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People Are Hilariously Roasting ‘Target’ Fashion Designers By Taking These Pics Wearing Their Dresses (30 Pics)
The chance that these floral farm dresses that objectively look like the last thing you’d wanna wear are sold out at Targets all over is a high one. And it’s not because people have damaged their fashion sense for good after spending prolonged periods of time in quarantine (although that would be a fair reason), but rather because the #TargetDressChallenge is going viral.
It all started when someone pointed out that a bunch of long dresses at Target look like “people just lost the farm after locusts ate their crops” but in the pandemic world. And this is where it got fun.
People went in for a full pandemic farm, aka Little House On the Prairie, look by posting their pics in the dress while carrying livestock, working the land, and doing other typical farm chores. It soon blew up into a viral trend with entire families getting on board for a much-needed laugh.
Image credits: Lorca Damon
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#1
Target Dress
Toea Muresan Iulia 4 years ago
you laugh but I'm fat and these dresses give me some advantage :)
Christine Temple 4 years ago
Sorry, honey. There's no advantage to wearing these dresses.
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BananaAnna 4 years ago
The length of the dress is a bonus in cold climates. However, dresses will never replace slacks for warmth. A lady's ultra-privates can get indecently cold without long johns under the dress.
sturmwesen 4 years ago
That's why I wear tights or leggins under a dress.
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Christina Forsythe 4 years ago
She is a Salmon Favorelle! They are great!
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Comfort Chandler 4 years ago
I’m scream laughing my head off !!!! I had this same experience—- they are horrible, BUT YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!!!
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#2
My Whole Family Thinks I’ve Completely Lost It (And Maybe I Have), But I Surely Hope This Makes Someone’s Day
Lydia Dean-Melchior 4 years ago
OMGosh!, She's the best! Does anyone even know how HEAVY a bale of hay is? Well... I can tell you this much... THEY ARE SUPER HEAVY!!!
Louloubelle 4 years ago
I shop at Target with my 2 daughters all the time. One of them took a look at the dresses and wanted to know when Target became Amish. I told her they reminded me of peasant tops, and dresses from the 70's. They truly are awful.
John Otruba 4 years ago
the serious look with the B&W photos..the strength demo picking up the hay...can just imagine farm life in late 100's early1900's
Robin Huff 4 years ago
The dress & boots convey the middle to late 1800’s, but I assure you there are still plenty of family farms just like this still around. And their products-the eggs, milk, cheese, and yes, meat, is 500% superior to anything you’d buy at Walmart or from any factory farm. If our farmers were supported where they could actually make decent livings instead of constantly being on the fringe of ruin and having to sell out to factory farms, with their inhumane, wasteful, and environmentally destructive practices, the health of humans, the environment, and of the planet’s other plants and animals could be rescued saved.
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Carrie Kelly 4 years ago
Adorable of pup...please love me please please pleeeez
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To find out more about this new viral challenge, Bored Panda reached out to Bre and Matt Bogert, who joined forces in some of the very best shots submitted to the #TargetDressChallenge. Their humorous pictures have since gone viral, amassing 5.3k reactions, 2.7k shares, and 1k comments on Facebook.
When asked what they thought of the infamous Target dress, Bre said that she first saw the Target dress challenge on one of her farm or chicken-related groups on Facebook. As for the infamous prairie dress, she had seen it in the store. “I did a double-take and thought... WHAT!?”
“Once I saw a husband having participated, I showed my husband, who laughed just as hard as me. His initial reaction had a few eye rolls, but then hilarity ensued,” Bre explained.
#3
We Really Wanted A Holy Bible For The Shoot But Roads Are Bad And I Couldn't Get One From The Dollar Tree
I had no problems looking this mean and crazy but Meliyah had a hard time not laughing.
Thanks to Lexi for the photography. She didn't have a target dress so she missed out.
Gilead won't be taking over this damn homestead anytime soon!
Jessica Durham 4 years ago
Don't fret Adam. Some fine feller had one sent to our homestead on the pony express shortly after this was originally posted on the fb.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I want to watch this movie now. No need for backstory and exposition, it's all clear; cut straight to the drama and action. Ask Nick Cave for reviewing the screenplay.
Flash Henry 4 years ago
What kind of ratchet Dollar Tree do y'all have that doesn't carry bibles?!?
Arran Walker 4 years ago
I think they mean they couldn’t get one there because the roads were bad.
Load More Replies... Eloise Cornbuckle 4 years ago
The knife. The freakin' bunny. I would die with these bitches protecting the homestead. I can even bring the Bible.
Eloise Cornbuckle 4 years ago
Look how loved that bunny is...held to the breast. Bunny will be fine.
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As Sexy As Robert Plant Wearing A Blouse In Concert. "Barefoot With A Chicken" And Showin' A Little Skin. The Hat Doesn't Match The Dress But The Coors Bottle Does
Amazingly, he saw the dress hanging after being washed and came up with the idea himself, no inspiration or alcohol or coercion needed!
Adrian Johnson 4 years ago
Mustard is the one colour guaranteed to make any complexion look bilious.
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When asked how she managed to convince Matt to dress up for the challenge, Bre confessed that “there wasn’t much convincing after my 8- and 10-year-old sons saw the shoots and started egging him on.”
“My almost 10-year-old asked him to do it for his birthday present (we did the shoot on his birthday!) and—off to Target we went! He’s 6’8” tall and 300 pounds—we didn’t think we would find a dress, and that XXL was a little stretchy and it fit like a glove,” Bre laughed.
The dress was supposed to be floor-length, but “as you see, a little knee was shown,” she added.
#5
No Chickens Were Harmed During This Photo Shoot
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago (edited)
"Aye what is that witchcraft you is hitting us with? Super fast at making paintings, you say? Take that unholy devil nonsense away from our humble abode! Away with ya, SCRAM!"
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Cathi thomas 4 years ago
Lmasssso! I love this so much! Thanks for the laugh because we all need it !
#6
From My Husband Matt, “We Have Been Seeing These Funny Target Dress Challenge Shoots, And She Gave Me That Look
At first I laughed when she and our boys suggested it, then I was like, ‘You know what!? The world has seen so much sadness and really bad stuff this year, my family has suffered some serious losses this year, it will make my boys laugh and maybe someone else. Plus, I love using our little farm for the shoot and making my photographer wife smile, you know? And, the boys are going to learn to make pillows out of the dress fabric when we are done—we all win. If you can make someone laugh or smile, why not!?’”
Alison 4 years ago
He really loves that chicken, you can see if it his eyes. True love. Brilliant photo
Tantalum_Radium 4 years ago
The way he’s looking at that Black Orpington,.. why can’t I find a man like that! My other half only admires my birds from a distance, won’t actually go near them, it’s very upsetting.
Bre Bogert 4 years ago
Haha I love that you know what type of chicken my husband is holding! That’s JuneBug! She’s the best!!!!
Load More Replies... angelica H 4 years ago
the ones where the men are wearing the dresses make me laugh even harder.
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
I'm grinning, and that's not how I usually start my day. Awesome, thanks so much for sharing your sense of humor!
Xiante Dance 4 years ago
Although, if I had his curves, I'd wear it too... <3
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Kathryn Mitchell 4 years ago
OMG the way you adoringly gaze at that chicken....its priceless!! Your awesome!!!
The couple said that just like for many of us, their past year has seen some hard times, less laughter, and a lot of social discontinuity. “My husband’s family had been through a rough time recently with losing loved ones and once we realized how much joy this was bringing and light-hearted fun, the deal was sealed.”
And since Bre and Matt live on a farm with goats, chickens, rabbits, and hounds, half of the job had been done already. Plus, Bre is a professional photographer who runs her website Bre Bogert Photography. “We didn’t need a single 'prop' (except the dress!)—It was a given…”
#7
Journal Entry 324: Another Day In The Life On The Homestead While On Lockdown. Made Myself A New Apron And A Bonnet. Recently The Town Accused Me Of Witchcraft And Only Spared My Life Because They Believe I Can Conjure Up Some Cure For This Virus. At Least Now I Can Fly My Broom Around In Peace
Jennifer Casey 4 years ago
Seester, please take me with you. My broom has lost it's way, and the villagers are coming along quickly
Lauraine Zhou 4 years ago (edited)
time is ticking, tie the hands. light the torches, tighten bands. Burn the witch, burn it now, for the freaks, we don't allow. (yes its morbid, but it's my style. no hate please)
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Jeannine Pope 4 years ago
I will meet you at the cemetery at midnight the one by the century oak. I'll have my broom with me.
Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Wheeeeeeee ..hey have ever tried riding the latest airflight machine ..the barrel vacuum cleaner? Very swift and far more comfortable.
Xiante Dance 4 years ago
My mother had the Electrolux... it did zero-to-sixty in 2.9 seconds...
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Charles Bosse 4 years ago
Someone needs to name either a gin or a high ABV microbrew "the broom".
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Xiante Dance 4 years ago
Downtown, they have the outlets for electric ones...
Load More Replies... Jody Hakala-Ristow 4 years ago
Yes soul sister oh my gosh I love it I was tearing up laughing. Brilliant
#8
Cutie Pie And Her Chicky
La Petite Morte 4 years ago
I was beginning to think I was the only person who remembered Holly Hobbie! I still have an original copy of 'Holly Hobbie and Holly Hock Go To Town'.
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Cybele Spanjaard 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with this. Children can always wear most styles well
Soph the Loaf 4 years ago
Awww! That looks like a pretty big chicken. Or perhaps a small girl.
#9
When You're Bored During A Pandemic And You Have The Best Boyfriend Model Ever
Anthony Goldstein (female) 4 years ago
I have set up in the library, and even as i'm writing this, they are shooting me glares. I fear that is not the only thing they will be shooting my way.
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Shirley Bradley 4 years ago
Their TikTok of the dress shoot is hilarious: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeR5dYc6/
Comfort Chandler 4 years ago
I’m scream laughing my head off !!!! I had this same experience—- they are horrible, BUT YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!!!
#10
Good Bye '20, Fling That Sh*t Behind You
Janet Pattison 3 years ago
Well, what a selection! Every color, every size! You'll want one of each!
As for the feedback, besides the initial shock and hysterical laughter of family and friends, the feedback has been awesome.
“We thought it would reach a few folks outside our chicken and farm groups, but not like this! We have had some very complimentary messages about my adorable husband (he’s taken, ladies, sorry!), but the best messages have been ones from folks who appreciate the humor in these isolating times.”
#11
It’s Day 329 Of The Great Plague. The Target Mercantile Has Blessed Us With New Fabrics To Enhance Our Pandemic Fashion
I feel Margaret got a little bit risky in her decision to flaunt that racy lace seam. After all we are modest women out on the farmstead. Unwanted stares from the menfolk is unholy.
Supplies were getting scarce. We needed to venture out for food. Trudging uphill, both ways in the snow as our ancestors once did. Margaret was able to keep us safe with her trusty 22 and her deadeye for shots.
We were able to make dinner from an elegant goose that will feed the kin for a fortnight. We shall milk the goats (oops they’re boys) and churn some butter and feast.
Lastly our local gymnasium allowed us to get some physical fitness in to keep up our health and our spirits.
Soph the Loaf 4 years ago
Love the description! And the sky with the snow in the picture is really beautiful
#12
Target Dress
#13
The Two Aught Two Aught Year Of Our Lord Hath Vexed Me
I am vexed, I say. The earth has been salted, the chickens refuse to lay. Donkeys born without a tail and other such ominous signs. But Providence has left me my solitary sister in poultry. And we stubbornly refuse to yield. So let the year two aught two one breathe it’s impotent fire. I stand or squat ready.
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
🤠No, but us livestock "owners" (they actually "own" us) have the appropriate sense of humor for this kind of thing😹🤣😹 (& the props).
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Kim Rademacher 4 years ago
Great photo; looks like Depression-era pictures. Love the expression on her face.
k1ddkanuck 4 years ago
How is this not on top? The sepia monochrome really does it. And the facial expression.
#15
Quarantine Day 329: Pa Said If This Winter Holds Out Much Longer He’ll Need To Butcher The Hog
I don’t reckon I’m ready to say goodbye, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a hankering for some fresh bacon. These grits ain’t cutting it, and dine-in just ain’t an option round these parts anymore.
Missy Corrales 4 years ago
I think Target should pay y'all for promoting these dresses! You all did an amazing job. This series should be printed in a book! lol
Karen Baker 4 years ago
LOL. Love that "dine-in just ain't an option round these parts anymore." I feel your pain, sista!
Many messages and comments that Bre and Matt received were from people who hadn’t laughed this hard since the pandemic started. "Some said that this was something they needed to see on a particularly hard day, and just thanking us for sharing some joy."
And this wholesome feedback is what makes a challenge like this all worth it for Bre and Matt. “My husband and I both agree if we can make anyone’s day brighter (even if it’s him in a dress with our chickens or goats as the cause), then it’s a great day.”
#16
Target Dress
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
Bulging pockets on a man wearing a dress would be inappropriate looking😏😉
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#17
Sometimes You Just Need A Snowy Day, A Good Friend To Agree To Shenanigans And Partake In A Good #targetdresschallenge
Chien Noir 4 years ago
I have one of those! (The pony, not the dress.) buddynose-...3-jpeg.jpg 
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
That's exactly what I was thinking & looked to see if anyone else noticed...you win win the chicken din-din.
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In fact, some people liked the model, aka Matt, so much that the couple even had some others asking if he’s single. “Other messages were from folks wanting to buy the dress (we told them we are making it into pillows to always remember this shoot!), and some other chicken breed-related questions.” Bre added that "there was one guy who even asked what kind of dog our goat was.”
#18
Alright Y’all, Confession Time! Lol.. I Really Like The “Target Dress”.. And I Personally Think I Rocked It
Marla Bennett 4 years ago
With a smile like that you could wear a gunny sack & look cute, but yes you wear it well.
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
Nope. That's a Bad Dress. That dress hates you. If you keep it, it might try to strangle you in your sleep. Kill it now. Kill it with fire.
BananaAnna 4 years ago
I really like the dresses too. No fad is perfect for everyone. Some folks are too "Hollywood" for down-home attire.
#19
My Poor Girls Are Terrified Of This Dress And Ran Away Screaming, So I Had To Substitute. Including An Earlier Photo That Shows I Do Indeed Have Chickens
Kathryn Mitchell 4 years ago
that is by far my favorite chicken!!! Although he looks like he might have found the moonshine....
ItsAllGood 3 years ago
I think its of the "road runner breed". Where's whiley coyote?
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Lynn Morello 4 years ago
What an awesome day, enough to put a smile of those who are feeling down.
#20
Loggin'
Maria Ribaulo 4 years ago
Wow, take a good backstroke with this thing and you'll need a passport to get back!
Louloubelle 4 years ago
Is this kind of like the proportionality of a pick up truck and you know...........
Xiante Dance 4 years ago (edited)
"ok Mildred, darlin'... I'm goin out to chop some wood.. say, where's my saw? Mildred? Have you seen my saw? Now where did Mildred go??"
There’s something about the Target dress challenge which makes it particularly humorous in these gloomy times. “The meme we saw circulating about the locusts and losing the farm made us laugh so hard. When we saw those dresses in person, we HAD TO try.”
Bre said that “seeing the men and women and kids dress in these dresses without a care in the world, hamming it up for the cameras, having fun with it—THAT is funny. Honest hilarity.” In fact, Bre, who’s a pro photographer, confessed that “75% of the shots I took were shaky because my boys and I were laughing so hard.”
#21
Target Dress
Jasmin Tomić 4 years ago
She was able to have a more unique pattern I reckon because their homestead was able to support others during the pandemic that they were able to afford a fancier dress for the church goin
Katherine Crosby 4 years ago
Good grief, I think my daughter wore this to school on her first day.....25 years ago.
#22
Here I Come Bessie
#23
Day 93 At The Wiggins Homestead: After Putting The Babies To Sleep I Gathered Wood And Finished Churning The Butter. After A Little Break, I Done A Little Work On The Farm And Climbed A Big Hill
Andi McCallie 4 years ago (edited)
This beauty is my daughter. She is a true redhead like her mama. My other daughter took the pictures outside her home. A little spur of the minute fun. She had twins a few months ago, and has a 12 month foster baby. She may not really have it as rough as in the pictures as this was all in fun, but she is a trooper to say the least. ❤
#24
Carin' For Critters
Karolyn Harrington 4 years ago
The goat wants to eat that dress. The model & goat are both working it gurl
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Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
Some of these should be paintings. The bonnet really adds to the overall feel. Very nice.
sharron lynn parsons 4 years ago
That would be me, I love to cuddle, the babies, or the sick ones !!!
Pamela Scott 4 years ago
Some of these ladies make the dresses look good. I really like this image!
Tracy Wolfe 4 years ago
Best be caring for all your critters. Please don’t kill for your food.
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
If people didn't eat them, they wouldn't even exist. Imagine "pooper-scooping" for a cow. Billy goats STINK of their musk and from peeing on themselves (on purpose). Horses are expensive to keep & produce nothing (unless you eat them, we don't). I love our animals but it's hard work and if it wasn't for the milk & eggs...
Load More Replies... TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
Why? People have been wearing rings since the 3rd century B.C.
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Target Dress
Xiante Dance 4 years ago (edited)
She was once a crazy cat lady, but the kitties annoyed her one day....
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#26
Target Dress
Paul Long Jr 4 years ago
Us guys that wear kilts have known for a long time.
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Laura Williams 4 years ago
The Bud Light ( lite?) Can matches that dress perfectly. You sir are a fashion icon!
Kathryn Mitchell 4 years ago
Chicken and beer go good together....and $50 bucks says he's commando under that dress!
Carla Wick 4 years ago
I love the tats that almost makes the pattern of the fabric obsolete...
#27
Target Dress
#28
This One’s In The Pot Tonight
Lisa Jones 4 years ago
Of course! Have to know how to butcher and cook it. Negative souls have to be handled differently. Sometimes an exorcism is necessary before roasting.
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Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
Chicken in the pot is reality, not a tragedy - if you eat meat, this is how it starts! But that chicken is too fancy for dinner, she's a fashion model!!
Andrea McNair 4 years ago
Lol!! I can assure you Fluffy McFluffypants is alive and well. He just needed a heart to heart. Lol!
Jennifer Potter 4 years ago
I need a creature that is called "Fluffy McFluffypants" in my life!!!
Load More Replies... Marlisa Flanders 4 years ago
Looks like she telling that chicken off for scratching up the flower garden. lol lol
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Target Dress
#30
Target Dress
Jude 4 years ago
Love the old wood stove behind her. We had an old rusted wood stove similar to this. Similar condition too but with some heavy duty cleaning and de-rusting, it served to heat our home and I cooked ours meals on it for many years. ------ Nothing beats the warmth that a wood stove gives!
This viral trend of dressing up in farm-style attire reminds one of a quirky approach to fashion that can be seen in some artistic projects. Just as the Target dress challenge embraces unconventional clothing choices, artists like Katya use everyday items to create some unique visuals.
To explore creative fashion ideas using natural elements, you might enjoy this related artistic perspective with natural materials.
#31
Since Target Has Decided We All Need A Dress As Ugly As Homemade Sin While We Suffer Amidst The Pandemic, I Reckon I Would Join This Movement With The Rest Of The Womens, Down Home On The Range
Journal entry, Day 332 of Pandemic: “The Pony Express finally arrived into town today, delivering much need letters of encouragement from family and friends alike and alarming news of civil discord. I was so surprised that I nearly burnt the rhubarb cobbler simmering in the dutch oven. After I churned my own butter, I sold off our fine China made of porcelain, no need for that nonsense anymore under a 10-month long quarantine. I was able to barter for a new cutlery knife from the local general store since my old one was so dull it wouldn’t cut hot butter. After daily chores and 5 minutes of homeschool, the girls made corn husk dolls and the boys dipped candles for our lanterns.”
Pelleh Din 4 years ago
I'm getting bored of store-bought sin, and I'm into DIY. Where can I get some recipes for the homemade variety?
Load More Replies... Kim Rademacher 4 years ago
The dress may be ugly as homemade sin, but this woman is beautiful!
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
I don't know what the hate is for this range of dresses. I love prairie dresses. I'd wear the blue one or the orange one if they were available, and affordable, in the UK.
#32
After Gathering The The Eggs, We Realized Some Of The Chickens Still Haven’t Started Laying Again
In the winter the hens take a break. We grabbed those old hens and reminded them of their fate if them eggs ain’t coming soon.
#33
Idk About All You Women Im Wearing This Dress Everywhere. I Love It
#34
Target Dress
#35
"I Will Survive" , Is The Title Of My Photoshoot
#36
I Joined The #targetdresschallenge
#37
Target Has Decided If We’re Gonna Suffer A Pandemic, We Might As Well Look Like We Just Lost The Farm After Locusts Ate Our Crops
#38
A Covid 19 Era Woman Begs To God For Quarantine To End Soon. Her Prayers Go Unanswered Even Though Her Dress Looks Amazing
#40
Day 323 Of Quarantine: Learning To Read Was One Of The Hardest Things I Ever Had To Do, But I Am Glad I Persevered, Because A Parcel Arrived Today With A Book From My Dear Friend In The City
"Drinking with Chickens," it says. I turned to the 77th page and read the instructions for a red currant cocktail -- what an intriguing combination of ingredients. Currants were not to be found in these parts, but I reckoned we had a jar of chokecherries that Paw had harvested over the summer and kept cool in the cellar with the potatoes. I've never had sparkling wine or champagne, but Maw did keep some cider water along with Gramps' whiskey in the cupboard above the kitchen window, so those will have to do. I've also not heard of such vessels as flutes or coupes, but the book came with pictures, so I went ahead and fashioned a drinking vessel with a mason jar left over from canning and a broken candle holder from the attic. Now that's a rather unusual libation, but it sure made my cold day with the chickens much more bearable today.
Emery Walters 4 years ago
This one just made the whole last year bearable. Now I need to go to Target. We live in a busy condo area but we do have a few chickens.
#41
Target Dress
#42
These Ugly Prairie Dresses Are Quiet Comfy And Have Pockets
Jennifer Casey 4 years ago
and back at the Chicken Ranch, we find Eloise, whose father having lost the farm sent her on to town . Wont he be so pleased at his daughter finding gainful employment
#43
This Happened
#44
Local Pioneer Woman Wields Her Axe — Her First Time Chopping Wood For The Fire. Because Of The Pandemic, She Was Forced To Sell Her Home, Move Out Into Nature, And Resort To More Primitive Ways Of Living
#45
The Movement Was Born After Target Released Dresses Inspired By Little House On The Prarie. We Call Our Collection “The Long Hard Winter.”
#46
The Indoor Version. Outdoor Will Happen When Its Not So Dang Cold
Jacob Nunez 4 years ago
Add some spooky music and some dark hallway in the background with a light literally above her so that when the light shines the shadow her forehead casts will cover probably the top half of her face. BOOM a spooky ghost.
#47
It Pays To Have A Friend Who’s A Talented Photographer And A Crazy Chicken Lady
°-_SARDONYX_-° 4 years ago
If someone showed this to me as a historical photo I would honestly believe them, well done!
#48
From Deep Within A Tennessee Holler, Here Is My Sister In Law Jessie Welch’s And Her Daughter Eva’s Target Dress Challenge
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
That's a good looking frying pan - and it doubles as physical conditioning!
#50
Day 196 Without Rain
I tried to head over to the field to make some stew with a special blue flower with red thorns and remembered I’m color blind... I got to hollering and broke down crying .
Went back to the homestead and tried to collect some eggs from the coop to discover the chickens aren’t laying much because we can’t feed them .
Paw told me and the girl to bring the chickens in to slaughter but we are afraid because they are all we have left.
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
This sounds like the start of a good book - or and old family story.
Jeannine Pope 4 years ago
Beautiful picture and fantastic and funny first sentence of a story out of the fourties.
#51
So, I Don’t Have Chickens Anymore But I Still Wanted To Take The #targetdresschallenge. It Was Still Fun, Even If My Cows Weren’t Very Cooperative
#52
Target Dress
Dear Ma, Dear Pa,
Times is hard in San Antone. With quarantine and all. The younglings continue their schooling. The younger two are back at the school house. The older two are progressing through virtual learning. My favorite class is 7th grade orchestra, when my child plays her violin or cello. Her teacher done gave her both!
I bought a new dress to help the mood here at home. It has a little puff in the sleeve, so I feel real purdy wearing it out to tend the lettuce farm. I like to think Anne of Green Gables would be keen on wearing such a fine frock.
Hope all's well for you in Arizona, and the weather stays fine.
Love,
Your girl
#53
Prairie Dress
#54
Target Dress
#55
My Husband Decided By Choice To Go Change His Clothes, Find His Halloween Hat And Take A Picture With Me. He Was A Trooper With All The Picture He Took
#56
Living During A Pandemic Changes People
As much as I’ve learned how to conserve things like bleach and toilet paper, I’m on the fence about embracing the little house on the prairie clothing from Target.
Sure, it’s shapeless, paper thin, and 100% impractical for any household chore. But it DOES have pockets despite claims that it’s lacking said feature.
Maybe I’ll get lucky and be in the district with utility jumpers.
#57
Target Has Decided If We're Gonna Suffer A Pandemic We Might As Well Look Like We Just Lost The Farm After Locusts Ate Our Crops
Lisa Jones 4 years ago
Just in time for my lease to be up. I need to move in April...
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Tarryn Louise 4 years ago
That's the look you give your husband when he cracked the same joke you have heard 1498 times previously.
#60
I Had To, Even Though I Live In Canada, Where We Don't Have Target. Make Do With What You've Got, Right? Thankful For How Much Fun This Was! Also, Yes, That Is A Witch Hat I Threw In The Mix
#61
Target Dress
#62
So I Have Seen All These Target Dress Post And Remembered I Had An Old Dress I Used To Wear All The Time As A Kid ... My Daughter Wanted To Wear It And Do A Chicken Photoshoot Too
#63
My Son Was The Photographer And Just Kept Saying "Y'all Look So Mean"
And also my chickens are not pets really, not like ones that wanna be held and petted lol. So it was humorous watching him when I came home and said "I need you to catch me a chicken!" We had SUCH a great time doing this.
#64
I Did It
I bought the Target prairie dress. Then I immediately wanted to spin some fiber. It’s hard to get a true prairie vibe going when Ring notifications are chiming on my Apple Watch, but I can try.
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
Well, no matter what else, you look great! I hope you had fun spinning!!
#66
What In The Laura Ingalls Is Target Thinking Right Now? These Dresses... I Tell Ya. Anywho...heres My Contribution
It's been hard here at the homestead with the pandemic this winter. Each day I make my way into the outdoors and face the bitter chills that God has chosen to lay upon us so that I may tend to my chores and do for me and mine. The only thing that keeps mother at peace these days is to hear me play her a sweet rendition of Amazing Grace on ye old fiddle and on occasion Yankee Doodle if her spirits are well.
Each day I make my way to the barn to distribute the hay for the cows. Sadly, upon arriving to the barn today I discovered that all the cows had frozen to death and I had to resort to milking the basset hound for survival.
Let us not forget the children, for they did their chores and they did them well, so I chose to round up shown snowballs for today's extracurricular activities. Lastly it was time for me to clear the land, for my lover's wagon would surely arrive at any time. I shutter to think of his unsafe return.
When the day was done I retired to the loft where I put on my best attire, let my hair down and indulged in a drink for rest.
Amen hallelujah.
#69
I Asked My Daughter (16) To Take My Pics. She Grumbled, Laughed, And Made Fun Of Me
She must have texted my husband who then called and said I "done gone crazy." (Like, of all the things I put you through THIS is the thing that made you declare I've gone crazy?) They were mean about it. It hurt my feelings. My daughter took a couple, but it wasn't the fun photoshoot with cute pics I thought it would be. Here's the two I got.
But, I complained to my book club and my friends said they'll take the pics when they come over Monday.
Side note: my husband is a great guy and very supportive. He just doesn't have the same idea of fun as I do. He's not a farm person. He does it for me. My daughter, well, she's just a teenager.
Kim Rademacher 4 years ago
That's daughters and husbands for you. Mine are the same. I hope the shoot with your friends was more fun!
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
Just go with it, enjoy it. Have fun and let others go their own ways. Thanks for the pix!!
#70
When Supposed Fashion Forward Target Has Pandemic Prairie Dresses For Sale, You Buy One And Call Your Best Sister Wife To Come Over To Help You With Your Chores And To Be A Part Of The #targetdresschallenge
#72
Pandemic You Say? Might As Well Look The Part! **disclaimer.. This Is Pretty Cozy**
#75
I Offered Her Cash Money To Wear The Courting Dress To Church Today But She Said She Doesn’t Want To Bring Impure Thoughts Into The Meeting House
#76
Alberto Helps Collect Eggs On A Chilly Winter Morning
The year is 1821. Times are hard on the frontier. Fashion is worse.
Thank you Target for taking me back 200 years. I had way more fun than I should have.
#78
They Come In Handy To Chase Off The Qanon Nutjobs
#79
Apparently We Are Ahead Of The Game Because My Kids Did The #targetdresschallenge Back In 2017 When They Were 2
#81
It Ain't So Bad And Its Comfy
#82
I Had To Join In On The Fun! The First Time I Saw This Dress I Wanted It In Every Color❤️ Its Going To Be A Hard Winter... Thank You Target, Now I Can Do My Chores In Style And Comfort
#83
My Husband; Bless His Ever Loving Heart; Bought Me This Dress For Christmas
Summer Woodsong 4 years ago
It may be odd, but it made you smile and I hear they have pockets!
#84
First, If You Don't Know What The #targetdresschallenge Is, You Should Stop And Google It If You're Confused--If You Like To Laugh, You'll Love It
The world needs MORE laughter and less sadness these days. Every bit helps.
I was told by a sweet friend about this and women & men have decided since Target started selling these old-timey dresses in the middle of the pandemic that if they are going to make us look like we just lost the farm after locusts ate our crops.... Then by all means...here ya go!
#85
Dress To Impress Day At School. 'Merica!
A Random Panda 4 years ago
This actually could be good to show your students historical clothing!
#89
En Months Into Quarantine And We Finally Got New Dresses. We Are Tending To The Livestock Tonight. Working In The Field With The Ole Horse And Making Sure The Pigs Are Fed. Teaching The Little Boy To Run The Farm
#90
When There's A Viral Trend Of Photographing Yourself Wearing Target's Inexplicable Pioneer Dress Doing Pioneer-Type Things And Your Upcoming Book Features Pioneer Characters, Well...sometimes The Marketing Universe Lays An Easy Pitch Right Over The Plate For You
#91
And People Wonder Why This Is My Favorite Group On Facebook And Why I Check It More Than My Own Personal Feed 😂 Thanks For The Fun Challenge, Laughs And Letting Me Know I’m Not “Crazy” For How Obsessed I Am With My Girls
#92
Boots Should Be Home By Now
We can feel the cold weather coming and we're worried he's in danger.
Pa has walked uphill both ways with potatoes in his pockets to all the neighbors' houses to ask if he could check their barns and horseless carriages without fear of trespassin'.
Ol' Doc McCatFinder said most cats stay within 1/3 mile of their homes if they live inside like Boots. They could go as far as a mile if they're used to going outside.
We've searched high and low because he coulda gotten so scared once he got outside he couldn't go far. We check under bushes and then we check again.
Ol' brother Jethro thinks the coyotes got him but I can't give up. We just know Boots is still out there and we'll never stop looking for him.
When pa returns, we're hitching up the oxen and going straight to the general store to print flyers and look down to the animal shelter.
Boots was there for us through broken wagon axles, fording rivers and snake bites. He's the best cat a family could ask for and we won't give up.
#93
It Just Had To Be Done
#94
There’s Animals That Need Tendin’
Just because the sun goes down doesn’t mean a prairie woman’s work is done.
#95
This Photo Of My Youngest Daughter Was In My Memories Today And Reminded Me Of The #targetdresschallenge Her Dress Is Actually From Dillard’s
#96
It Is Summer In South Africa And We Don't Have A Target. A Dear Friend Made This Dress. Wearing It With Vel Skoene (Pronounced 'Fell Scoona'). This Is My Boschvelder Hen, Mooi Mooi (Translated Means Pretty Pretty)
#97
I See All The Beautiful Ladies And Gentlemen Putting On A Good Challenge For #targetdresschallenge I Said Why Not?! I Love Target! I Love Floral Dress! And I Love Vintage Dresses.
#100
#targetdresschallenge Sort Of.. Dress Is By #freepeople Chicken Apocalyptic Love. Current State Of Mind
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What do you think ?
Hanni 4 years ago
And that's how Target sold all the ugly dresses. I bet they started the challenge.
Veronica Kenny 4 years ago
Well there is one thing about the Target dress that no one has mentioned. The styling of these dresses are a great equalizer. No matter how shapely or unshapely you are, EVERYONE looks equally FRUMPY!
Rebecca Coleman 4 years ago
I thought the red headed gal was pretty even in the ugly dress. She actually made it look good.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Well. I certainly have not seen everyone parading down the street in them. In fact, I haven’t seen anyone parading down the street in them. They must’ve been bought as joke gifts, or for challenges like these. I just hope Target doesn’t think they’re a legitimate hit, and go out and buy more. Though, if they mark them down to a dollar a piece, I’d but a few to cut up into cleaning rags or use for dog bedding.
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Sam Wright 4 years ago
If we had Target in the UK I would get one of these, I think they are cute
Patti Vance 4 years ago
if the pandemic has done anything it has nurtured unbridled fun from being isolated from the 'norm', allowing imagination to run wild. it encouraged the museum bum challenge, the famous art challenge, etc. it has created fun for ppl like me who have to stay isolated for safety. however, these dresses did bring back memories of the trend in late 70s of denim skirts w/lacey cotton slips showing underneath...anyone else remember those?
spirit wolf 4 years ago
Good lord those are some fugly dresses that should never see the light of day. I kind of want it.
Alexis draskinis 4 years ago
It does have that appeal! Lol! I worked there a wks as a seasonal employee & we literally all made fun of these dresses but at least a few girls bought them. They said they wanted to feel like Pollyanna & Anne of Green Gables! Lol!
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Xenia Granados 4 years ago
I don't know why we got rid of those dresses. They are pretty comfy and keep you cool in summer and warm in winter cause they ✨ cotton✨
First Name Last Name 4 years ago (edited)
Cotton is not politically correct. It is racist to wear it because it glorifies the old south and reminds people of slavery. /sarcasm
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Jamie Anne 4 years ago
kind of makes me feel bad..i wear dresses only, for religious reasons, and ive had people act very unkind towards me in public places..why not live and let live? these dresses are pretty, and i bet there are women out there who cant afford new clothes that wouldve loved to have them
Cynthia Wallace 4 years ago
Do not feel bad because you follow a conviction of the heart. But come on.....there were some amusing pictures and that particular style is not on the catwalk of fashion. I think it is a modest dress but a throw back to another time, perhaps when life was not to grim (maybe not) and stressful.
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Renee Jean 4 years ago
I live in Amish & Mennonite country. Those women would grab those dresses up faster than you could milk a cow😂
Desiree McKinnon 4 years ago
It seems that Target designers have all been influenced by Little House On The Prairie
Hanni 4 years ago
And that's how Target sold all the ugly dresses. I bet they started the challenge.
Veronica Kenny 4 years ago
Well there is one thing about the Target dress that no one has mentioned. The styling of these dresses are a great equalizer. No matter how shapely or unshapely you are, EVERYONE looks equally FRUMPY!
Rebecca Coleman 4 years ago
I thought the red headed gal was pretty even in the ugly dress. She actually made it look good.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Well. I certainly have not seen everyone parading down the street in them. In fact, I haven’t seen anyone parading down the street in them. They must’ve been bought as joke gifts, or for challenges like these. I just hope Target doesn’t think they’re a legitimate hit, and go out and buy more. Though, if they mark them down to a dollar a piece, I’d but a few to cut up into cleaning rags or use for dog bedding.
Load More Replies... Sam Wright 4 years ago
If we had Target in the UK I would get one of these, I think they are cute
Patti Vance 4 years ago
if the pandemic has done anything it has nurtured unbridled fun from being isolated from the 'norm', allowing imagination to run wild. it encouraged the museum bum challenge, the famous art challenge, etc. it has created fun for ppl like me who have to stay isolated for safety. however, these dresses did bring back memories of the trend in late 70s of denim skirts w/lacey cotton slips showing underneath...anyone else remember those?
spirit wolf 4 years ago
Good lord those are some fugly dresses that should never see the light of day. I kind of want it.
Alexis draskinis 4 years ago
It does have that appeal! Lol! I worked there a wks as a seasonal employee & we literally all made fun of these dresses but at least a few girls bought them. They said they wanted to feel like Pollyanna & Anne of Green Gables! Lol!
Load More Replies... Xenia Granados 4 years ago
I don't know why we got rid of those dresses. They are pretty comfy and keep you cool in summer and warm in winter cause they ✨ cotton✨
First Name Last Name 4 years ago (edited)
Cotton is not politically correct. It is racist to wear it because it glorifies the old south and reminds people of slavery. /sarcasm
Load More Replies... Jamie Anne 4 years ago
kind of makes me feel bad..i wear dresses only, for religious reasons, and ive had people act very unkind towards me in public places..why not live and let live? these dresses are pretty, and i bet there are women out there who cant afford new clothes that wouldve loved to have them
Cynthia Wallace 4 years ago
Do not feel bad because you follow a conviction of the heart. But come on.....there were some amusing pictures and that particular style is not on the catwalk of fashion. I think it is a modest dress but a throw back to another time, perhaps when life was not to grim (maybe not) and stressful.
Load More Replies... Renee Jean 4 years ago
I live in Amish & Mennonite country. Those women would grab those dresses up faster than you could milk a cow😂
Desiree McKinnon 4 years ago
It seems that Target designers have all been influenced by Little House On The Prairie
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