To be featured on New York's runway during Fashion Week is every designer's dream. And once the designers have achieved the fame and recognition that go with it, they turn their eye to finding a lucrative way to do business.And the best way, many have learned, is to design for the masses.

From Isaac Mizrahi for Target to Vera Wang for Kohl's, innumerable designers have turned to making affordable lines of clothing and are becoming household names.

 And in today's economic downturn, such a proposition couldn't be more appealing. Here's a look at the current crop of designer names with affordable lines.