Aaaaarrrgggghhhhh! I am completely frustrated with Target! How can I err on the side of frugalism (who knows if this is even a word?) when they keep coming up with frickin awesome collaborations? And all due to be released around Christmas.....I am at the end of my small tether on sanity, shopping-wise.
Fantabulous accessories brand Hayden-Harnett AND the stupendous Thai-born Thakoon launching their Target lines at around the same time is really a double blow to my fragile hold on my December budget. I could probably swing a piece from the Thakoon line but I don't believe I can justify anymore purchases on the handbag front. In this year alone I have bought 12 pieces, yup, count 'em, TWELVE, and I just cannot, simply can't, allow another purchase without either selling off some from my existing collection. Which I do not foresee happening, I love each and every piece I currently own. Plus, most of this year's purchases are replacements for the 5 fantastic and disgustingly underused handbags that I lost to some kind of freaky peeling effect eating away the exteriors, DESPITE the fact they were all in their individual dust bags, which I discovered during a brief holiday back to the motherland.
But HH have come up with some enchanting pieces that bewitch my sensibilities! I love four pieces from the Target line; the Chain bag, the Hobo, the Double Flap and the Flight tote as seen in the collage above. Its gorgeousness lies in its simplicity. Like, I love the marriage of clean lines with the funky hardware detail on the Chain bag. That it reminds me of the MJ Stam which I covet and wrote about is only a positive in my book. The HH Hobo looks to me as if it's the delectable love child of the edgy Balenciaga City and the magnificent Foley+Corinna Jet Set tote, if handbags were ever to reproduce, and I'm always on the lookout for a decent evening bag and the Double Flap could totally be a contender seeing as you could carry it as a large clutch and it also has a chain strap for those hands-free moments. The Flight tote's appeal is in the fact that it's called a Flight tote. I'm assuming it should cater to being an air travel piece which I'm always on a quest to find the best option when I'm travelling. My current air travel situation is I carry 2 handbags, a small hobo to stuff the essentials like the wallet and travel documents and a slightly larger satchel to haul all my in-flight entertainment junk such as choccy goodness, facial wipes, book, magazine, Zen, etc. Why don't I stuff all in the satchel? Cos then it'll be a hodge-podge of things that will render the travel necessities (i.e: passport & boarding pass) unaccessible and have me digging around endlessly for 'em at the boarding gate/immigration. I dislike when I'm caught behind people holding up the lines rooting around their person trying to find their passport/passes when they know they should have it in a handy place so I don't do it myself. However, since I have not seen any images of the Flight tote's interior, I will reserve further gushings till then.
Thakoon, Thakoon, you feed my love of stripey tees! In a glance, I was drawn to the image of the gray/yellow tee. I know, it's just a striped tee, what's the big deal but I have an obsession with the stripes. Also loved the black pleated dress, could see it being a work piece. The Shibori Pleated-Front Tie-Waist 60s-ish inspired dress seems like a great option for Spring, very much romantic picnic at Central Park attire and the Shibori tunic is another cute piece that I'd wear paired with some black capris strolling down the streets grocery shopping OR as a beach cover-up, either way, it's versatile.
So, there you have it. All the lovely things I would love to own which will be arriving at a Target near you. Writing about them has been cathartic, sort of semi-purged the urge to click on the 'Buy Now' button once it's released. Even if I do cave and decided to get something, I'll most likely wait till the tail-end of the line as Target usually does crazy markdowns. The only full-priced item I got from Target was the Anya Hindmarch large hobo cos they were practically sold out everywhere and I didn't want to wait till around now to get it for fear there won't be any in stock left. Till then, the budget is safe.....
