--- ---  # How Target and TIME celebrated the annual Women of the Year events in style  Target has partnered with TIME to design key spaces at four marquee events: the TIME100 Sports, TIME100 Creators, TIME100 Next, and TIME Women of the Year galas, where the partnership debuted. The two companies worked together to curate design elements to create an atmosphere that reflected the powerful voices at the events and their shared mission. “TIME has stood at the center of culture, leadership, and global conversation for more than a century. It has spotlighted the people and the ideas shaping the world,” Michelle Mesenburg, Chief Brand Officer at Target, said during her speech at the Women of the Year event. “And this partnership honors a unifying belief that design at its best isn’t just about aesthetics, it’s really about shaping possibility. It’s about access. It’s about shaping environments and experiences that invite more people in.”  The 2026 TIME Women of the Year Gala honored 16 female leaders who are making a global impact across diverse fields, from activism and the arts to sports and social advocacy. The honorees represented a range of award-season contenders, world-class athletes, and international advocates driving meaningful change. With such a distinguished guest list, the Target-designed spaces reflected the importance of the honorees and their work, while blending the design sensibilities of both the Target and TIME brands. Guests were welcomed into spaces designed to blend comfort with effortless style, setting the tone from the moment they arrived. Decor was carefully chosen to feel both elevated and approachable, with refined details that fostered a relaxed environment for attendees to connect and fully engage with the experience.  “\[At Target\] creativity is valued and our ambition is supported. Every woman in this room and those being recognized this evening are also designers. Designers of movements, designers of narratives, designers of new standard,” Mesenburg noted during the Women of the Year leadership forum. “Whether through music, film, entrepreneurship, advocacy, or athletics, they are designing or redesigning the future.” “The goal was to celebrate this moment by creating a look and feel that seamlessly blends impact and style—an environment where design enhances the mission of the esteemed Women of the Year—rooted in style but driven by purpose,” Mesenburg shared about the experience designed by Target. “In a moment where storytelling inspires culture, the Target-designed experience invited community, conversation, and celebration, reflecting the shared values at the heart of the TIME x Target partnership.”  Target and TIME will continue their design partnership, tailoring each event to seamlessly align with the ambiance of the event’s mission. [](https://target.com) [LEARN MORE](https://target.com) Target - TIME - Partner Content - How Target and TIME celebrated the annual Women of the Year events in style ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/target/how-target-and-time-celebrated-the-annual-women-of-the-year-events-in-style/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/target/how-target-and-time-celebrated-the-annual-women-of-the-year-events-in-style/"},"headline":"How Target and TIME celebrated the annual Women of the Year events in style","datePublished":"2026-04-29T17:18:48.343Z","dateModified":"2026-04-29T17:18:41.511Z","description":"How Target and TIME celebrated the annual Women of the Year events in style","url":"https://time.com/branded-content/target/how-target-and-time-celebrated-the-annual-women-of-the-year-events-in-style/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/target/how-target-and-time-celebrated-the-annual-women-of-the-year-events-in-style/","name":"How Target and TIME celebrated the annual Women of the Year events in style"}}]}] ```