The spring fashion and social season has sprung! Plenty of opportunities to buy and wear a floral dress and designer denim.  No excuse for those with short attention spans–here are the shortest event summaries I’ve ever written.

Tonight:

– Garden Party at the Chambers!: From Dusk Til Dawn–tonight. For charity. Details here.

– Fashion show at The Lounge: Show starts at 10 p.m. tonight with clothes from Drama and VState. $5 before 10 p.m. and $8 after. (411 2nd Av. N., Mpls.)

– Joynoelle sample sale: Visit the designer’s studio for deals on pretty coats and dresses (pictured above) and also find merch from Apiary Design (stationary), Emily J. (makeup), Flora Bella (flowers) and Urban Junket (handbags). Fri: 5 p.m - 8 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 312 W. 42nd St. (at Grand), Mpls.

– Covered Grand opening: Tomorrow, 6 to 9 p.m. at the new Uptown location. Drinks, snacks and 15% discounts. Free gift with purchase of at least $100.

– Parc Grand opening: Don’t forget!

– Karma sale: Karma is moving over the summer. Right now, you’ll get 15 to 75 percent off everything in the store. Hey, we all have to do our part to lighten the load.

Premium denim is finally available in Northeast Minneapolis. Joining the strip of stores E. Hennepin next to GH2 and Pacifier is Parc Boutique. Owner/U of M grad Thao Bui spent time working at Gap corporate in San Francisco. She wanted to bring the west coast boutique shopping experience back to the peeps in her hometown. (Thanks!)

The theme of the store is a glam park. There’s a picnic table with a Vespa in the middle. Quite cute.

You’ll find walls of the aforementioned premium denim for men and women as well as Free People, LA Made and Bobbi. The fuchsia dress is by Yumi Kim ($204) and the black dress with rosettes is by 213 ($150).

She’s hoping to keep everything in the store at $250 or under. So far one pair of Fortune Denim jeans with Swarovski crystal buttons reaches that max.

Check out this Saturday during the grand opening, when from 5 to 7 p.m., there will be food, drinks and discounts.

Park Boutique, 328 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-986-0118.

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Sometimes fashion shows up in the most unexpected places! I stopped in the new-ish contemporary design store Roam to check out the wide selection of Alessi and Philippe Starck Ghost Chairs (a favorite).

Imagine my surprise to find totes ($98, by Silent Revolution). Simple and sleek just like the lucite furniture. Then these flat rubber necklaces ($38 each) by Batucada that lay perfectly flat on your neckline, kind of like a tattoo.

The locally designed Silver Cocoon accessories ($88 for necklaces, $58 for bracelets and $30 for earrings) are bright like the resin jewelry earlier this week, but a little less clunky.

Perhaps the best merger of home and fashion was in the Dolce & Gabbana chair by Kartell. Leopard print, black lucite base and a gold plaque with the brand name. Also available: A super bright Missoni version (see it after the jump).

Roam, 813 Glenwood Av., Mpls., 612-377-6465.

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I don’t usually think about Corazon as a clothing store. However, these LTB jeans caught my eye because they came in a variety of washes and inseams (30 inches, 32 inches and 34 inches), which is quite rare. The price? Very reasonable at around $65 to $70 (as in half as much as the usual premium jeans).

Then  store manager Hilary Brasel informed me that the true genius behind this Turkish brand is that if Corazon doesn’t carry your size (again, inseam and waist), they can special order one pair  from the company. That’s hard to resist.

Oh, one more thing, Corazon will be moving up the street to 1026 Washington Ave. S. on June 2.

For now, here’s where to find LTBs:

Women’s only: Washington Av. N. and N. 2nd St., 612-333-1662, www.corazononline.com.

Men’s and women’s: 4646 E. Lake St., Mpls, 612-276-0198.

Vintage shoppers and lovers are no doubt already aware…it’s time for the third RetroRama at the Minnesota History Center.

This time ’round we’ll be celebrating 1950’s suburbia. It’s a historical take on “Desperate Housewives.”  The best part? Everyone wears vintage.

Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Tickets are $15 for non-members. (The Minnesota History Center is at 345 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, 651-259-3000.)

Here are some of the features:

• 1950s fashion show by Anna Lee, Eclecticoiffeur and local designers, many fresh from the Voltage Runway, including Laura Fulk, Anna Lee, Calpurnia Peach, Kerri Riley and Rebecca Yaker.
• Cocktail & cooking demos with Nick Kosevich of Town Talk Diner.
• Shopping boutique by Swank Retro and Via’s Vintage.
• Bingo with celebrity callers.
• Music by Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles and DJ Jake Rudh.
• Plus 1950­60s photo exhibit, “Suburban World: The Norling Photos“, with author Brad Zellar signing his accompanying book.

One store closes and another one opens. Such is the ebb and flow of retail. This month, the opening and closing is happening across the street.

While we say goodbye to Clutch on 50th and France, across the street, we say hello to Bumbershute. The store is relocating from Wayzata.

These photos are from the scene on Friday evening. The lone 3.1 Phillip dress sat casually in the window as if to say: “Relax. Have a seat. The rest of the fashion will be here soon.” It will soon be joined by D&G, Just Cavalli, and Philosophy.

Sure enough, they opened this week with all of the goods. Don’t worry–I’ll go back for photos of the fully stocked shop. (5014 France Av. S., Edina, 952-475-2684)

Also opening this week or next? BCBG at Galleria. Stay posted for more.

Kjurek Couture has done it again. As was discovered by many customers last week at the Gallery 360 trunk show, her latest shape, which looks very retro Norma Kamali to some, is quite flattering on many.

On the hanger–it looks like a giant poncho, but on the body, it’s a floaty, yet body-skimming shape that lightly ruffles and flows down the side of the body. Designer Kimberly Jurek is making them in a shorter shirt-length (great with jeans) and a longer tunic. The lacy black pattern was quite popular and the belted version will be her modification for fall.

While price varies depending on fabric and length, you’re looking at around $100, give or take $30. Not bad for a wear anywhere with anything in any season look.

Contact the designer for custom orders. Also available at Gallery 360, Cliche and Karma. (You’ll most likely find them in-stock in summery psychedelic patterns for summer.)

Oh, the hair drama on “Split Ends.” When Shauna Raisch, owner/hairstylist from Twiggs Salonspa in Wayzata, arrived at Melissa & Co. in Goodyear, Arizona, she immediately said the salon was “tacky” and Melissa accused her of being unprofessional for bringing her dog Gucci to work. (”Do you have your rabies paperwork?”) Shauna almost cried at the hair extensions she had to use at the salon.

In the end, Shauna didn’t exactly bond with anyone, though she got some respect for her skills. Krisanna, the 21-year old hairstylist, wanna-be Playboy bunny who spent three days at Twiggs, did okay in Wayzata. She learned the “signature” razor-cut and got the staff to wear bunny ears.

Here are some of Shauna’s most memorable lines:

– “Wayzata is a suburb in Minneapolis and it’s the wealthiest suburb in all of the Twin Cities area.”

– “Twiggs Salon Spa is the most edgy fashion-forward salon in all of the Twin Cities.”

– “Everything about Twiggs is perfect and that’s what I am.”

– “My standards for my staff are really high. I’m very selective If you’re fat, you don’t get through the front door. If you look like a slut, you don’t get past the front door. And if you look like a pole dancer, you don’t get through the front door.”

– “I take my workouts really seriously because I never want to be fat. That would be the most horrible thing in the world. Shoot me with a gun if I’m ever fat.”

Fat-phobic, much?

If you missed the episode, it replays on Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 1 a.m. , all on the Style Network.

You can get a haircut with Shauna ($165) at Twiggs Salonspa, 785 Lake St. E., Wayzata, 952-258-0200.

It’s a very sad sale. (Who knew that was possible?) After two and a half years in business, Clutch is closing. They’ll probably be open until the end of the month–right up through the Edina Art Fair. You can stop in to say goodbye and score a handbag or clutch at 30 percent off. Same deal on the website. Bring Kleenex.

Clutch, 5005 Av. S., Mpls, 612-455-0606.

Now open at the Mall of America: Geox. I’ve been curious about these shoes for awhile. They claim to have a “breathable” sole, making them extra comfy and eliminating any foot perspiration problems. However, up until last week, they were impossible to find in these parts.

The new store is at the Mall of America (first floor, in between Sears and Nordstrom).  You’ll find men’s and women’s, including these flats ($134). While they also carry heels, flats are the rage right now–so why not run with it.