NEIMAN MARCUS + TARGET HOLIDAY PREVIEW

The {fabulous} Neiman Marcus + Target preview has arrived!  Target partnered with Neiman Marcus and 24 CFDA Designers this year on a 50-piece limited-edition holiday collection officially launching in both Target and Neiman Marcus on December 1st.  Thankfully, images from all 50 pieces in the collection have been released and I had to share with ya'll a few of my favorites.  Prices for the designer collaboration start at $8 and go up to $500, but thankfully most items are under $60, meaning you won't break the bank!  The collection has quite an impressive designer line-up including Judith Leiber, Marchesa, Tracy Reese, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Alice + Olivia, Carolina Herrera, Diane von Furstenberg and more... making it the ultimate in designer collaborations for the 2012, in my opinion of course! Check out the images below and find the entire 50 piece collection here.  What do ya'll think? Isn't it fabulous? 

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SHOPS AT TARGET. A CLOSER LOOK..

I mentioned yesterday in my post about favorite things in May the launch of Shops at Target, and had to share with ya'll a few more details of this pretty incredible designer collaboration.  The Shops at Target officially launch this Sunday, May 6th and can be found both online and in Target stores throughout the nation.  Luckily, I just happen to be heading to Texas this weekend, and will be able to stop by our local Target in Waco to check out the goods, because if I was here in New York, a trip to Target while doable is not exactly a quick in and out experience to say the least.  

For their latest venture, Target has taken designer collaborations to the next level with the launch of a new concept partnering directly with local boutiques and specialty stores nationwide to offer Target customers affordable, limited edition collections.  Basically, every two to four months, Target will bring in a few different "shop-in-shops" with the first round of high-end stores including, The Candy Store (um, can we say excited?!), Polka Dog Bakery, Privet Home, Cos Bar Cosmetics, and The Webster (a high-end Miami boutique).  

Polka Dog Bakery, based in Boston, is one of the five shops included in the first Shops at Target.  Dogs throughout the country can get a bite of their own of the Boston favorite,  Polka Dog Bakery.  You can stock up on all of the bones, biscuits, colorful bowls, and collars your four-legged friend could possibly desire and for half the price too!  Check out this video for more about this collaboration, and see a few of my favorites below.

Cos Bar Cosmetics line for Target is another shop I am looking forward to checking out this weekend.  This budget friendly collection for Target includes body care products, bath accessories, beauty and manicure tools, and cosmetic bags in a signature bright leopard print.  Prices for this collection is priced from $1 with nothing over $20.  

Let me know if ya'll check out your local Target stores or go online to shop these collections this weekend! I am curious to see what ya'll think of the items once they are in stores.

MAY FAVORITES.

Can you believe it is already May? I know I say this every year but where have the past few months gone, it seems as if 2012 was just getting started and here we are almost half way through the year.  

Things to love about May....

One. Mother's Day is coming up in less than two weeks, on Sunday, May 13th.  Check back here later this week for a roundup of fabulous gift ideas for Mom. 

Two. The Shops at Target officially launches this Sunday, May 6th and you will not be disappointed with Target's newest designer collaborations.  Polka Dog Bakery and Cos Bar are the two I'm most looking forward to checking out this Sunday.  

Three. So exciting to tell ya'll about the launch of Etsy Weddings, an entire Etsy site dedicated to all things wedding- from decor to wedding gifts this is your one stop shop for everything wedding related.  Not to mention, the new wedding registry on Etsy Weddings is pretty amazing.  

Four.The perfect answer to all of you wondering how to print those Instagram pictures, prinstagr.am. My personal favorite, and one that I will definitely be trying out with my own Instagram pictures, the miniprints, how cute are these mini photo cards? Love them! Also love the minibooks which hold 50 pictures each and for two books only cost $12! 

Five. This is just a personal favorite, so had to include it!  I feel like May officially marks the beginning of ice cream season, yes I do believe there is an "official" ice cream season, which begins TODAY.  My personal ice cream favorite is one that I'm not sure I'll be able to get here in New York, Blue Bell Ice Cream's Key Lime Pie, and I promise you it is the most amazing thing you've ever tasted. Delicious!