Is Rachel Roy Designing For JC Penney?
Images: Top row via Macy’s; Bottom row via JC Penney Alright we don’t want to get too crazy with this, but based on first-hand comparison between a newish JC Penney line and Rachel Roy’s Macy’s collection, we think Roy is collaborating with JCP. The Penney’s line in question is called “Twelfth of Eleven,” and its small selection of ultra-soft tees, tanks and dresses sits in a corner of the Manhattan Mall JC Penneys next to the I Heart Ronson line. We were first introduced to this mystery collaboration during our preview tour of the new store, when JCP’s Vice President of Trend said she couldn’t reveal the designer behind the great pieces. Of course this only ignited some serious curiosity. So yesterday, while routinely doing some collaboration reconnaissance at both Macy’s and JCP’s, we managed to view both the Twelfth of Eleven line and Macy’s Rachel Rachel Roy mini-shop within a half-hour of each other, and damn do some things strike familiar. For example, both lines boast relaxed T-
