diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index 05ff567b..c3ecfcf5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
       rescue Item::SearchError
         respond_to do |format|
           format.html { flash.now[:alert] = $!.message }
+          format.json { render :json => {:error => $!.message} }
           format.js { render :json => {:error => $!.message}, :callback => params[:callback] }
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass b/app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass
index b29a8a9f..45812524 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ body.outfits-edit
   .outfit-url
     font-size: 75%
 
+  #preview-search-form-error
+    +error
+    padding: .25em .5em
+
   &.user-signed-in
     #preview-sidebar-nav-outfits
       display: block
diff --git a/public/javascripts/wardrobe.js b/public/javascripts/wardrobe.js
index 2a2d6988..f9668a4b 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/wardrobe.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/wardrobe.js
@@ -210,18 +210,34 @@ function Wardrobe() {
 
   Item.loadByQuery = function (query, offset, success, error) {
     var page = Math.round(offset / Item.PER_PAGE) + 1;
-    $.getJSON('/items.json', {q: query, per_page: Item.PER_PAGE, page: page}, function (data) {
-      var items = [], item, item_data;
-      if(data.items) {
-        for(var i = 0; i < data.items.length; i++) {
-          item_data = data.items[i];
-          item = Item.find(item_data.id);
-          item.update(item_data);
-          items.push(item);
+    $.ajax({
+      url: '/items.json',
+      data: {q: query, per_page: Item.PER_PAGE, page: page},
+      dataType: 'json',
+      success: function (data) {
+        var items = [], item, item_data;
+        if(data.items) {
+          for(var i = 0; i < data.items.length; i++) {
+            item_data = data.items[i];
+            item = Item.find(item_data.id);
+            item.update(item_data);
+            items.push(item);
+          }
+          success(items, data.total_pages, page);
+        } else if(data.error) {
+          error(data.error);
         }
-        success(items, data.total_pages, page);
-      } else if(data.error) {
-        error(data.error);
+      },
+      error: function (xhr) {
+        console.log($.parseJSON(xhr.responseText));
+        try {
+          var json = $.parseJSON(xhr.responseText);
+        } catch(e) {
+          $.jGrowl("There was an error running that search, probably on our end. Try again?");
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        if(json.error) error(json.error);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/compiled/screen.css b/public/stylesheets/compiled/screen.css
index 906a6599..329855cc 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/compiled/screen.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/compiled/screen.css
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact {
 /* line 33, ../../../app/stylesheets/closet_hangers/_index.sass */
 body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact a, body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact > span {
   text-decoration: none;
-  background-image: url('/images/neomail.png?1311877030');
+  background-image: url('/images/neomail.png?1312167956');
   background-position: left center;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   color: inherit;
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact a:hover, body.closet_hangers-i
 }
 /* line 44, ../../../app/stylesheets/closet_hangers/_index.sass */
 body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact > span {
-  background-image: url('/images/neomail_edit.png?1312153508');
+  background-image: url('/images/neomail_edit.png?1312167956');
 }
 /* line 47, ../../../app/stylesheets/closet_hangers/_index.sass */
 body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact input[type=text], body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact body.pets-bulk #bulk-pets-form textarea, body.pets-bulk #bulk-pets-form body.closet_hangers-index #closet-hangers-contact textarea {
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ body.outfits-edit .object:hover ul, body.outfits-edit .object:hover .object-info
 }
 /* line 419, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit .nc-icon {
-  background: url('/images/nc.png?1311877029') no-repeat;
+  background: url('/images/nc.png?1312167956') no-repeat;
   height: 16px;
   position: absolute;
   right: 16px;
@@ -3127,35 +3127,42 @@ body.outfits-edit form#save-outfit-form .outfit-star {
 body.outfits-edit .outfit-url {
   font-size: 75%;
 }
-/* line 550, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 549, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+body.outfits-edit #preview-search-form-error {
+  background: #fbe3e4;
+  border: 1px solid #fbc2c4;
+  color: #8a1f11;
+  padding: 0.25em 0.5em;
+}
+/* line 554, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #preview-sidebar-nav-outfits {
   display: block;
 }
-/* line 552, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 556, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit {
   display: inline-block;
 }
-/* line 556, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 560, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.active-outfit #save-outfit {
   display: none;
 }
-/* line 558, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 562, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.active-outfit #save-current-outfit, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.active-outfit #save-outfit-copy {
   display: inline-block;
 }
-/* line 560, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 564, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.active-outfit #current-outfit-permalink {
   display: inline-block;
 }
-/* line 563, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 567, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #save-outfit-form {
   display: block;
 }
-/* line 565, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 569, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #save-outfit, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #save-current-outfit, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #save-outfit-copy, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #current-outfit-permalink, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #shared-outfit-permalink, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #share-outfit, body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in #save-outfit-wrapper.saving-outfit #shared-outfit-url {
   display: none;
 }
-/* line 567, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 571, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in .preview-search-form-your-items {
   display: -moz-inline-box;
   -moz-box-orient: vertical;
@@ -3164,15 +3171,15 @@ body.outfits-edit.user-signed-in .preview-search-form-your-items {
   *display: inline;
   *vertical-align: auto;
 }
-/* line 571, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 575, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit.user-not-signed-in #save-outfit-not-signed-in {
   display: inline-block;
 }
-/* line 575, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 579, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit #save-outfit-wrapper.shared-outfit #shared-outfit-permalink, body.outfits-edit #save-outfit-wrapper.shared-outfit #shared-outfit-url {
   display: inline-block;
 }
-/* line 577, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
+/* line 581, ../../../app/stylesheets/outfits/_edit.sass */
 body.outfits-edit #save-outfit-wrapper.shared-outfit #current-outfit-permalink {
   display: none !important;
 }