In yet another stroke of marketing genius, Target does the pop-up thing in NYC with four Bullseye Bodega shops. The stores, open to the public from Friday the 12th through Monday the 15th, are filled with goods from twenty-two of the retailer’s designer collaborations. They’re previewing collections you can’t yet get from designers like Anya Hindmarch and Sigerson Morrison, as well as prominently featuring their cooler brands- all in a Costco meets bodega setting. What I love about Target is how they keep redefining our ideas of high/low as well as shopping as experience. And calling it a bodega resonates well with the 212 crowd. Genius.

Thought I would share this cool collaboration from a global group of artists on the streets of Lyon, France. Artists like Cody Hudson took traditional street sign art and gave it their own signature twists, avec a sense of humor and playfulness. The works of Cody Hudson, Kid Acne, and Jeremyville are pictured below. Check out this link to see more:

http://www.bopano.com/index.php?/ongoing/dalek/

I heart this guy Jing, who is an awesome shooter from Singapore. He is repped stateside by Josette Lata and has a website, www.superhyperreal.com. I love his wit and his compositions of groups and sort of fun take on cultural mores and stereotypes. Heady stuff and absolutely gorgeous. The photographers from eastern climes are surely having their moments.

Hey now…came across this label today called Claridge and King and thought this shirt was hot. Comes in oxford blue and white and I heart it. Picturing it with leggings and boots, or just tights and little high heeled wing tips a la Edie Sedg. Dig.