If there's a lesson to be learned from designer collaborations,
it's that whatever your expectations built from pictures and previews online, should be lowered in store. It comes to no surprise that while stylish, the product can often be lacking in fit, material or quality in real life. Let me be clear, however,
this is not the case with Phillip Lim. This is not to say that the collection is perfect, but in the land of Target/Kohl's/H&M/etc. collaborations, it's damn near close.
The fit was nearly perfect on most of the clothes I tried on. While quality at best is off (it's Target, what do you expect?), I think it goes without saying that this is something special given the amount of press and "
prep" articles it received across the
internet. Fortunately, living in Atlanta, we get much less of the mayhem experienced in other
cities. I got to the Target at Atlantic Station a little past 11 a.m., right before a throng of people followed. Since it was still rather stocked, I was able to snag pieces that I were right up my style and a some that I probably wouldn't have normally touched with a three foot pole.
Imagine my surprise when the floral peplum tank not only fit me in all the right ways, but actually looked good. The fit was perfect, hugging all the right curves. This would in turn be indicative to most of tops of the collection.
The dresses of the collection were more hit or miss. While it looks great on a say a 6 ft, size 0 model, on a normal person's body, the practicality of it was severely questioned. Hence the facial expression in the photo below. The fit for some lacked like the gray sweater dress, but was amazing for illogical buys such as the animal print knit dress.
