Marc Jacobs references Spong Bob Square Pants for Louis Vuitton and Luella shows Batman outfits for the spring season.

The Best Links:

1. Marc Jacobs’ Cartoony Tattoos
2. Balenciaga Makes a Crazy Comic-Book Print Tee
3. Affordable and Wearable Comic Book Inspired Fashion
4. Comic Book Artist Paul Pope to Create a Collection for DKNY Jeans
5. A Comparison of Runway Looks with Their Corresponding Superheroes
6. Comic Book Icons Become Couture Inspiration
7. Gallery: “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” Exhibit at the Met

This puffy Marc by Marc Jacobs headband as seen on Mary-Kate Olsen is the obvious evolutionary progression from the Prada turban .

The Best Links:

1. Stop The Puffy Headband Bus! I’m Getting Off.
2. File This One Under “not a Shocker”.
3. The Only Blogger Who Seems to Think Mary-Kate Pulls It Off
4. It’s the New Turban
5. MK Olsen Hits Three Strikes in One Outfit
6. Puffy Headband - From the Runway to Real Life
7. I Actually Brought Myself to Make Fun of Mary-Kate and I Got 27,000 Views!
8. Puffy Headband Screams Star Trek More than Marc

Telegraph UK examines the phenomenon of women wearing minimiser bras to fit into trendy boy-cut clothing.

The Best Links:

1. Boobs are so last season.
2. Telegraph: “Why fashion has banished the bosom”
3. Breasts Are So Out This Season
4. Fashion Industry Just Now Starting to Ban Underage, Undeveloped Models
5. Gwyneth Paltrow vs Adriana Lima - Who Wore it Better?
6. Keira Knightly Is Our Flat Chested Heroine
7. Vogue’s “Shape” Issue Still Close-Minded When It Comes to Women’s Body Types
8. Hollywood’s Most Famous A-Cups
9. Flat Chested: the TMZ.com Photo Gallery

We’ve been noticing floral and brightly-patterned tights all over the fashion blogs.

The Best Links:

1. Wearing My New Paisley Tights by Celeste Stein
2. “Tattoo” Tights
3. Buy Celeste Stein Hosiery from My Tights
4. A Plethora of Prints for Tights this Season
5. It’s Like a Warhol Painting on My Legs
6. Trend Watch: Patterned Tights Worn by Eva Langoria
7. Get the Look with Mustard Blossom Tights for $21.99
8. Wild Legs at the Anna Sui Show
9. Tons of Photos of Patterned Tights from Fall Runway Shows
10. Roundup of Crazy Tights at London Fashion Week
11. Make Your Own Patterned Tights
12. Fun with “Look From London” Leggings

This giant handbag trend simply will not die.

The Best Links:

1. Fancy Designer Mini-Suitcases by Prada, Alexander McQueen
2. Women Are Carrying Mini-Suitcases to Accomodate Their Busy Lives
3. Get Her Bag: Cameron Diaz’s Giant Yellow Shoulder-Slung Bag
4. Start Working on Those Bicepts - Examples of Huge Handheld Bags from the Runways
5. Big Ugly Bulky Bags Are So “In” This Season
6. What Do You Think of This Giant Patent Leather Gray Handbag?
7. Weekender Bag for Less Than $50
8. Doctors Say Giant Bags Bad for Your Health
9. Pixie Geldof’s Giant Patent Leather Bag on the Red Carpet
10. Examples of Real People Carrying The Luggage Sized Handbag

Garments which use very few seams, creating a sleeker and less bulky shape. Fans include Cameron Diaz and Christina Ricci

The Best Links:

1. KRELwear at Smashing Darling - Buy Pieces Here
2. Review of the KRELwear Runway Show
3. Made with Organic Wool and Sustainable Methods
4. KRELwear Knits: The Official Site
5. The Model On Their Website Is So Incredibly Hot
6. The One of Kind Line Embraces Flaws With No Rules at All

Avant drop-crotch pants are the new skinny jeans.

The Best Links:

1. Hammer Pants at Louis Vuitton Fall Winter 2008 2009
2. Would You Buy These, Even If They Were On Sale?
3. Ksubi and Cheap Monday Now Make Drop Crotch Skinny Jeans
4. Drop-Crotch Trousers Spotted at Paris Fashion Week
5. These Droopy Drawers Double as a Strapless One-Piece
6. Y-3 Show Featured Head-to-Toe Plaid, Sporty Drop-Crotch Pants
7. Oh Hell No! We’re Declaring These a Crime of Fashion
8. La Redoute Jump On the Drop Crotch Bandwagon
9. A Roundup of Drop-Crotch Pants
10. Pics from Scarlett Growing’s New Collection, Featuring High-Waisted Drop-Crotch Pants
11. At Diesel’s Fall 2008 Show “Black Gold” Mutton-Leg Pants Ruled the Runway

Topshop’s new spring theme draws inspiration from tie-dye and ikat prints.

The Best Links:

1. “This Fall, We’ll All Be Futuristic Hippies With A Penchant For Big Coats”
2. New Buzzword Alert
3. Boho Tech at Topshop
4. This New Topshop Collection Has Me Itching for Summer
5. Silk Tie Dye Top from Zara Fits into Boho Tech Trend
6. ” Low on excitement, high on wearability”
7. WTF Is Ombre?
8. Crazy Print Tights Part of Boho Tech Trend
9. Boho Tech Bag Foreshadows a New Breed of Hippie Chic
10. Waxing Philosophical about the Boho Movement: How the Bag Lady Aesthetic Transformed Into Something Sleek and Modern
11. I Tried This Look, and Just Ended Up Looking Ridiculous

Sheer pantyhose are replacing opaque legs at the spring collections.

The Best Links:

1. Trend Alert: Sheer Tights Return For Spring
2. You mean not all pantyhose comes in an egg??
3. Sheerly You Jest: Sheer Tights For Men?
4. Latest Issue of British Vogue Demonstrates Dressing for In-Between Seasons with Sheer Tights
5. Sheer Tights All Over the Runways and Red Carpet
6. Sheer Vs. Opaque: A Side-by-Side Comparison
7. Sheer tights S/S 08: Examples from Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu
8. Japanese Girls Fond of Wearing Sheer Tights with Shorts
9. Jonathan Aston Sheer Coloured Tights Come in a Rainbow of Colors for $7.75
10. Nude Knee-Highs: The Hot Granny Look Is In for Spring

Ikat—fabrics made with a resist-dying techniques—are a hit on the runway.

The Best Links:

1. It’s the Ikat’s Pajamas
2. Guy in Rad Ikat Vest (scroll down)
3. Lots of Ikat in Home Decor
4. Ikat Listings at Etsy
5. “The IT Fabric: Ikat”
6. Milan Fashion Week Ikat Roundup
7. See the Color Palette of Sartorialist Subject’s Ikat Bag
8. More Ikat Fabrics in Home Decor
9. Eye Catching Ikat!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. Ikat On the Streets of New York (scroll down)
11. Kate Bosworth’s Amazing Ikat Dress
12. Awesome Ikat and Ombre at Topshop
13. Outfits Featuring the Balenciaga Ikat Dragon Blouse
14. Girl Recounts Shopping for Ikat at Zara

We’ve been seeing them around for awhile but these Balenciaga ads mean they’re here to stay.

The Best Links:

1. Floral prints are back, but can you tell the difference between the splurge and the steal?
2. This Coming Spring’s Floral Prints Are Reminding Me a Bit of Chintzware
3. Head-to-Toe Brocade at the Miu Miu Show
4. Inspired by Miu Miu - I Completed My Brocade Skirt Project This Weekend
5. Girl Whips up Brocade Skirt Similar to One Seen on The Sartorialist
6. Jennifer Connelly and Daria Werbowy in the Balenciaga S/S08 Dresses