Faster than you can say "XOXO," news spread across the Internet over the past two days that Target was pulling the "Gossip Girl" tie-in to its Anna Sui fall collection because, according to sites like the NY Daily News, some of the head honchos at Target "got nervous about being that closely associated with the show, given the [debauchery] its characters get into.”
A representative for the mass retailer, however, told Hollywood Crush that those claims are not true. "That article is a fabrication," the Target spokesperson said. "The collection is moving forward as always intended. We're continuing to work with The CW and 'Gossip Girl,' and the four main characters will continue to serve as the muses for the Anna Sui for Target collection."
The collaboration between Target and the high-fashion Upper Eastsiders doesn't end with just a line of Manhattan-inspired clothing, either. Target's sponsoring the season premiere of the show, and the official Anna Sui for Target commercial will make its debut during that same hour.
"I have always been a fan of designer partnerships with mass retailers. I think it is a great way to bring fashion to everyone," Anna Sui said about the line back when it was announced in May. "It is an exciting challenge to try and interpret my aesthetic into a mass-produced product with a specific international source as the focus."
The clothes hit Target stores just in time for backstabbing, er, we mean back-to-school on September 13!
Are you planning to buy pieces from Target's "Gossip Girl"-inspired collection?
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