Next from Target? A Fall Collaboration with Missoni

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aBeautyFairy said:
There was so much hoopla surrounding this collaboration that I find myself wondering how people are using all the items they purchased (especially the home stuff). Allow me to present my Missoni for Target bathroom. Thanks for allowing me to share :smile1:
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LOVE THIS! Great idea for using MfT kitchen items in the bathroom...especially for those of us culinarily challenged! :p
 
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Well I have to say my Famiglia and passion Q4 throws are so very nice. I even took my Passione on our road trip to Colorado for Christmas and it kept us nice and warm on the car ride there and back.
I also gave my mom a Passione throw for Christmas and even though she really does not even know what Missoni is she loves her throw! She just loves the colors! Now is wished I would have picked up an extra for my mil as she would have loved one also, but I just could not part with my two:graucho:

I did have an extra Colore, but I returned it yesterday to target. It just was not worth the money at all. You could tell the difference in quality from my other 3 throws I ordered at the same time! Too many white spots and it just felt thinner. Now if it would have been 1/2. The price I would have kept it just because I do like the colors, but at full price it was not worth it!
 
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I finally picked up my throws. They were from the Q4 batch. Were the original ones made of fleece like these? In the pictures they look different. I still like them and I'm glad I was able to get them at the original prices.
 
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pellarin22 said:
I finally picked up my throws. They were from the Q4 batch. Were the original ones made of fleece like these? In the pictures they look different. I still like them and I'm glad I was able to get them at the original prices.
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What does Q4 mean?

I got one from the first day and one from when they popped back up on the website. I don't see any difference.
 
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Apparently according to this thread Q4 refers to when these new throws were made. They aren't part of the same group that was originally made for the Missoni launch. They were made after September I think. The ones I saw online look different from what I have, mine are made of fleece and the older ones don't look like they were fleece unless the stitching was different.
 
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Check your local Salvation Army stores for MFT items! I was shocked to find a baby onesie new with tag for $3 today! I asked th SA and she told me that they too get Target items. All this time I've been checking my Goodwill to find nothing! Lol. I'm in Chicagoland by the way!
 
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koshi13 said:
ok i was able to take comparison pictures of the "new" vs "old" throw. the famigilia (brown) is the "old" and the colore (blue/orange) is the "new". As you can see, there is a definite difference in the sewing and i tried to show the picture of them rolled up (i re-rolled both, so the rolling skills are the same for both throws :p) so you can see that the colore is not as thick as the famiglia. I have all 3 colors from the old batch and they are all like the famiglia. i guess the "Stitching" aspect shouldn't be called a decline in quality but more of a preference but i think it's a decline because the new stitching is more of a simpler stitch then the previous one. the difference in thickness is definitely a way of cutting corners though for faster production.

Also i have worked in textiles for almost 10 years and it is possible (and i'm almost certain) that the new throws were a second production run. most likely, they either cut corners to produce faster or they picked up another factory to produce more and the quality isn't the same as the original factory. i have seen where a simple white towel with the same specification come out vastly different when they are produced in 2 different factories. even before the "new" batch of throws shipped out, i told several of my friends that they should be prepared for a difference in quality of the throws.

i'm just happy that everyone was able to get a throw "new" or "old" and if you like yours then that's all that matters! :)

"new" throw: notice straight stitching
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"old" throw: notice the stitching makes it more "textured"
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both rolled up and you can see how the famiglia is thicker then colore
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i'm late to this but my throws have the textured stitching like the "old" batch and they are both from the new batch Q4. sounds like a matter of quality control more than anything?
 
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bubblevita said:
Lots of items back in stock on the website! Passion throw, umbrella, men scarves, silk scarves, wine glass, tumbler, platter..etc
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Thank you! I was able to get the towel and hand towels I wanted, plus the Colore umbrella. At the last minute I remembered the $5 off $50 code- every little bit helps!
 
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