Tall and Salty: The Shops at Target

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Shops at Target

I love Target. I also love finding teeny cool stores when I travel. Target is now bringing teeny cool stores to your local store via their new concept, The Shops at Target. I think I'm going to like this.

Target has teamed up with five local shops -- The Candy Store in San Francisco, Polka Dog Bakery in Boston, Cos Bar in Aspen, Privet House in Warren, Connecticut, and The Webster in Miami -- and is bringing their branded products to Target stores nationwide.

(This video makes me want to visit every one of these places and meet the owners. They all seem so interesting. I love the Polka Dog Bakery folks, who seem to have a great sense of humor about running a dog bakery.)

It looks like the products that Target will carry will be "limited-edition collections," meaning they'll be items created for Target and not the stores' regular merchandise. So I still have a reason to visit all of these places someday and check out their usual things. Superb.

You can view all the products here in Target's lookbook, and a couple of my favorites are below (all images are from Target). The Shops will be up on May 6 online and in stores. Happy shopping!

Colorblocked cardigans from The Webster would be great for work (and, apparently, over your bikini. What a multi-tasking piece) ($32.99).

Even without the doppelgänger model, this shift dress from The Webster has a sleek Victoria Beckham feel to it ($39.99).

Stamps are crafty but extremely easy, and this set from Privet House is sophisticated looking. I like to use stamps like these on envelopes when I send things in the mail ($12.99 for the set and stationery). The "cheers" stamp would be great for party invitations or holiday greetings. (I assume you can all figure out appropriate situations for using the others.)