We all know Christian Siriano, the winner of Project Runway and that he has been working on his line of clothing under the name Christian Siriano, but who saw this coming. He is designing shoes and handbags for none other than Payless. I personally do not shop at Payless because the shoes never fit me properly but I do see the excitment in this partnership. You are able to get designer shoes and handbags at a lower more affordable price. Any team of a designer and a big company is exciting because of this reason. The shoes and handbags won't appear until New York Fashion Week in Feburary 2009 and then in the stores and online in the fall of that year. The price range for both is between $25 - $45 which is not too shabby. Of this partnership Christian Siriano says, "I'm so excited to design and create with such an amazing brand that is all about fashion and trend but, most importantly, is also about affordability. I've already been working with the Payless Design Team in New York, and I can't wait to see how they will take the high- end shoes and bags I'm designing for the runway and turn them into pieces that everyone can buy. I'm all about the runway and the sidewalks!" I must say I'm pretty excited too and I'm hoping that the shoes are cute and the bags are practical. If so they will be a hit!
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This is exciting, but I'm actually quite surprised. He is an amazingly talented designer, but I'd think he would feel "above" designing for payless. But I'm very glad that he is. I haven't shopped there for a few years, but when I did, I found some very cute, inexpensive shoes. Especially since Christian is very high fashion, his designs will probably be very trendy, and I personally have a lower budget for extremely trendy items. The reason being that the trend might only last for a season or two, which will be perfect for Christian Siriano's collection.
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