Bblessing Sample Sale this weekend...

Say you live trapped in New York or you're just in the city for the weekend, it couldn't hurt to check out brands like Surface 2 Air, Raf by Raf Simons, Opening Ceremony and Patrik Ervell on sales up to 80% off at the Bblessing's Off Site Sample Sale this weekend. The event goes on April 18-19 (Friday and Saturday) 12pm — 7 pm, cash and cards accepted.

Find the store at Google Maps, here.
We'd be there if we could, so make the effort to at least check it out.

Feeling more like spring every day...

From Miu Miu in Milan to Osklen in Brazil, this spring skirts have new eye-catching ways. Frills, folds, cut-outs and technicolors. Sheer and see-through fabrics also found themselves in Marc Jacobs' NY show and and in Daniel Scutt's collection in London. Trends are easy to spot on the runway and finding them just also got a bit easier too.

ASOS' premium line carries a white and light, flowerprint cutwork dress for $97.52.
Find this citron high-waisted 3.1 Philip Lim mini-skirt with exposed zipper at Net-A-Porter for $320.



From Marc Jacobs' SS/08 collection, an assymetric purple, yellow and lilac chiffon dress comes with a $2,250 price tag. Net-A-Porter also carries Alexander McQueen's buttefly print silk dress. The sleeveless, round-neck dress with detachable gold leather press stud fastening belt inspired by Isabella Blow runs for $2,315. And Marni's open-toe patent leather wedges could help complete any skirtted outfit; they run at a cost of $684 at Net-A-Porter.

About A Designer: Miuccia Prada

The New York Times Magazine's Art Issue puts Miuccia Prada front and center with her her beneficiaries, artists Francesco Vezzoli and John Baldessari. The article focuses on the Prada house's quietly built art foundation compiled within the past decade. The issue is out today. Tell us what you learned about it if you've happened to snag a copy.

Miuccia Prada continues weaving the Prada house with art when she instilled art illustrations in Prada's Spring-Summer 2008 ready-to-wear collection. The season's collection included art by Los Angeles artist James Jean. Jean's not only created prints in pieces but also helped set up the woodland backdrop for the SS/08 show, animated illustrations for a short promo Prada film and designed the wallpaper for the Beverly Hills and NYC Prada stores. James Jean's website includes a portfolio of the listed work at jamesjean.com.



Coming this week: some inspiring spring looks and where to shop for them.
And coming soon: a video podcast flip through the Acne Jeans SS/08 Lookbook fresh from Sweden.