Target Customers Fuming Over Designer Snafu

Journalism tops the list, and advertising isn't far behind

(NEWSER) - Parents of high school seniors take note: The Daily Beast has compiled a list of the 20 most useless college degrees, based on salaries, number of jobs available, and general trend of crappiness. The losers:

1. Journalism: Median starting salary is $35,800; percentage change in number of jobs from 2008 to 2018 is -6.32%.
2. Horticulture: $35,000; -1.74%
3. Agriculture: $42,300; -0.88%
4. Advertising: $37,800; -1.71%
5. Fashion design: $37,700; +0.81%

What happened to the Mulleavy sisters' commitment to authenticity?

(NEWSER) - Rodarte, which has become synonymous with handcrafted, authentic, extremely well-made clothes, was the last line Erika Kawalek ever expected to do a Target collection. The looks aren’t bad—some, like the leopard-print dress and blue tulle blouse, are rather nice—“but if you turn off your acquisitiveness for a sec and consider what Rodarte represents, their Target collection is a truly depressing move,” she writes on DoubleX . More»

It debuts in March, probably inspired by Madonna

(NEWSER) - Lovers of cheap chic, rejoice: Jean Paul Gaultier is designing a collection for Target that will hit stores March 7, reports Women’s Wear Daily. Gaultier is third in the chain’s Designer Collaborations series, following Alexander McQueen (collection inspiration: Leila Moss) and Anna Sui (collection inspiration: Gossip Girl). This line will be inspired by the American woman and pop culture. “We all know who that really means,” writes Amy Odell for New York. “Madonna.” More»

(NEWSER) - It is still possible for a musician to “sell out” in this hyper-commercialized world, says Seth Stevenson, who hangs on to the concept partly because of the pain he feels when a favorite song is co-opted—it’s like finding out a smart, cute girl “spends her weekends turning tricks.” But mostly, he writes for Slate, it’s because “we as a culture must reserve our right to shower disdain on the Black Eyed Peas.” More»

Shops offer more trendy, form-fitting clothes to full-figured shoppers

(NEWSER) - Full-figured women and girls once had fewer fashion options than their size-0 counterparts, but that’s changing as more designers cater to shoppers who want to flaunt their curves, the New York Times reports. Options for the plus-size fashionista range from pink leggings to—gasp!—horizontal stripes. “Some of those girls feel like they have the brio to pull off a fitted look,” says one boutique owner. More»