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Showing posts with label Target. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Target. Show all posts

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Dwell Studio lands at Tarjay

So, I have one more reason to love Target, or shall I say Tar-jay. Not good news, since I consider it a small act of God if I get out of there under $50. Anyway, they've just recently started to carry Dwell Studio bedding, baby bedroom gear and kitchen stuff! There's not too much fanfare on Target's site, but a few bloggies are liking the goods. I've kind of always associated Dwell with hipster modern mommies with good taste and the Target line doesn't seem to sway too far away from that.

I really like the table linens since they look sturdy enough for every day use (they're 100% cotton) and they're not that expensive. They also have reversible placemats for only $4. That's the cost of one grande skinny vanilla latte at Starbucks! If I wasn't on a self imposed home decor buying freeze, I'd definitely pick up the taupe and cream kitchen towels ($5) you see below here.


















I have a mild obsession with chocolate brown + baby pink, so the crib set below ($80) is definitely adorable to me. I like that it's girly but not overly saccharine sweet like a lot of baby girl bedding can be. Not like I've been shopping for that or anything...just a random observation!

















I also think the Dwell Studio bedding looks pretty cool. Even just the accent pillows and shams might be cool to mix up your bedding you already have, like with this guy or this guy. I noticed that the original Dwell bedding is actually very similar to the Tarjay line. Check out the original Dwell bedding called "Talon" below (left) in comparison to the Target version called "Baroque" (right.) They're a little bit different, but the execution is still the same. (Ah, side note - is this baroque/damask thing not out of style yet? Good, because I like it and my dishes don't need to be passe.)



















Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Here come the next high/low fashion concepts at Target. I have to say I'm pretty excited that Target is taking an active interest in this "high-fashion-for-the-masses" thing.

According to Fashion Week Daily, Jessie Randall of Loeffler Randall (the girl whose apartment I so adored in the September 2006 issue of Domino Magazine - see "For Like Ever" poster that I had to have and is now sitting propped up against the wall in my living room) has been tapped to design a collection for Target next year.

If she cooks up anything close to what her normal collection is like, I'll be at "Tar-jay" the day the line debuts! I didn't even know about the Hollywould/Target partnership until like, five minutes ago, but at first glance I am not impressed.

Feeling a Funeral Hooker vibe, or is that just me?











Source: nitro:licious

Diaper bags to the D-list stars?





















Source: nitro:licious

The Hollywould line runs at Target from October 21, 2007 through January 19, 2008, according to nitro:licious.

Also, there are still a bazillion tickets left for the Pet Shop Boys concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, September 27. If anyone is interested in rocking out to the men behind "Absolutely Fabulous," let me know. There's some really great shows coming up at the Bowl, by the way:

Upcoming acts Brazilian Girls, Jason Bentley (I heart KCRW) & Pink Martini spark my interest. Hmm. Also heard some good things about Madeleine Peyroux, but never heard her music. But, I always like a good French jazz singer. Did that just make me sound pretentious? That was the idea. Although, I did just check her out on iTunes and she recorded a track with Elliott Smith, so I'm going to have to delve deeper.