The Budget Babe | Affordable Fashion & Style Blog

Sam & Libby for Target

Sam and Libby for Target

Target is partnering with footwear designers Sam and Libby Edelman to re-launch the Sam & Libby brand through an exclusive partnership. Sam & Libby for Target will debut with 20 styles starting at $24.99, from sandals and flats to patterned wedges and pumps. The ongoing partnership with be available at Target stores and Target.com beginning May 5, 2012, with fresh styles to be introduced each season.

A bit of back story on the brand: Sam & Libby launched in 1987, then got acquired by Brown Shoe Company from The Jones Group in August 2012 and reunited with its founders - so teaming up with Target is a smart financial move for the husband-and-wife duo.

I'd rather just see Target team up with the Sam Edelman brand, since it's one of the "coolest" names in the whole Brown Shoe Company family, but I'll reserve judgement until I see some photos of the collection. Are you excited for this collab?

Sophie Theallet for The Limited


Sophie Theallet for The Limited images

Just in time for the holidays, The Limited is teaming up with Vogue Fashion Fund winner Sophie Theallet for an exclusive collection. Known for her use of vibrant colors and "feminine confidence", the collection features a single dress in four colors (ivory, magenta, black and vermillion), plus a cardigan in four colors (midnight blue, midnight purple, brass and tangerine), that can be mixed and matched in multiple ways. There's also a belt, clutch in red, brick, eggplant and gold, and five styles of bracelets and two styles of earrings for The Limited collection. Dresses will retail for $108, cardigans for $69, bags for $59, belts for $49 and jewelry for $29. I love the trumpet hem, so on-trend this season! "The Look" for Holiday will be available in over 255 stores and online at www.thelimited.com beginning November 14th.

Click through to see the complete collection.

The eBay Holiday Collective


Shop the eBay Holiday Collective

Just in time for the holidays, eBay has partnered with seven leading designers (Billy Reid, Chris Benz, Fallon, Jonathan Adler, Ruffian, Steven Alan, and Tibi) on an exclusive new collaboration. Starting November 12, shop The eBay Holiday Collective – an original, limited-edition gift collection of men’s and women’s apparel, jewelry, travel and electronics accessories and home décor.

From unique salt-and-pepper shakers by Jonathan Adler to statement-making jewelry by Fallon, The Collective gives shoppers around the world exactly what they want at incredible value. Each of the 40+ inspired items in the collection are priced under $100, with free global shipping!

The only challenging part here will be deciding what to give and what to keep. Both are encouraged.

Visit eBay.com/holidaycollective for details.

La Mer Collection Watches for Target




Hugely popular for their chic wrap watches in dozens of fab colors and styles, La Mer Collections is doing a limited-edition line of timepieces for Target. (Thanks to reader Liya E. for confirming this via Facebook!!) I spied the La Mer for Target watches a couple weeks ago when Target sent me their holiday accessories lookbook, then had the chance to see them in person last night at a Target holiday press event, and I'm happy to say they look amazing. La Mer watches normally retail for between $88-$188 while the Target collection pricepoints are just $39.99-$49.99. Definitely adding this to my holiday wish list! The tough part will be picking just one color. See the La Mer for Target watch collection for yourself now in stores and online at target.com.

Keep reading to see a more photos of the watches plus other holiday accessories available at Target.

Shop It Now: Narciso Rodriguez for Kohl's Launches One Day Early




The Narciso Rodriguez for DesigNation exclusively at Kohl's collection has launched one day early, it seems, and is now available for your shopping pleasure at kohls.com. So much for 7 a.m. on November 7th! One item, the colorblock ponte leggings, is marked as "sold out" on the main Narciso Rodriguez page but when I clicked through, they were still available in all colors and sizes. Weird. Anyways, if you can't wait to get your hands on this collection, I suggest you head to kohls.com now. I wasn't a huge fan of this collab at first but after I attended the launch event in New York City and saw non-models wearing the clothes, I had a change of heart. The quality is great and these pieces are uber flattering for many body types. I never should have underestimated Narciso! Thanks to @pinkpopcorn for tipping us to this news!!




Emma Roberts and Julianna Margulies wear Narciso Rodriguez for DesigNation while posing with the designer at the Kohl's launch party held in New York City. (photo via)