Mini Me

Jan 20, 2008 @ 7:16pm

When Luella's Patti skirt hit the runway last year (on Suvi K.), it immediately made our must-have list.

The only problems:

1. It was $180 (actually not bad for a Luella item, but still).

2. It was very hard to score in the States, unless you camped out for weeks on Net-A-Porter for their sadly small shipment.

3. After it sold out, the Luella website resurrected the skirt sale, but for double the price.

So yesterday in Target, we spotted an Erin Fetherston leftover. It shared the length and the materials (velvet and rayon) as the Luella skirt, but it cost $4.92, which is about our daily Starbucks allowance.

It's not Luella, and that's sigh-worthy, but it was a pretty good compromise and it looks adorable with a thermal, some black tights, and slouchy boots. It's more expensive - $17.50 - on the Target website, but still worth exploring...

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2008 7:41PM

it's like 10 x cuter than the Luella one too

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2008 8:58PM

I was in Target a few days ago and picked up the cream tiered dress for $11. (by erin of course)

too bad I kind of look like a cake in it...

posted by Katie H

Jan 20, 2008 10:38PM

I have this skirt! I wore it on Christmas with tights and a 60s vintage cropped houndstooth jacket. It's really cute. Good find!

posted by guest

Jan 20, 2008 11:20PM

What a fantastic find, it just shows that it pays to shop around :)

posted by beccaeve

Jan 20, 2008 11:55PM

guest #2

I tried the cream tiered dress. But I took it back. The cake look didn't work for me.

However, the Erin Featherson dress pants fit really well.

http://fashionmefabulous.blogspot.com

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2008 4:13AM

with a thermal?

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2008 8:23AM

great find on the skirt. i got the EF cake dress too. not bad if you cut off the buttons and wear it with black tights and ankle boots. alice in wonderland meets joan jett.

posted by piccolina42

Jan 21, 2008 9:20AM

$5?! Good find...
I think it's more versatile than the Luella one, too.

posted by syako

Jan 21, 2008 10:29AM

Great find. I got the matching blazer for Christmas (wearing it today) and that skirt would be so cute with it. Time to go to TARGET! woo woo! Thanks for the tip ladies.

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2008 10:39AM

wow that's a really good deal. But the clothes fall apart pretty easily as far as I have seen.

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2008 10:48AM

i got that too! $7 for me though.
I got the purple layered cake dress as well, but i think i'm returning it..if you want it, holla!

posted by syako

Jan 21, 2008 10:53AM

I totally disagree with guest @ 10:39. I own one piece from every Go International Design collection from Target, the majority of which I wear very often, and I have not had any pieces "fall apart" or even look heavily worn. So maybe you should back up that broad statement with a fact or an example.

posted by hellonheels

Jan 21, 2008 11:25AM

I picked up this same skirt last weekend! So cute.

posted by louis

Jan 21, 2008 12:41PM

God bless Target.
And thanks to your posts and my insane curiosity, I scored an EF cardigan for $15 - on sale.
(heart)!

posted by guest

Jan 21, 2008 1:51PM

I got a couple Erin Fetherston dresses the other day at Target--one of them being the red silk babydoll. Normally goes for $60, but on sale for $15. Not so sure I like it on me, though.

posted by ElleB

Jan 21, 2008 2:03PM

This is a really good example, too, of an "inspired by" item that would never be a copyright violation...

posted by cjdelaf23

Jan 21, 2008 5:31PM

I just wanted to back up the blogger at 10:39, 1/21/08. I have had many things from Target fall apart, including a Mizrahi cashmere sweater, Liz Lange Maternity dress, a pair of mens jeans (dont remember the brand) and several childrens kids.

posted by lentil

Jan 21, 2008 5:44PM

I picked up the Fetherston "Jacquard Print Bow Jacket" about a month ago... and absolutely love it.

posted by guest

Jan 22, 2008 1:30PM

I bought this skirt and 10 other pieces form EF for Traget collection, and ended up returning all of them. Didn't fit right, and was not well made, but then again I guess you get what you pay for.