please don't

Ok, now that I have proclaimed my never dying love for Target, I know that they will not take it too personally if I be brutally honest.

Ladies, please do not wear this dress:

This dress, part of Target's newest collection by London designer Luella Bartley, may be potentially cute in itself but is the headlining peice from the collection. In short, this dress is everywhere. It's in the commercials, on the billboards, on the posters outside Target and is openly criticized by the fashion world. A dress getting this much press can never be a good thing. It is like wearing the same dress as a red carpet actress who headlined a magazine page, nevermind the page being titled "what not to wear".

"I am Fashion" blog states:

Please do not wear this dress out in public. It may look cool right now in this picture, because its been plastered all over the place. But absolutely everyone will know where its from. And isn't the purpose of this collection to look like a million bucks at an affordable price? Also because I simply do not like this dress. It seems like it is trying to be punk and girly at the same time.

I could not have put it better myself.

You can find the rest of the article here.

The rest of the collection fairs a little bit better than the famous dress, but I must say, not much. From an observer's prospective, I think the collection, overall, is entirely too "punky" and makes the fashionista look more like a poser than they care to. Not to mention the fact that every piece is almost as famous as the dress.

This skirt looks like it has the potential of being cute- a little young for my taste, but cute none the less. Actually, it doesn't even look that bad on the model.

However, once the skirt is on a "normal" person...

It can only be described as puffy and pleated- not a good combination. Uncomfortable, uneven, rough material and with each strip sewn together at the bottom- in short, it's a no-go. No offence to my favorite store, but I'm deffinatly not a fan. (Afterall, my hips aren't THAT wide!)

Unfortunatly, due to the sparse amount of time (and film) I was unable to get a first-hand look at any of the other pieces. However, I seriousually reccomend the rest of the "I am Fashion" blog on this subject (link above).

And Target...don't worry...I still love you.