# Budget-Friendly High Fashion ‘McQ Alexander McQueen' Fashions Hit the Bargain Racks at By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-02-09 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alexander-mcqueen-fashions-at-target References: [nitrolicious](http://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/2009/01/19/more-looks-mcq-alexander-mcqueen-for-target/) Late last year, [Target](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/target-collection) said it would benefit from a collection called [Designer Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-c-springsummer-2025). First up is Alexander [McQueen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcqueen-holiday-2025), and the fashions are now starting to hit the racks in Target stores. Here is a taste of the the McQ Alexander McQueen for Target collection. The looks are ‘Love is a Battle Droid’ and ‘Is Mental.’ Prices range from $19.99 to $129.99 and average about $50-$60—definitely cheap for McQueen. The Target collection is scheduled to release in March 2009. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Leaders](https://www.trendhunter.com/leaders) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Affordable Luxury:** The trend of offering high-end brands at budget-friendly prices presents disruptive innovation opportunities to cater to price-conscious luxury consumers. - **Designer Collaborations:** The rising trend of designer collaborations with mass-market retailers creates disruptive innovation opportunities for both fashion brands and retailers to reach a wider customer base. - **Democratizing Fashion:** The trend of democratizing fashion by making high fashion accessible to a larger audience presents disruptive innovation opportunities to create inclusive and affordable clothing lines. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion Retail:** The fashion retail industry can leverage the trend of affordable luxury to offer high-end brands at lower price points, attracting more customers and driving sales. - **Mass-market Retail:** The mass-market retail industry can tap into the trend of designer collaborations to partner with renowned fashion brands and offer exclusive collections, which can drive footfall and boost sales. - **Fashion Design:** The fashion design industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by focusing on democratizing fashion, creating inclusive and affordable clothing lines that cater to a wider audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Retailer Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/target-collection.md) - [Collaboration Springtime Clothing Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diane-von-furstenberg-for-target-collection.md) - [Holiday-Inspired Evening Wear Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcqueen-holiday-2025.md) - [Cheerful Spring-Ready Collaborative Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diane-von-furstenberg-1.md) - [Celebrity-Designed Street Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/victoria-beckham-2.md) - [New Year-Inspired Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2025-lunar-new-year-campaign.md) - [Haute Home Shopping Fashions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rm-studio-x-rebecca-minkoff.md) - [Affordable Designer Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/old-navy-x-anna.md) - [Luxurious Holiday Gift Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcqueen-holiday-2024.md)