When It's Good It Lasts Forever

Every so often something  is so stylish it has universal appeal and staying power. We may groan and moan and say we get sick of it because it seems overexposed. Yet, we get strangely drawn to it, feeling comfortable as with an old friend. It never let's us down. It's always stylish. Just a small jolt of it infuses any room with the rare combination of traditional and classic with the modern and hip.

Some things never go out of style

And so it is with something so well designed it seems to stay around forever.  It's always stylish. Whether you add a small jolt of it, or cover the walls with it, it makes any room feel fresh and updated,

Always in style

Add it and your room somehow says "designer". And because it is a designer item, it is expensive, and even after years of being around it has not been greatly discounted.

Get it discounted HERE

But if you look on Etsy, you can find it at good prices, but still a little pricey. Leave to good old Target to have had a knock off for at least year that is still available on the web site. This is the best bang for the buck - you get TWO for $24.99!

Imperial Trellis copy cat at Target - 2 for $24.99

Imperial Trellis copy cat at Target - 2 for $24.99

In honor of this great deal I give you a round up of the classic Imperial Trellis originally designed for Scuhmacher by Kelly Wearstler. Oh stop your moaning. It's going to be around forever, and it will always work when you want to add something fresh and well designed to any room.

Add  a couple of those Target pillows to your couch for a similar look

Another couch to inspire you - get those Target pillows for this look!

Love the Imperial Trellis on the headboard

The chairs covered in Imperial Trellis are forever stylish

Kate Spade did a bedroom with it

Blogger and artist and designer Nicole Cohen did a bedroom with it too

Designer and TV star Brian Patrick Flynn used Imperial Trellis too

Imperial Trellis makes this window seat in an older home look fresh

I used the Target pillows for a party I designed in New Orleans (Valorie Hart Designs for NOCCA Art of the Feast)

Target Imperial Trellis copy cat pillows in the home of Valorie Hart The Visual Vamp

Thank you Kelly Wearstler for an enduring design, already a modern icon, a classic sure to last forever!

Imperial Trellis Christmas Stockings - Adorable!  I wish I could sew! Get them on Etsy

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Missoni For Target Free Stuff!

I applaud the PR team for Target!!!

Web site went down early this morning because of the feeding frenzy to get Missoni for Target stuff. So Alberto and I jumped in the ancient Bimmer (1985 BMW), and high tailed across the Crescent City Connection to the West Bank (The Best Bank, or The Wank, the other side of the mighty Mississippi). We thought they opened at 10 AM, and that here deep in Cajun country there would be few Missoni lovers.

Well, yes and no. Apparently they opened the doors at 8 AM and there was a feeding frenzy of shoppers. I'm surprised there wasn't a brass band and a second line, and someone dishing out gumbo.

A nice guy who worked there said it was an orderly friendly mob, and he was kind hoping for a tug-of-war cat fight or two, but nothing liked that happened. He said the funniest thing is how the entire mob went from one section of the store to another en masse.

Eva and Faye, two nice girls who offered me their discards, had been shopping since 9 AM for Missoni at Target

We got there about ten after ten, and there were still a very few things on the clothing rack. I scored a sweater, a blouse, a pair of gloves, and a scarf. There was enough of a choice to put back quite a few things. All accessories, like headbands, and little cosmetic bags were gone.  In housewares, I found a few things, but never got to see a pillow. Shoes were picked over too, unless you were a size 8.

All of the clothes run true to size. I wear an 8, and the medium is perfect. Nice enough quality too. The size 8 shoe was too big, so I imagine the shoes are true to size too (I wear 7.5 in street shoes, 7 in dance shoes). The best stuff is the kids stuff, and there was plenty of that. I tried on an XL kids trench coat, that nearly fit, so for any of you small girls out there, check out the kids section.

Target employees said stuff will be back in stock soon, and will be around for two months.
As usual, almost immediately this stuff shows up on eBay
There are already over 3,000 items listed there!

So darling readers, I picked up a few things for you, a collection of six cute things.

Six cute pieces of Missoni for Target SWAG for you! Just become a Follower and leave a comment

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