I want this skirt.

Yesterday, I was reading Daily Candy when I saw this editor’s pick featuring a Heidi Merrick skirt at Target. It’s being featured on Target’s site under their “red hot shop”, a monthly dose of chic, unique and sometimes offbeat. Obviously, I am all of those things, so I clicked on the link and loved the items being featured (Composition bag! Anti-theft sammy bags? um, yes please!), including designer goodies that have been featured in design and home magazines.

Since I love Target… and I still read Daily Candy (even if it was bought by Comcast), I hope this little collaboration continues. I am always search for fun new things, and glad that Target still continues to make good design available to the masses. The real challenge, however is finding these items in the store. I worry that most of these items you will only find online, and if they are being featured on Daily Candy, they’re gonna sell fast they’re so hot!

But anyway, back to the skirt— I love the colors and ikat pattern. Ikat is a weaving technique used in Indonesian, South American and Native American cultures. I was just discussing with my friend that this style appears to be the upcoming trend for fall (or we’re just way behind on the west coast). Just today I was browsing through Nordstrom and there was an entire table of adorable moccasins and boots on display trying to tempt me. I admit I own a pair of Ugg! moccasins that I will never throw away, but I’m not so sure I can pull off hippie fringe boots? For now I’ll just obsess about this skirt.

(Image from Target.com)