Everybody's Workin' for the Weekend!

The weekends have just been flying by! I suppose that's just what happens when you start working, even if you don't have hectic social schedules. Paradoxically, time spent relaxing moves at a faster pace. Another thing that happens when you start working...you start spending more money! My resolve to save half of my salary has been worn down. The past two weekends Daniel and I have gone, with the rest of Gaithersburg, to that very special type of consumerist heaven that could only be borne in America: Target. Groceries, DVD's, diapers, electronics, cosmetics, and pretty much anything else, all housed in one large echoing, vacuous space. Last weekend I was overwhelmed by it all, but today I decided to focus on a few things and was much more successful.

One thing that always gets me a little excited is when high-end designers decide to produce a line of clothing for the masses and sell their specific looks at much lower prices. It can, however, go dreadfully sour. Case in point: Vera Wang for Kohls. In 2007 I was disappointed when I found that the season's baggy shirts and fitted leggings were so poorly constructed that l looked like a bag lady. Her usually pretty shirts and dressed adorned with feminine bows and jewels looked cheap. I think since the fit and aesthetic of her designs rely heavily on quality fabrics they just didn't work when made en mass with cheaper materials. Even considering the "bargain," the clothes didn't seem worth the price.

This is not the case with Zac Posen's new line for Target. They didn't have everything shown in the link, but overall I was quite impressed. I got a cute dress that I really didn't need but just couldn't pass up.

I didn't try this one on, but if you have somewhere fancy to go, the fabric and cut of this dress look rich and glamorous in person. (It looks more gold than flowery.)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!