If you’re in the Williamsburg area tomorrow, be sure to check out Popomomo and Supayana’s trunk show at Sodafine .

Get out in the sunshine and come shopping!! Always a good time, great folks and amazing stuff to buy!! This only happens 2-3 times a year, so come celebrate the first one of ‘07. Come check out the new stuff from Mama , the old stuff from The Goods! , the D.I.Y. stuff from Momoca , of course NISA and tons of other local brands! Hope to see you there!

Vanessa and Angela Simmons the daughters of Rev. Run launched a new line of footwear under the branch of Run Athletics called Pastry Footwear. The initial line, The Cake Collection debuted on March 25th, I’ve seen the shoes at Magic last February they are colorful and has tasty names like Chocolate Mousse, Strawberry Shortcake, Red Velvet and Sprinkles. Each shoe will have a tube of lipgloss attached to it, with its scent/color coordinated to the shoe’s theme. The footwear will be packaged in boxes bound with satin ribbon, ala a pastry purchase.

If you’re a fan of their MTV reality series, the new season premiere of “Run’s House ” is on Monday, April 9th…tune in because you will witness the birth of Pastry Footwear and you’ll see Vanessa and Angela demonstrate their baking skills.

The lucky Irina Lazareanu will be the face of one of the most anticipated collaborations, Kate Moss for TopShop . She was picked by Kate Moss, she really felt that Irina embodies the feel of her TopShop range - her porcelain skin, her big eyes under her thick Sixties fringe - it was a look Kate was impressed with. The KM for TopShop collection hits the Oxford Circus flagship store on May 1st and a week later, May 8th, Barneys New York will sell the collection exclusively and will be celebrated with a huge party in Moss’ honour. I’m so curious to see how the collection turned out…

oh, I think you’ll be wanting to add a pair of these to your summer wardrobe!! One of Cyana Lab Showrooms footwear brands is Rubber Duck, from Copenhagen, Denmark. The great thing is that many styles come in both mens and womens so you and your Boo can totally get your match on Peep the cuteness!

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The Ladies of VenusZine are giving you the opportunity to ask punk legend Patti Smith anything you want! Just submit the questions to VenusZine at feedback@venuszine.com and the best questions, along with Patti Smith’s answers will be featured in the Summer Issue.

Come out to celebrate Chicago sneaker boutique, St. Alfred’s Grand Re-Opening this Saturday at Sonotheque… and don’t forget to check out the new space… the "Saint Alfred Spring Cleaning Sale Bonanza Jammy Jam" begins Friday, 3.30 at the store.

St. Alfred
1531 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, Il 60622
773.486.7159

If I was the first thing I saw when I came upon the Cyana Lab Showroom booth. I was instantly drown to the over-sized sweaters and the androgynous look of the clothing. If I is a unisex collection designed and made in France, created by Rudy (a tatto artist at TinTin ) and Sarah, former designer for Veronique Leroy and Lutz. The line offers comfy yet chic sweaters, top and jumper/rompers that both you and your boyfriend could wear! Here are some of my favs from the fall/winter ‘07 collection…

over-sized wool hoodie

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Photography: Target

The next Target collection after Patrick Robinson is Libertine , teaser images are now available for preview. I hate that the images are so tiny…I’m straining my eyes trying to pick out what I like, I’m def liking what I see so far. I can’t wait till July, this collection releases on July 15th, so does that mean they’re changing their 90-days to 60-days, I sure hope they do, it gets really boring after awhile. Oh boy, I’m gonna have fun with these and of course go bankrupt! I know all of you guys like to know how much are the items so I kept the prices in the images haha…which look(s) do you like? Peep the preview @ nitro:licious .

A bit over-due, but I have been preparing for this moment. While in Las Vegas for the trade-show circuit, I was most happy to be introduced to Cyana Lab Showroom . Located in Santa Monica, Cyana Lab, is a husband and wife team promoting and representing for sale strictly European Brands. All this week I will be highlighting the brands that Cyana Lab offers.

From Milano, Italy I present to you Toy Me . A line of silver and gold jewelry, Toy Me takes inspiration from the toys we played with as youth and the big-kid toys we play with as adults.

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