Christian Siriano for Spiegel

Have you heard? Christian Siriano is launching a limited edition collection with Spiegel!   Yes, he’s dabbled in budget fashion before with his Payless shoe lines, but now, finally, you can buy lower priced Christian Siriano garments similar to some of his Oscar fashions and New York Fashion Week runway collections via Spiegel.   It’s been awhile since Spiegel had a hot designer in their catalogue of fashions, so Christian should add a needed infusion of new customers.

 I took a little Sunday morning walk through Christian’s collection this morning over some strong coffee and was impressed.   So here’s what in the 12 piece collection: a stunning gabardine black suit, gowns, cocktail dresses, a jersey dress, blouses and a chiffon one shoulder dress.  The prices point is from $49.00 US for a jersey blouse to $399.00 US for the chiffon evening gown.  Sizing ranges from Misses size 2 US to size 18 US.  Clearly, this collection will appeal to a broad range of styles, budgets and sizes, which is smart marketing on the part of Spiegel.  To me, the most stunning piece in the collection is the Origami Strapless Dress, which is a dead ringer for an updated Little Black Dress I saw in Christian’s Fall 2010 collection at New York Fashion Week.

 The Origami Strapless dress (above) with the high bodice has such a haute couture look, it’s hard to believe that it’s on offer via Spiegel for $199.00 US.  I’d be curious to see what it really looks like.   I ordered the Black Peplum Zip-Front Jacket with Matching Gathered Skirt because I need a new suit, and I liked the modern look of this one with Christian’s trademark zippers on the skirt.  I used two Spiegel codes to bring the retail price of the suit down which I found online. Check RetailMeNot and Coupon Cabin for discount/promo codes. I used code 476 to get 15% off the price of the suit, and another code for free shipping.  Overall, Christian Siriano for Spiegel looks great.   I’ll let you know about the fit and quality when I receive my suit.   The whole collection is available for order now, but won’t be in stock until April.  So, it will be a while before fashionistas can really access the real value of the Siriano/Spiegel collaboration.