Tracy Reese

Tracy Reese is a crazy busy designer these days: She's put out yet another collection for Anthropologie's Made in Kind capsule, just finished the Target/Neiman Marcus holiday collab-o-pocalypse and she's fielding a massive spike in sales since Michelle Obama donned her colorful fit-and-flare frock for the Democratic National Convention. So what has she learned from the whole whirlwind adventure? That e-commerce holds the secret to everything. Sort of. Reese explains it better after the jump.

Discount retailer Target is partnering with upscale department store chain Neiman Marcus to offer a limited-edition holiday collection, including apparel, gifts and other items. The retailers said Tuesday that they've assembled 24 leading designers to create the product collection, which is slated to become available Dec. 1 at all 1,763 Target stores and 42 Neiman Marcus stores, as well as on the Target.com and NeimanMarcus.com websites.