H&M is set to launch the fifth Fashion Against AIDS (FAA) collection to raise funds and create youth awareness about HIV and AIDS. It's such a great cause, and as usual, 25% of all sales will go directly to a variety of international youth HIV and AIDS awareness projects, including Designers Against Aids, MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, United Nations Population Fund, and YouthAids.

This year's summer-ready collection for girls and guys brings together ethnic influences from different continents: Colorful African trims on blouses and bustiers, graphic black and white Maori prints on leggings and crop-tops, and folkloric Inuit designs from Greenland on draped T-shirts. The collection also includes fashion accessories such as hats, footwear and jewelry, as well as special pieces such as iPhone cases.

H&M's Fashion Against AIDS collection be will available in around 300 stores on April 26th 2012. Stay tuned, I'll be hosting an exclusive giveaway so you can get your hands on some of the goods before everyone else!

What's more, H&M has launched a micro-site in conjunction with the Fashion Against AIDS collection titled "Make Out for a Good Cause." For each uploaded picture on the micro-site, H&M will donate $1 to HIV/AIDS awareness projects.

If you'd like an "early bird" VIP-invite to the pre-launch site, hit me up in the comments and I'll send the first 20 people who comment an exclusive access code (must be 16 or older).

Browse the collection after the jump, so much color! Love the dip-dye maxi dress.

In addition to the Exclusive Glamour Conscious collection, H&M Conscious collections also offer everyday fashions for women, men and kids - all part of H&M's ongoing initiative to increase the use of organic cotton and other more sustainable materials.

For women, highlights this spring include organic cotton tunics, smock tops and sundresses in pastels and checks. For gents, you'll see preppy crew-neck tees in pale pink, gray, blue and white paired with tailored shorts. Kids can be stylish in striped T-shirts and khaki chinos, as well as summery pieces such as floral smocked dresses and print tops. Look out for these styles in H&M stores, as we won't be able to shop hm.com until September (at least that's the tentative plan!)

I'm always impressed with H&M's Conscious collection when I see it in stores, the cotton feels so right for summer and all the bright whites make me feel like elevating my wardrobe to resort status. Not that I do, but I dream! Love the floral dress in the photo above. I might give printed shorts a go, too.

Have you shopped H&M's Conscious collections? What do you think?

I had a déjà vu moment the other day when Emily from Cupcakes & Cashmere posted an image of a colorful necklace that she had picked up at H&M. I had seen that necklace before...back in November at the H&M showroom! Somehow, I completely forgot to post all my photos from that magical trip to scout out H&M's glorious spring styles. Luckily, these are the breezy tops, bright blazers, colorful frocks and crisp trousers hitting stores right about now. You'll see a lot of coral, kelly green, neon yellow, hot pink, floral prints, fun stripes, cobalt blue and lovely lavender on the H&M racks. In other words: Color! I'm going to get at least one colorful blazer (some of you already have) and some printed pants (if my local store has them). Enjoy lots of fashion eye candy after the jump. See anything you love? Already bought?