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La Robe Jamais Porter

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{The Dress that was Never worn} Around this time last year, the ladies behind Rodarte came out with their coveted Target line. And just like (mostly) everyone else, I wanted a piece, literally. I made my way to the pop-up shop over in the meatpacking district, stood in line, marked the style and size I wanted on the order pad and that was it. The dress was mine. One year later, I finally rip off the tags. How sad right? It's taken me a full year to decide how I wanted to wear this dress. It wasn't until I saw my fellow D12 (Delightful Dozen, NOT Slim Shady's crew) blogger friend, Beatrice , wear hers as a skirt as part of her Dressember pledge (she's wearing a dress everyday for the month of December! ) that I thought I should really try it out. I paired it with this vintage printed angora sweater and toughened it up with my black tights and Seychelles Romance booties. Done and done. No more guilty unworn items in the closet. This whole issue kind of brings me to think...

baby, it's cold outside

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So cold, that the parka has come out of hibernation! I have one question though: Where's the snow? Honestly, if it's going to be this cold (32F/0C) we might as well get a little snow...right?  This parka is the real deal. Made in Canada (Manitoba, to be exact), it is the warmest thing I've ever put on. I got it about 10 years ago at Value Village in Canada (of course) and still get as excited putting it on as the first day I found it! I'm really excited today, not only is it friday but it was also the start of the Target to go shop opening! I made my way there during my lunch break (the perks of living in NYC) and got my hands on 2 Rodarte for Target dresses! I've been eyeing these pieces ever since they announced the launch and couldn't wait to see them up close. The TTG (Target to go) concept is a little funny though. All the items are behind a glass window and all have asigned numbers. You're presented with a clip board with 50 of targets best sel...