News Updates: Alexander McQueen And Target??, Gap Decides American Designs Are Best, And More..

Rumors are flying that Alexander McQueen is in talks with Target to become one of their GO International designers. So far there has been no confirmation from either side. Richard Chai is the current designer du jour – shop his collection now at Target.com. [WWD]

The Gap has decided to fire their US-based European design team and have the American designers create all European collections going forward. Shop Gap's new arrivals now. [VogueUK]

The number of ad pages in the notoriously hefty September issues of leading fashion magazines is down this year as opposed to last fall. [WSJ] 

According to a recent poll, more children are being bullied in school for not wearing trendy labels and expensive clothes. [NYMag ]