Sales & events Need to switch your jeans? Or maybe last year's favorites are a little too tight? Start fresh for spring. Friday through Sunday, bring in a pair of gently used denim to one of Covered's two locations (402 14th Av. SE., Mpls., 612-378-4776 and 1201 Lagoon Av. S., Mpls., 612-825-1610, www.shopcovered.com) and you'll get 25 percent off a new pair of premium jeans. They'll donate the hand-me-downs to the Phyllis Wheatley Domestic Empowerment Program for Women.

More denim deals at Parc Boutique (328 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-353-4966, www.parcboutique.com). Through Saturday, get $50 off any pair of regular-priced designer denim, including jeans by J Brand, 1921 and Genetic.

Nordstrom is a hot spot for designer shoppers these days. On Friday (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), there will be an Armani trunk show with spring clothes. Then Monday, stop by to check out Zang Toi's fall collection. He was on this week's "The Real Housewives of New York City" and designed the dress that Bethenny Frankel wore on the cover of Social Life magazine. For both trunk shows, call 952-883-2121, ext. 1350. All weekend at Nordstrom, try on the Sugar Sweet collection from MAC. The dessert-inspired collection includes a red velvet eyeshadow shade stick. Yum?

On Monday night (9 p.m. to 2 a.m.), fashion fans will gather at Bellanotte (600 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-7200, www.bellanottempls.com) for the first ever Fashionista Flock event. You can celebrate the new official Delta uniforms that will be debuting that day, network, enjoy drink specials and take home a gift bag. You know what they say about birds of a feather.

Style star Kelsey Boer

Spotted at: Southdale

Just about anybody can look fashionable in sunny spring weather, but rain is a different story. Still, you can always look pulled together in inclement weather with a pair of rubber wellies. Kelsey Boer, a sales coordinator at the W-Minneapolis, went to Southdale to get her Apple computer. She anchored her weather-appropriate outfit with boots she had bought at a Macy's in Oregon, where she was watching her brother play collegiate baseball. The footwear sure came in handy in Minnesota this week. Boer wore them with jeans from Urban Outfitters, a Gap T-shirt, an Express hoodie and a Coach handbag.

Sara Glassman • 612-673-7177