not so fashion-related favorites

Starting my first year at a professional health care graduate school has got me interested on how other graduate students are expressing themselves on the blogosphere. here are a few blogs by them.

http://journeysinmedicine.blogspot.com/
http://www.agraphia.net/
http://bostonmedicalstudent.wordpress.com/

Tucker for Target

I have been craving their dresses since seeing them sell out in seconds on Gilt a few weeks ago. I understand that Tucker is not as established and famous a brand as previous designers and this fact may be reflected on the fact that nothing has sold out yet online. However Target probably realized what their market is craving: feminine, bohemian, playful items as evidenced in the success of collaborations with Rodarte, Liberty of London, and Cynthia Vincent.

I really wanted to like this red floral print dress but my skin tone works better with either much lighter or darker pieces.

                                                         Signature Floral Dress 39.99

Some of my favorites:

Signature Blouse in Cream; 29.99

Signature Blouse in Navy; 29.99

Signature Dress in Diamond Print; 39.99

Button Down Dress in Floral Print; 34.99

Images and descriptions from target.com

Dior Fall 2010

Yes, flowers are beautiful but many times, floral prints remind me of grandmother clothes (not that all of them are so bad, especially with the retro trend). However, John Galliano's interpretation of flowers is pretty much amazing and breathtaking. Not your typical flowers as prints but the pieces still remind of the lively bunch. He really captured their vibrant quality and the styling is humorous and reminiscent, yet mind blowing. I really did not expect to like a yellow short dress, especially with ruffles. Somehow it is one of my favorite pieces from the collection. Amazing.

All pictures are from style.com

Aldo Harvley

My recent craving for cross-body bags has lead to opening my eyes to stores I just did not glance at much before. Aldo is one of those stores.

- great assortment of adorable bags
- friendly prices ($20 ~ $60 usually for retail price)
- various options for both faux and real leather
- the website provides suggestions for pairing shoes and bags and nice pictures of the details

For example, the Harvley:
- comes in 2 colors (cognac and khaki)
- $ 45
- faux leather
- spacious enough for a cross-body bag with 1 zipper and 1 cell phone pockets
- zipper enclosure (to which I am partial)
-  13" x 10" (I love it's old school bag + cross body shape)

Pictures, links, and description from aldo.com website