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- 0:00Target
- 0:00has
- 0:00named
- 0:00fashion
- 0:01icon
- 0:01Isaac
- 0:02Mizrahi
- 0:02as
- 0:02its
- 0:03first
- 0:03ever
- 0:03creative
- 0:04director
- 0:04at
- 0:04large,
- 0:05a
- 0:05brand
- 0:06new
- 0:06role
- 0:06in
- 0:06which
- 0:06Mizrahi
- 0:07will
- 0:07advise
- 0:07on
- 0:08product
- 0:08design,
- 0:09mentor
- 0:10Target
- 0:10designers,
- 0:10and
- 0:11help
- 0:11the
- 0:11retailer
- 0:12reclaim
- 0:12its
- 0:13cheap,
- 0:13chic
- 0:14identity.
- 0:15According
- 0:15to
- 0:15Target's
- 0:16corporate
- 0:16press
- 0:16release,
- 0:17Mizrahi
- 0:18will
- 0:18serve
- 0:18as
- 0:18a
- 0:19creative
- 0:19advisor
- 0:19across
- 0:20key
- 0:20product
- 0:20and
- 0:20design
- 0:21milestones,
- 0:22including
- 0:22new
- 0:22product
- 0:23concepts,
- 0:23design
- 0:24innovation,
- 0:24and
- 0:24emerging
- 0:25trends,
- 0:25working
- 0:26alongside
- 0:26Jenna
- 0:26Fox,
- 0:27Target's
- 0:27senior
- 0:28VP
- 0:28of
- 0:28design.
- 0:29This
- 0:29summer,
- 0:30Target
- 0:30will
- 0:30also
- 0:30launch
- 0:31a
- 0:31new
- 0:31mentorship
- 0:32program
- 0:32giving
- 0:33select
- 0:33designers,
- 0:33from
- 0:34established
- 0:34leaders
- 0:35to
- 0:35emerging
- 0:35creatives,
- 0:36direct
- 0:36access
- 0:36to
- 0:37Mizrahi
- 0:37through
- 0:38one
- 0:38on
- 0:38one
- 0:38sessions,
- 0:39immersion
- 0:40experiences,
- 0:40inspiration
- 0:41trips,
- 0:41and
- 0:42design
- 0:42workshops.
- 0:43Jen,
- 0:43does
- 0:44the
- 0:44return
- 0:44of
- 0:44Isaac
- 0:45Mizrahi
- 0:45to
- 0:45Target
- 0:46excite
- 0:46you?
- 0:47Didn't
- 0:48come
- 0:48out
- 0:48of
- 0:48this
- 0:48headline
- 0:49like,
- 0:49oh,
- 0:49I
- 0:49cannot
- 0:50wait
- 0:50to
- 0:50see
- 0:50what
- 0:50Target
- 0:51comes
- 0:51up
- 0:51with.
- 0:52I
- 0:52do
- 0:52think
- 0:52it's
- 0:53interesting.
- 0:53I
- 0:54think
- 0:54it's,
- 0:56you
- 0:56know,
- 0:56if
- 0:56Mizrahi
- 0:57is
- 0:57here
- 0:57as
- 0:58a
- 0:58creative
- 0:58director
- 0:58and
- 0:59a
- 0:59sort
- 1:00of
- 1:01support
- 1:02system
- 1:02for.
- 1:03I
- 1:03think
- 1:03you
- 1:04said
- 1:04Jenna
- 1:04Fox,
- 1:05right?
- 1:05And
- 1:05any
- 1:06other
- 1:06designers
- 1:06there,
- 1:07I
- 1:08would
- 1:08be
- 1:08curious
- 1:08what
- 1:08their
- 1:09thought
- 1:09is
- 1:09on
- 1:09it.
- 1:09Is
- 1:10it
- 1:10more
- 1:10like,
- 1:10oh,
- 1:10we
- 1:11must
- 1:11really
- 1:11need
- 1:12help
- 1:12because
- 1:13now
- 1:13he's
- 1:13stepping
- 1:13in
- 1:14to
- 1:14help
- 1:14out,
- 1:15or
- 1:15are
- 1:15they
- 1:16excited
- 1:16about
- 1:16it?
- 1:16Like,
- 1:17wow,
- 1:17this
- 1:17is
- 1:17gonna
- 1:17be
- 1:18fantastic.
- 1:18We
- 1:18need
- 1:18this
- 1:19type
- 1:19of,
- 1:19you
- 1:20know,
- 1:20fresh
- 1:20ideas
- 1:20and
- 1:21someone
- 1:21to
- 1:21bounce
- 1:21ideas
- 1:22off
- 1:22of.
- 1:23I'm
- 1:23not
- 1:23sure.
- 1:24I'm
- 1:25not
- 1:25really
- 1:25convinced
- 1:26that
- 1:26lack
- 1:27of
- 1:27creative
- 1:27design
- 1:28was
- 1:28the
- 1:28biggest
- 1:29issue
- 1:29for
- 1:29Target
- 1:30today.
- 1:30So
- 1:32I
- 1:32don't
- 1:32think
- 1:32this
- 1:33could
- 1:33hurt.
- 1:33But
- 1:34when
- 1:34you
- 1:34say,
- 1:34does
- 1:34it
- 1:34excite
- 1:35me?
- 1:35Like,
- 1:35is
- 1:35this
- 1:35where
- 1:36Target
- 1:36really
- 1:36needs
- 1:36to
- 1:36be
- 1:37headed?
- 1:37I
- 1:37would
- 1:37say
- 1:37probably
- 1:38not.
- 1:38I
- 1:38think
- 1:38their
- 1:39biggest
- 1:39opportunity
- 1:40is
- 1:41service
- 1:41in
- 1:42the
- 1:42stores.
- 1:42I
- 1:42think
- 1:43they've
- 1:43lost
- 1:43that
- 1:44sort
- 1:44of
- 1:45red
- 1:45shirt
- 1:45service
- 1:46that
- 1:46they
- 1:46used
- 1:46to
- 1:47be
- 1:47known
- 1:47for.
- 1:49But
- 1:49staying
- 1:49ahead
- 1:50of
- 1:50the
- 1:50curve
- 1:50creatively
- 1:51can't
- 1:51hurt.
- 1:51I
- 1:51guess
- 1:52that's
- 1:52my
- 1:52thoughts.
- 1:52I'm
- 1:53really
- 1:53interested
- 1:53on
- 1:53your
- 1:53thoughts
- 1:54because
- 1:54you
- 1:54have
- 1:54more
- 1:55Target
- 1:55history
- 1:56and
- 1:56context
- 1:57to
- 1:57go
- 1:57from
- 1:57here.
- 1:58Yeah,
- 1:58well,
- 1:58I
- 1:58agree
- 1:59with
- 1:59you.
- 1:59I
- 1:59don't
- 1:59think
- 1:59this
- 1:59is
- 1:59the
- 1:59biggest
- 2:00issue.
- 2:00I
- 2:00think
- 2:00the
- 2:00biggest
- 2:00issue
- 2:01is
- 2:01operations
- 2:01and
- 2:02great
- 2:02merchandising,
- 2:03you
- 2:03know,
- 2:03both
- 2:04in
- 2:04store
- 2:04and
- 2:04online.
- 2:05You
- 2:06know,
- 2:06the
- 2:07product
- 2:08design,
- 2:08I
- 2:08think
- 2:08has
- 2:08always
- 2:09been
- 2:09in
- 2:09the
- 2:09ethos
- 2:10of
- 2:10Target,
- 2:10and
- 2:10if
- 2:11they
- 2:11lost
- 2:11that
- 2:11in
- 2:12the
- 2:12short
- 2:12amount
- 2:12of
- 2:12time,
- 2:13that
- 2:13really
- 2:14says
- 2:14something,
- 2:14which
- 2:14is
- 2:14why
- 2:15I
- 2:15don't.
- 2:15This,
- 2:15this,
- 2:16this
- 2:16headline
- 2:17doesn't
- 2:17inspire
- 2:17me
- 2:17at
- 2:18all.
- 2:18It
- 2:18doesn't
- 2:18wet
- 2:18my,
- 2:18my
- 2:19whistle
- 2:19one
- 2:19bit.
- 2:19Jen.
- 2:20I
- 2:20think,
- 2:20you
- 2:20know,
- 2:21in
- 2:21fact,
- 2:22I
- 2:22think
- 2:22a
- 2:22lot
- 2:22of
- 2:22what
- 2:22I
- 2:23discuss
- 2:23in
- 2:23the
- 2:23headline
- 2:23actually
- 2:24seems
- 2:24silly.
- 2:24Like
- 2:25the
- 2:25whole
- 2:25tutelage
- 2:26thing,
- 2:26I
- 2:26mean,
- 2:27like
- 2:27we
- 2:27just
- 2:27said,
- 2:27you
- 2:27have
- 2:27a
- 2:28history
- 2:28of
- 2:28great
- 2:28design
- 2:28in
- 2:28your
- 2:29organization,
- 2:29and
- 2:29you
- 2:29need
- 2:30tutelage.
- 2:30I
- 2:31mean,
- 2:31come
- 2:31on.
- 2:31Come
- 2:32on.
- 2:32That's
- 2:32just
- 2:32bogus
- 2:33to
- 2:33me,
- 2:33and
- 2:33I'm
- 2:34going
- 2:34deep
- 2:34on
- 2:34the
- 2:34press
- 2:34releases
- 2:35this
- 2:35week.
- 2:35But,
- 2:36like,
- 2:36that's
- 2:37just
- 2:37something
- 2:37you
- 2:37say
- 2:37to
- 2:37beef
- 2:38up
- 2:38the
- 2:38press
- 2:38release
- 2:38to
- 2:39make
- 2:39it
- 2:39sound
- 2:39cooler
- 2:40than
- 2:40it
- 2:40is
- 2:40if
- 2:41you
- 2:41step
- 2:41back
- 2:41from
- 2:41it.
- 2:42So
- 2:43all
- 2:43the
- 2:43designers
- 2:43are
- 2:44taking
- 2:44trend
- 2:44trips
- 2:45anyway.
- 2:45So
- 2:46that
- 2:46part
- 2:46just
- 2:46doesn't
- 2:47make
- 2:47sense
- 2:47to
- 2:47me.
- 2:48But
- 2:48the
- 2:48thing
- 2:48I
- 2:48really
- 2:49don't
- 2:49like
- 2:49about
- 2:49it,
- 2:49Jen,
- 2:50the
- 2:50reason
- 2:50it
- 2:50doesn't
- 2:50excite
- 2:51me
- 2:51at
- 2:51all.
- 2:51And
- 2:51I'm
- 2:51gonna
- 2:51share
- 2:51an
- 2:51anecdote
- 2:52on
- 2:52this
- 2:52one.
- 2:53I
- 2:53remember
- 2:54back
- 2:54when
- 2:55Target
- 2:56did
- 2:56the
- 2:56miss
- 2:57the
- 2:57Missoni
- 2:58partnership.
- 2:58I'm
- 2:58sure
- 2:59you
- 2:59remember
- 2:59that
- 2:59too.
- 2:59It
- 2:59was
- 3:00a
- 3:00big
- 3:00deal,
- 3:00right?
- 3:00Blew
- 3:01out
- 3:01in
- 3:02minutes.
- 3:02Like,
- 3:02the
- 3:03supply
- 3:03and
- 3:03the
- 3:03stock
- 3:04was
- 3:04gone
- 3:04in
- 3:04just
- 3:04seconds,
- 3:06and
- 3:06there
- 3:07was
- 3:07talk
- 3:07of
- 3:07doing
- 3:08again.
- 3:08And
- 3:08I
- 3:08remember
- 3:08the
- 3:09CEO
- 3:09Greg
- 3:09Steinhoff
- 3:10at
- 3:10the
- 3:10time
- 3:10said,
- 3:10you
- 3:11know,
- 3:11I
- 3:11asked
- 3:11the
- 3:12then
- 3:12cmo,
- 3:12Michael
- 3:13Francis,
- 3:13he
- 3:13said,
- 3:13I
- 3:14asked
- 3:14him,
- 3:14like,
- 3:14should
- 3:14we
- 3:15do
- 3:15it
- 3:15again?
- 3:15And
- 3:16Michael
- 3:16Francis
- 3:17told
- 3:17him,
- 3:17I
- 3:17don't
- 3:17remember
- 3:17exactly
- 3:18what
- 3:18he
- 3:18said,
- 3:18but
- 3:18he
- 3:18said
- 3:18something
- 3:18like,
- 3:19no,
- 3:19you'll
- 3:19never
- 3:19do
- 3:20this
- 3:20again.
- 3:20And
- 3:21he
- 3:21said,
- 3:21why
- 3:21not?
- 3:21And
- 3:21he
- 3:22said,
- 3:22because
- 3:22you
- 3:22can't
- 3:23go
- 3:23to
- 3:23the
- 3:23well
- 3:23again.
- 3:24It's
- 3:24just
- 3:24not.
- 3:25It's
- 3:25not
- 3:25cool.
- 3:26You
- 3:26can't.
- 3:27Our
- 3:27job
- 3:28as
- 3:28target
- 3:28is
- 3:28to
- 3:29continually
- 3:29push
- 3:30the
- 3:30envelope
- 3:30and
- 3:31re
- 3:31up
- 3:31ourselves.
- 3:32And
- 3:33so
- 3:33going
- 3:33back
- 3:33to
- 3:33the
- 3:34well
- 3:34on
- 3:34Isaac
- 3:34Mizrahi,
- 3:35who
- 3:35was
- 3:35last
- 3:36in
- 3:36your
- 3:36assortment
- 3:36in
- 3:36the
- 3:37late
- 3:372000
- 3:38aughts,
- 3:40that's
- 3:41the
- 3:41opposite
- 3:41of
- 3:41that
- 3:42to
- 3:42me.
- 3:42And
- 3:43so
- 3:43to
- 3:43me,
- 3:44it's
- 3:44almost
- 3:45lazy.
- 3:45And
- 3:45it
- 3:45also
- 3:46potentially
- 3:46gives
- 3:47too
- 3:47much
- 3:47control
- 3:48to
- 3:48one
- 3:48person,
- 3:48the
- 3:49way
- 3:49this
- 3:49is
- 3:49described,
- 3:50too.
- 3:50So
- 3:50I
- 3:50don't
- 3:50like
- 3:50it
- 3:51for
- 3:51that
- 3:51reason,
- 3:51too.
- 3:52But
- 3:52the
- 3:52biggest
- 3:52reason
- 3:52I
- 3:53don't
- 3:53like
- 3:53it
- 3:53is
- 3:53it
- 3:54doesn't.
- 3:55We
- 3:55just
- 3:55said
- 3:55it
- 3:55at
- 3:56the
- 3:56outset.
- 3:56You
- 3:57got
- 3:57to
- 3:57merchandise,
- 3:58and
- 3:58so
- 3:58you
- 3:59got
- 3:59to
- 3:59do
- 3:59better,
- 3:59you
- 3:59got
- 4:00to
- 4:00try
- 4:00harder,
- 4:01you
- 4:01got
- 4:01to
- 4:01push
- 4:01the
- 4:01envelope
- 4:02harder
- 4:02than
- 4:02going
- 4:03back
- 4:03to
- 4:03the
- 4:03retread
- 4:04idea.
- 4:04That
- 4:05worked
- 4:05once.
- 4:06And
- 4:06how
- 4:06well
- 4:06it
- 4:06worked
- 4:07is
- 4:07still
- 4:07a
- 4:07big
- 4:07question
- 4:07to
- 4:08me
- 4:08too.
- 4:09You
- 4:09sort
- 4:09of
- 4:09have
- 4:10that
- 4:10Target
- 4:10background
- 4:11and
- 4:11history
- 4:12more
- 4:12so
- 4:12than
- 4:13I
- 4:13do.
- 4:14I'm
- 4:14not
- 4:14against
- 4:14this.
- 4:15I
- 4:15just
- 4:15don't.
- 4:16I
- 4:16don't
- 4:17know
- 4:17how
- 4:17many
- 4:17eggs
- 4:18they're
- 4:18putting
- 4:18in
- 4:18this
- 4:18basket.
- 4:19I
- 4:19guess
- 4:19I
- 4:20hope
- 4:20that
- 4:20the
- 4:20eggs
- 4:20are
- 4:20going
- 4:21in
- 4:21the
- 4:21other
- 4:21baskets
- 4:22and
- 4:22this
- 4:22is
- 4:22just
- 4:22sort
- 4:22of
- 4:22a
- 4:23fun
- 4:23headline
- 4:23that
- 4:24they
- 4:24can
- 4:24share.
- 4:24Yeah,
- 4:25but,
- 4:25you
- 4:25know,
- 4:25like,
- 4:25we
- 4:26always
- 4:26talk
- 4:26about
- 4:26on
- 4:26the
- 4:26show.
- 4:26You're
- 4:2610,000
- 4:27people.
- 4:27Right.
- 4:27And
- 4:28so,
- 4:28like,
- 4:28was.
- 4:28Would
- 4:29the
- 4:29new
- 4:30Isaac
- 4:30Mizrahi
- 4:31assortment
- 4:31get
- 4:31you
- 4:31into
- 4:32Target
- 4:32again?
- 4:32Would
- 4:33you
- 4:33get
- 4:33excited
- 4:33to
- 4:33go
- 4:34see
- 4:34it?
- 4:34No.
- 4:35No.
- 4:36There
- 4:36you
- 4:36go.
- 4:36But
- 4:37also,
- 4:37he's
- 4:38creative
- 4:38director
- 4:38over
- 4:39all
- 4:39of
- 4:39the
- 4:39categories.
- 4:40Am
- 4:40I
- 4:40right?
- 4:40So
- 4:40it's
- 4:41not
- 4:41like,
- 4:41in
- 4:41a
- 4:41sort.
- 4:42It's
- 4:42not
- 4:42like
- 4:42just
- 4:42apparel
- 4:43and
- 4:43he's
- 4:43coming
- 4:43out
- 4:43with
- 4:44a
- 4:44line
- 4:44or
- 4:44just
- 4:45home
- 4:45goods
- 4:45and
- 4:45he's
- 4:45coming
- 4:46out
- 4:46with
- 4:46a
- 4:46line.
- 4:47I
- 4:47mean,
- 4:47I
- 4:48think
- 4:48there
- 4:48are
- 4:48some
- 4:48great
- 4:48lines
- 4:49at
- 4:49Target
- 4:49today.
- 4:50I
- 4:50think
- 4:50some
- 4:50of
- 4:50their
- 4:51home
- 4:51stuff
- 4:51is.
- 4:51Is
- 4:52amazing.
- 4:52I
- 4:52think
- 4:52they
- 4:53have
- 4:53a
- 4:53few
- 4:53clothing
- 4:54lines
- 4:54that
- 4:54are
- 4:54fantastic.
- 4:56So.
- 4:57So,
- 4:57no,
- 4:58I
- 4:58don't
- 4:58exactly
- 4:59know,
- 4:59like,
- 5:00how
- 5:00they
- 5:01would
- 5:01even
- 5:01roll
- 5:01that
- 5:01out
- 5:02because
- 5:02it's,
- 5:03you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03it's
- 5:03just
- 5:03that
- 5:04he's
- 5:04responsible
- 5:05for
- 5:05all
- 5:05of
- 5:05it.
- 5:06He's
- 5:06helping
- 5:06everyone
- 5:07with
- 5:07the
- 5:07role.
- 5:08Right.
- 5:08Where's
- 5:08it
- 5:08going
- 5:09to
- 5:09begin
- 5:09and
- 5:09end?
- 5:10Right.
- 5:10Yeah.
- 5:10So,
- 5:11yeah.
- 5:11How
- 5:11are
- 5:11you
- 5:11actually
- 5:12even
- 5:12going
- 5:12to
- 5:12feel
- 5:12the
- 5:12judge,
- 5:13so
- 5:13to
- 5:13speak,
- 5:14relative
- 5:14to
- 5:14how
- 5:14you
- 5:15already
- 5:15felt
- 5:15the
- 5:15judge.
- 5:16Right.
- 5:16And
- 5:17it's
- 5:17an
- 5:17expensive
- 5:17judge,
- 5:18I
- 5:18got
- 5:18to
- 5:18imagine
- 5:19as
- 5:19well,
- 5:19when
- 5:20you
- 5:20bring
- 5:20somebody
- 5:20like
- 5:20that
- 5:21in,
- 5:21too,
- 5:22again,
- 5:23against
- 5:23your
- 5:23previous
- 5:24overhead
- 5:24to
- 5:25do
- 5:25what
- 5:25you
- 5:25said
- 5:26you
- 5:26thought
- 5:26they
- 5:26were
- 5:27doing
- 5:27fairly
- 5:27well.