Once upon a time, the Spring 2008 collections came out and Rodarte sent tulle dresses floating down the runway. A little while before that there was an epic film starring Faye Dunaway that swept all who watched into a golden world of crime and passion. While the style of the latter could be imitated, clothes of the former were sadly out of reach...and then came Target. An unconventional fairy godmother to be certain, but the type of modern benefactress girls on a budget depend upon.
For this particular little cinder-girl, Chictopia also played a role. It seems that some fashion fairy tales can come true...I'll keep my fingers crossed for those spiked Christian Louboutins for Rodarte.
dress- Rodarte for Target, tight- Walmart, shoes- Bona Drag
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I love Rodarte! The dress looks beautiful :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful dress, you look like a little princess:)
ReplyDeletelove the pictures, you look beautiful! I got the dress in black it's my favorite dress right now :)
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The dress pure gorgeousness!
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Target has really stepped it up in the last few years! The dress I'm wearing in my most recent post is also from Target... Anyways! You look like a lovely fairy and I feel bad the the day after Christmas, I'm already coveting something...
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-Alyssa
So pretty!!
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Tis a lovely dress indeed, but what has really stolen my heart is the headband and scenery!
ReplyDeletethat rodarte for target dress looks beautiful on you! and with the scenery and the headband you look like a princess :)
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous you got a Rodarte for Target dress! I have been looking everywhere for one but they are all sold out... they are so great!
ReplyDeleteThis dress is so beautiful! When I went to Target, they had sold out!
ReplyDeleteIt looks stunning on you though!!!
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ah, i love the fairy-tale theme of this post. the crown is fabulous, dah-ling!
ReplyDeleteYou look wonderfully princess-like in that dress. The crown completes it perfectly!
ReplyDeletei can't wait to go try on that dress! its looks fabulous!
ReplyDeletegreat pics loving that dress xxxx
ReplyDeleteThat dress is pretty much perfect for you :D your crown's too cute!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteI told you, that dress is gorgeous and you really look like a fairy!!
Love from Spain!
Very jealous; Target was all out of my size! You look beautiful. Annie.
ReplyDeleteThe dress looks so lovely on you! I wish it were as flattering on me...
ReplyDeleteYou look darling! I've been lusting after that exact dress but my target doesn't have them!! Ugh.
ReplyDeleteThat dress I gorgeous. I first saw Tavi wearing it in an issue of Teen Vogue and I really wanted it. But we don't have Target here. :(
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely though.
Oooh, I've been waiting to see what you would pick up. :) That dress looks lovely on you. Now I wish I bought that one too. :)
ReplyDeleteWhen my sister and I went to Target to try out the line, we didn't have such luck in buying something great. But this dress looks great on you! -Nikki
ReplyDeletei really wanted to check out the collection in person but i'm so far away from a target! the dress looks great on you and i love how you paired it with a crown - genius!
ReplyDeleteThis dress is loevly on you...
ReplyDeleteI want to know the rest of the fairy tale... was there a happily ever after?
I love this dress, so pretty! Why don't we have target here in Belgium?!
ReplyDeleteI just saw the Rodarte for Target collection the other day - I love it! There is one dress in particular - it's similar to yours, but it's light blue. I'm in love with it. I just may have to use my Christmas money, but I do so want a pro-Flickr account as well! Oh the troubles of deciding. :(
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm procrastinating on my writing, which I really do need to start. Before I leave, however, I wanted to thank you for the comment you left on my blog. I always enjoy getting comments!
Have a good day!
they do came true.
ReplyDeleteRodarte and target is one of my favs. and rodarte is such and amazing brand.
The dress is gorgeous, and you look great on it.
thanks for your comment!
aaaah i need to go back home and/or pretend to be a princess
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<3 merry christmas
~lydia
Ohh, I managed to snatch this dress, too! It's so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful dress. and the pictures so magical
ReplyDeleteSeeing you wear that dress in nude is making me wonder if I should have gotten it in nude instead of black?!
ReplyDeleteOh well, I got a couple of pieces from the Rodarte for Target collection and I'm pretty excited to wear them soon! Just trying to think of ways to wear them and stay warm.. its like 20 degrees in Chicago right now!
Ohh, that dress is beautiful!! I love the ribbon details!
ReplyDeleteYou look so cute in that dress, like a woodland sprite.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL!!!! this is so perfect for you!!! i was so happy you got this chic reward!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI love the dusty pink version of this dress! It looks adorable.
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That dress looks lovely on you! You look like a fairy princess!
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Beautiful dress.
ReplyDeleteoh you're so lucky! you really do look like a princess. just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletethat color looks great on your, I got the black one! I hear Zac Posen will have a line for target later on in the year.
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It makes me think of where the wild things are! With the crown like band
ReplyDeleteYou look like a fairy princess!! My MIL bought me this dress for x-mas and it was so beautiful but looked so bad on me!! I was so sad.
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AH!! I was literally just at the store thinking of getting this dress. Sadly it isn't the most flattering on my fame. I did get the leopard print one though =) SO cute, especially the bows on the back.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dress :) Very jealous!
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You look so beautiful. This was the one piece from the collection that really tugged at my heartstrings.
ReplyDeleteYou look so pretty in the dress. Envy... I want Target here!!
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Beautiful dress! I really need to get my hands on some of those dresses from Target!
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ReplyDeleteOh wow you looks so beautiful, definitely a fairy princess. Loving that Rodarte for Target dress. x
ReplyDeletegorgeous dress, i love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! The dress is gorgeous on you! and what is that precious accessory? a headband? Wow it look like a stylish majestic crown! :)
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You look just like a lovely woodland nymph!
ReplyDeletegorgeous! your alteration didn't come out bad at all! :) the dress looks great on you!
ReplyDelete- kat
unbelievable! you look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYou look stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love the colour of this dress, and that crown-like headband is quite festive, just enough festive.
I love your style. You are so inspiring.
Hope you had a great xmas!
U are def. fairy, darling R!
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I feel like i bought all the dresses from that collection! oh and btw, you're featured today on fashionindie.com's blogger roundup!(I write it. haha.)
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i think calivintage has this dress, too, but in black -- equally stunning as yours.
ReplyDeleteyou look like a princess -- very pretty.
Okay, yes. This is exactly what I was trying to describe to my husband- I love the Rodarte collection for Target, but on someone else. I tried the pieces on myself and I just couldn't get them to jive. But on you? Perfection. :)
ReplyDeleteStunning dress! You look so pretty.
ReplyDeleteyou are a glorious wood nymph in that dress. I too am kind of in a state of bliss that two rodarte pieces are hanging in my closet...
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I got the black one. I think I might take off the bows on the shoulders though, they look a bit wonky on me. I'm thinking of putting snaps on them so I can reattach them whenever I want. The nude color looks wonderful on you! Very fairylike indeed!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and lovely dress!! I love your fun headband too! xoxoxo
ReplyDeletegorgeous gorgeous dress, wish we had target in the uk
ReplyDeletethe dress is amazing! and you look gorgeous like a princess in that crown.
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omg,you look fantastic.I loved.
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I love tulle dresses and I love Rodarte, so you can imagine how I wish we had Target here... You look like a fairy in your dress!
ReplyDeleteLove it! xx
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Waaaaw so beautiful dress!! You look like a little fairy, or a princess from a tale!
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Oh gosh, I must have that dress!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS! But please, tell us everything about your crown/headband!
ReplyDeleteSo cute <3 Love Bonnie, the twirl in her hair at the beginning of the film is so cute x)
ReplyDeleteI knew that if anyone could pull off one of the Rodarte dresses it would be you! you look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe dress is just breath-taking.
ReplyDeleteyou look amazing in that dress!!! where did you get the crwn? it's really cool!
ReplyDeletehow lovely! skipping about your own kingdom (queendom? princessdom?), fancy free. thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love this. What a beautiful dress!
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wow, like a character for WTWTA! Great look, wish we had Target in Canada!
ReplyDeleteyour outfit is darling - i adore your blog!
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks perfect on you! :D It really does look like something straight out of a fairy tale!
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I love Rodarte! And you look like such a princess/fairy here. A fairy princess! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! i lost my chance with a rodarte dress. by the time i visited target, nothing on my size was left.
ReplyDeleteyou make this dress look so darling! I saw the dresses Thursday while at Target and I just did not have the money to get one. I am hoping, however to sneak back in for one this week with some of the Xmas money I got.
ReplyDeleteOh you look absolutely adorable. I have the black lace halter dress and I just love it! Your headband is beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that dress worked on you, because it looked pretty awful on me. I like how you're pairing it with the crown headband. These photos definitely do look out of a fairytale.
ReplyDeletePretty as always dear =)
ReplyDeleteOh, this dress looks so perfect for you and in this color, especially. I went with the black Rodarte slip dress just 'cause it's a safe color for me and although I thought the nude color was great, I didn't think I could pull it off! You, however, look lovely. Hope you had a good holiday!
ReplyDeletethat dress is totally lovely on you !
ReplyDeleteyou remind me of the vera wang princess perfume ads very much . i think u deserve to be the new spokesperson !
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You look fantastic! I love the tiara.
ReplyDeletebeautiful, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I love this dress, it's so fairytale-like! I love the crown as well, and of course the setting just adds to the whimsical feel :)
ReplyDeletewow this dress is sooooo sooooo beautiful
ReplyDeletei completely love your headband!! did you make it?
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what a dreamy sight you are! can i just say, that headpiece totally made the outfit as lovely as ever. love love love.
ReplyDeletethe dress looks lovely on you! Fabulous shots, as always
ReplyDeleteOh -- what a great reminder. The holiday craziness has left me avoiding stores, but I do want to get into Target and see what's left of the Rodarte pieces. Your photos remind me of the fairy tale theme from Vogue's Sept issue that Grace Coddington art directed.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo set <3
ReplyDeleteGreat outfit!!
I have featured this outfit in my latest post: http://www.thefashioncloud.com/categories/rodarte-for-target/
Hope you like it!
xx
FashionCloud
That's the same Rodarte for Target dress I wanted, but I'm not willing to battle eBay to get it! :P I love the way you've styled it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful. I think this dress will quickly become my new obsession. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, on the Yahoo homepage today: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/natalie-portman-wears-40-target-dress-seems-more-human-566929/
:)