Sunday, December 20, 2009

20 Years Old & Still Playing Dress-up

I'm twenty years old today. I guess I have to remove the "musings of a teenage fashion blogger" bit from my header.


The other day I was doing some last minute Hannukah shopping at Target when, lo and behold, the Rodarte collection was already on the racks! I didn't have much time and I was supposed to be shopping for other people, but I managed to snag a skirt. I think it's quite beautiful. Clearly lingerie-inspired, and the way the tulle hangs over it is raggedly floaty enough at the hem to give off that Rodarte vibe. A pleasant surprise!


I also tried on the coral-colored slip dress, which I thought was fantastically gorgeous, but alas it is meant for someone with a smaller chest. The lace-print dress was nice, just not very Rodarte-ish nor especially flattering in fit. The lace cardigan was pretty, if you can deal with the fact that it's scratchy. As for the stuff I didn't try on, I'm kicking myself for leaving behind the yellow skirt, the legwear was not present, and nothing else really did it for me. And that's my take on the whole thing. Still, I liked the collection a lot more than past designer collections for Target, and I really love my new skirt.

God, I can't believe I'm done being a teenager. It's about time.

19 comments:

emily said...

i love the outfit, everything about it is perfect. :) and happy birthday!

punky said...

Happy Birthday!!

Previously Owned said...

happy bday!!! :) love the outfit! and you can play dress up till you're 80! ok?! lol
I'm 22 and I do it gladly.

WendyB said...

Happy birthday!

Mini & Mod said...

Gah I feel like I'm the only teenager left, all my friends are older haha. I do love that skirt.

Model said...

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I hope you like it

Anonymous said...

I love the tutu! the rodarte line for target was pretty feminine, I loved all the lace
I didnt try any of them on, I probably should next time for fit! thank you for the advice!

Gladys said...

happy birthday! i'm scared of turning older, haha.
that is such a beautiful skirt. did you happen to see the black slip lace dress? i would love to have that dress in my closet, but i hardly ever go to target.

Maddy said...

I positively adore that skirt! I think I'm going back to try on that slip dress..kind of ran out of time today, unfortunately. And the dress I was most excited to try on, the blue swiss dot dress, was no where to be found! Must order online. Now.

Happy New Year!
Maddy

Deltay said...

Happy belated birthday :)

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A Stylized Hysteria said...

Happy belated birthday! You look great in these pictures!

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Anonymous said...

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Hooded Knitwear Dress said...

Rodarte is producing some excellent knitwear items!

Style Syrup said...

Nice outfit!

Liza Mannequin said...

You are very cute in those pics. Happy 20 and welcome to the "melancholy 20's"...

Webmistress said...

Love the outfit and there is nothing wrong with playing dressup at any age, we have to look our best when out and about...so trying on a dozen different looks is much needed. Style changes constantly so you have to keep up.
Great blog by the way, you will have to come check us out too - dont forget to leave a comment.