It's still jacket weather in several cities across the states, but spring will come sooner for some than others. The best and easiest transition piece? The cropped sailor jacket. With three-quarter length sleeves, a roomy waistline and cute buttons to boot, you can pair one like this GF Ferre jacket with almost anything.

Because of the jacket's roominess, it's hard to pair it with a skirt, but it's not impossible - just pair it with slim skirts and dresses. For a cute look for the office, wear it over this Paul Smith dress. Black tights will keep your legs warm, and these black Alexander McQueen square-toed pumps keep the focus on the dress' fun pattern.

Look below for how to wear this cropped jacket on the weekends!

There are certain combinations that are simply perfection. A pencil skirt and a peep toe shoe, stovepipe jeans and needle heel booties, and a fabulous square toe pump with a vibrant colored sole. The fabulous Alexander McQueen knows the way to a woman's heart is through her favorite color and definitely through her sole. Couture is loving these Alexander McQueen square toe pumps with fabric upper, hot pink sole and sky high heel. Perfect with a black sheath and hot pink skinny belt, with an exaggerated collar knee length dress, or with stovepipe jeans paired with a ruffle-front crisp white shirt.

Every woman's wardrobe needs a little touch of the jungle in it, so what better way to heed the call of the wild than with animal print pumps. The Couture team is loving these Beige Baby Cheetah Patent Sensual Pumps and these caramel Jaguar Patent Fever Pumps from Stuart Weitzman. Pair them with sleek fitted sheaths in black or pearlized cream, or a high-waist skirt and short sleeve button front blouse.

Color blocking, a strong trend for spring and fall 2008, is a delightful update of the geometric pattern that we have been seeing the last few seasons. The look has been seen on dresses and accessories in a fusion of color in bands of fabric, or patchwork designs in leather. It lends that essential pop to a monotonal outfiit, or brings a little color creativity to a multi color mix. The Couture team is loving the Sergio Rossi Peep Toe Patchwork Pumps, the Steve Madden Kobraa Bright Multi Flats, the Chinese Laundry Niko Brown Multi Pointy Toe Pumps, and the Baby Phat Multi Strap Snake Embossed Sandal.

Sharp, bold, unconventional and retro, a architectural heel is a edgy twist on a traditional heel pump. These Robert Clergerie Jul Pumps, for instance, give a pencil skirt or jeans a playful yet sophiscated feel.

Need a serious splash of color? Put hot pink on your feet. These pumps by Kate Spade make any little black dress or monotone outfit stand out instantly in a crowd.

Target has done it again, the designer coup this time is the New York based designing duo Sigerson Morrison. The duo known for their stylish, ‘I can walk all over Manhattan’ flats, funky boots, edgy booties, brings their fabulous flair to Target with a line of styles that runs the gamut from embellished flats to d’Orsay-inspired velvet pumps. Sigerson Morrison is quoted in Target’s print ads as saying, “to us, designing a rocking, edgy, totally affordable shoe is the best kind of challenge.” For the masses, that is the best reason to buy them, well that and Target’s motto of expect more and pay less.

Ah, the pump/stiletto, like a fine wine from an exceptional vintage, is a must-have accessory for every well-dressed woman’s wardrobe. We here at couture rank it up high amongst the LBD (little black dress), the Chanel quilted handbag, the pencil skirt and the Hermes scarf. Our picks are: Michael Kors Azurette, Kate Spade Kelley, Charles by Charles David Agatha and Miss Sixty Rachel.

It is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius... Okay not really, but it is the dawning of a new era at the Delman company. The iconic shoe brand, known for their exquisite quilted flats, will be celebrating more than its 90th anniversary next year, it will also be celebrating a top-to-bottom makeover. The brand, owned by Nina Footwear Group, made its first industry shoe print in the early 1900s and grew steadily well into the ‘90s. With the brand having a slowdown in sales and facing a changing customer demographic, new management was put in place, as well as a younger, hipper designer placed at the helm. This formula proved to be a winning mix, giving the brand better positioning and the appropriate energy injection that was needed. The payoff? A more modern design aesthetic resulting in hipper, more youthful styles, a new fan base, and more streamlined business operations. In recent months, the new designs have generated a lot of buzz for the brand, as well as having countless celebrities photographed in their shoes, both on and off the red carpet.

Here at Couture.Zappos.com, we did not need the generated buzz to know the label is a great discovery. From the Mona patent flats (a favorite of actress Brooke Shields) to the Stella slingback pumps, to the multi-hued patent leather chunky heeled sandals, there is something for everyone to love. What are we loving now? The Stella peep toe platform slingback pumps in black patent leather with a silver platform, the Mona patent leather round toe flats in navy, and the Gaiety-S suede boot with buckle detailing in chocolate.