Laurie B's Style: Rodarte for Target

Rodarte for Target hit the stores yesterday and I made sure I made it early to Target to snag some of the pieces I've been drooling over since the collection pictures were released.  While all the other bloggers, writers and fashion critics out there said that this collection looked "forever 21-y" at best...  I walked in not expected much.  And this goes to show... don't be a follower, fashion lovers!   Form your own opinions.  My expert fashion opinion? (And yes, I am a professional with almost a decade of fashion industry expertise...) While perhaps on the bow shoulder dress fit was a bit unusual,  I actually found the overall collection super cute and totally wearable. The denim was hot, the lace cardigans were not only chic looking they felt great on the skin, the silk cami's were like butter, the dresses were adorable and the chunky sweater was so yummy.  My purchases included: the tea cup blue dress that fit me like a dream, the mustard and black lace cardigans, the mustard with nude mesh skirt, and the denim jacket.  All great pieces and all fab additions to my growing wardrobe and repertoire of my continuing documentation of the Laurie B Style Files.

  So why wait to wear, right?  On the job last night, while styling the hot chick rock band Vanity Theft for their first LA show at the Viper Room, I rocked some of my new Rodarte for Target goodies.  A pretty bangin fashion confection if I do say so myself....  Frankly, I looked hot and I felt hot.  And feeling good is the best part. It's the best accessory.  All in all it was a fabulous outfit that ended my fabulous week and weekend.

Fashionably yours,

Laurie B

  

I knew I loved this picture...

Okay so when first saw this picture last week I knew there was just something about it that made me 1) jealous of Dakota 2) dying to wear leopard and 3) wondering, who makes this dress??

Well the mystery has been solved.  As my Teen Vogue arrived at my doorstep on Friday, I immediately flipped to the Dakota spread that I loved so much and discovered the best news I think I've ever read!   This dress is...  RODARTE FOR TARGET!   Which means that it will be in Target this December!

The interesting thing, is that with all the Rodarte for Target pictures surfacing on the web this leopard dress has seemed to elude all the photographers, bloggers and fashion obsessed.  But not me...

I wish I knew more about this dress.   It looks like a printed sweater dress with some type of fleck of metallic.  And it can be styled in so many ways.  Of course I love the glam necklace paired with the dress as Dakota wears.  But think about the versatility.  You could wear it plain, you could wear it with tights, with boots, with socks and open toe heels, with a high waisted skirt on top, with a belt or even with an elongated cardigan and a belt.   But you could really go all out if you did it all together.  Black elongated cardigan, a box weave leather belt,  burgundy colored tights and black open toed fringe heels.   hmmm... So many options to play with.

Well regardless of not knowing much about this dress.  I do know one thing.  I will be at Target first thing in the morning to buy it and put it into its proper home.  My closet.

Fashionably yours,
Laurie B