya si kristen itu? ntar tak ceki2..

charmi: moga2 ntar ada yg mau cp-in keep checking back =) esp di forum market plaza

juris: hehe kayaknya emang di foto ad campaignnya, tas nya lbh sering dijadiin clutch ya.. tp bagus jg ada handle, jd misalnya dipake ke lounge/club gt bisa ditaro di shoulder, tgn nya jd ga ribet meganging mulu..suka byk kasus tuh cewe2 yg make clutch suka clumsy lupa naro clutchnya =0)

Hanzky says:

December 29, 2008 at 11:04 pm

Clutchnya yang di commercial fotonya keren ya Dys, but it looks nothing special on its own. It looks like Shibori print will be everywhere next year, desainer Indonesia juga banyak yang make Shibori print untuk koleksi 2009 nya..

nona says:

December 30, 2008 at 9:17 am

itu yang dress shibori thakoon kayak motif jumputannya kita ya….

misz says:

December 30, 2008 at 10:05 am

lumayan juga c yg thakoon buat target jdnya rada krg spesial. gw pernah liat tuh cpnya HH di Ftl wardrobe yg di multiply hrgnya ampir sama ky anya for target.

December 30, 2008 at 10:52 pm

buat FDers yg di US: ternyata yg Hayden-Harnett emang blm muncul di target.. byk di post di bbrp websites :
- fashionista: http://fashionista.com/2008/12/hayden-harnett_for_target_wher.php
- racked : http://racked.com/archives/2008/12/29/has_anyone_seen_hh_for_target.php