What I Want Now: Dreaming of Liberty

Anyone who has been to London has probably seen the Liberty of London store's mock Tudor facade on Regent's street. Well they have done a collection for Target, not just of cute dresses like the on the left but also home furnishings, patio furniture, you name it.

Two weeks ago in New York, they opened a satellite store on 42nd Street and 6th Avenue and the line was around the block to get in and go shopping. I'm sad now that I didn't stand outside to get in because the cute dresses are now out of stock. In 2 weeks! That's awesome. I mean a $40 dress that is cute and well made is not easy to find.

I've bought several items from Target's designer collections and they are incredibly well made compared to some of the stuff that you see at Kmart and Wal-Mart. I won an Alice Temperly dress, an Erin Fetherstone dress, and some very cute Hollywoud shoes. Not to menion the Isaac Mizrahi bag that I used to own. Right now along with the Liberty of London collection, Jean Paul Gaultier has done a collection and Zac Posen is coming up. I wish now that I had bought something from the Alexander McQueen collection that they had like a year ago.

These collections are just one of the reasons that Target is like the best store in the world.  Along with the great cosmetics and toiletries, and the cheap DVD's.

I heart Target

So I'm perusing People magazine this morning online, discovering that David Hasselhoff has no sense of grammar, when I noticed that Hollywould now has a collection for Target.

If you don't know who Hollywould is, she's a high-end shoe designer along the lines of Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, but American and a woman. I've long coveted her shoes but even on sale, I can't afford them. But thanks to the gods at Target, I very much can.

The dress is by Alice Temperley for Target. She's also an expensive designer, whose clothes go for thousands at Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf's, but this dress cost me $49.99 not including shipping and handling (I ordered online since I knew my Target in Riverdale was not going to have it).

The shoes below are the Hollywould shoes that I ordered which I think will go very well with the Alice Temperley dress.

I just loved the cute little bow on the front. They also have a red pair that are peep toe that I might get to wear with a black dress or a gray skirt instead of black pumps.

It's not just clothes that I love buying at Target. They also have cosmetics from Boots in London, and now the Bliss Spa has a line of bath products at the store. I also bought my new answering machine/phone there and a combo alarm clock/radio/CD player for my bureau.

I don't think I've ever gone to Target without coming out with something, and half the time, I look longingly at the things I still want to buy, like these gorgeous red dishes that I saw. And some absolutely stunning bedding that I want to get. Not to mention microwaves, and a great red tea pot (as you can see I have a thing for red).

Having a Target so close to my house by subway (it's just 6 stops on the 9 train, takes about 20 minutes to get there) is seriously going to wreck havoc on my bank balance.

But it's just so addictive. I mean look at this sweet little bag that I bought to replace my Isaac Mizarahi one (also from Target). How could I resist when it was only $29.99?

Do you shop at Target? What was the best thing that you bought there?