new purchases...

After a quick trip to the mall last week, I couldn't help but notice the huuuuge sale signs plastered all over Zara... I heart that store in a bad way, but I didn't have time to check out all their reduced offerings, so naturally I made a mental note to dash over there as soon as school (and snow) permitted... which, luckily for me, turned out to be yesterday afternoon.

I spent a good hour trying a million different things on and imagining how they could be incorporated into my wardrobe... pretty much the ideal way to spend a day if you ask me! Anyway, after exercising some serious self-control, I left the store with an adorable red plaid dress that has the cutest back cut-out (pictured here), as well as a plaid high-waisted skirt in brown, caramely hues (I couldn't find the exact one online, but this came closest). And with both items coming in at just over $50, my little "afternoon delight" proved not only fruitful, but guilt-free... Outfit pics to come!

Guilt-free Wedding Shopping on Gilt Groupe

Starting this Friday, 3/12, Gilt Groupe and Martha Stewart Weddings are teaming up to bring you sales that will be full of things to buy for your wedding.  You have to be an invited member to shop, so make sure you sign up before Friday here.

Pre Memorial Day Markdowns!

The long Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, so close we can smell the burgers on the grill. It's the unofficial summer opener, and to prepare for the boating excursions and backyard barbeques, we're marking down the styles you love from Botkier, Alice + Olivia, Chip & Pepper, Catherine Malandrino, Splendid, and more. Select pieces are now up to 70% off, and it's just in time for the long-awaited long weekend.The styles you love are on sale! Get 'em while they're hot, at shopbop.

Sale! 30% Off Spring Styles in the Designer Boutique

Those standout pieces you salivated over on the spring runways? Bookmarked on style.com? Added to your personal lookbooks? Well start celebrating, style stalker, because Chris Benz to Brian Reyes, and every Derek Lam and Jenni Kayne in between, the most sought-after looks of the season are now 30% off in our Designer Boutique. Iconic styles to show off right now? They're on sale here, in the Designer Boutique.

It's All About YOU! Get 20% Off When You Enter Code MYDAY08

Yesterday was Mom's day. You bought her flowers, sent her to the spa, showered her with gifts. And today? Today is all about you. Until midnight PST tonight, we're giving you 20% off any regular-price, contemporary purchase when you enter code MYDAY08 at checkout. So splurge on that handbag you've been eyeing or that dress you've been dreaming about. You took care of Mom. It's time to treat yourself. Get 20% off today, only at shopbop.

EXTRA, EXTRA!

We don't like to be outdone here at shopbop, even by the likes of the Federal government. That's why we've done the IRS one better. Behold our Style Stimulus Plan, designed to give you even more shopbop bang for your fashion buck. Just enter code EXTRA25 at checkout to get an additional 25% discount on all items marked 70% off. But act fast, because this offer ends Friday, May 9th at midnight PST, and it's only right here, at shopbop.

Save NOW in the Designer Boutique

Those once-in-a-lifetime style finds that renew your faith in love at first sight? Too often they're the very pieces to blame for chest pain when you open your credit card statement. But fortunately we've found a way around that unfortunate side-effect of falling hard for fashion. Because Anya Hindmarch to Giuseppe Zanotti, and every Michael Kors and Jenni Kayne in between, all sorts of to-die-for styles are now 50-70% off in the Designer Boutique. All the sartorial love without the economic heartbreak? Find it right now, in the Designer Boutique.