Remember the thrill of playing "dress up" as a young girl? Recapture that giddy feeling with this tiered polka-dot frock inspired by Betsey Johnson's Spring 2008 collection. Chances are you can even pay for it with the money that's in your piggy bank.

>> Tiered Polka Dot Dress at Forever21.com, $27.80

Save up to 40% off at OldNavy.com during their big Spring sale AND save 20-50% off items from their Modern Safari collection in stores (thanks to alert reader TexNYQueen for the tip!!). Hurry, this stuff is going fast!

What we've got our eyes on...
Left: Printed Belted Dress $29.50 $16.99
Right: Patch-Pocket Shirt Dress $34.50 $22.99

My notion of a Spring wardrobe "essential" might not be the same as your idea of a wardrobe essential. With that in mind, I proudly present these must-have orange shorts for Spring! See, ever since I spotted Versace's perfect pairing of sherbet pink and orange, I've had my heart set on finding some citrus-hued shorts - without a designer pricetag, of course - and BAM, just like that, Forever 21 created them. (At least, that's how it played out in my mind.) Life is good.

>> Orange Pleated Cotton Short at Forever21.com, $15.80

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Relief Beads is selling beautiful, handmade African bracelets to raise awareness and money for Relief International's humanitarian efforts in Darfur. The bracelets have been worn by stars such as Mandy Moore, Jessica Biel, Marcia Cross, Zac Efron, Jessica Simpson, Randy Jackson and many more. Relief Beads been available for a while now, but I just discovered them and figured, hey, it's a great cause and (this sounds so wrong but our heart is in the right place!) bead bracelets are really big for Spring.

>> To purchase Relief Beads ($8 each) visit www.reliefbeads.org.
>> To learn more about Relief International’s efforts in Darfur visit www.ri.org.

Put on your thinking caps, ladies. Comme des Garçons' founder and head designer Rei Kawakubo is set to create this autumn's frenzy-sparking guest designer collection at H&M.

Kawakubo, famed for propelling the artistic and philosophical boundaries of fashion to some esoteric place we mere mortals dare not venture, will design H&M fashions for women, men and children, as well as accessories and a unisex fragrance.

The world launch of the collection will be at the opening of H&M's second store in Tokyo, Japan - Kawakubo's native country - in the beginning of November. Launch date for other H&M markets will be a few days later.

To call Kawakubo avant-garde would be an understatement, so it will be interesting to see how her experimental designs translate to fast-fashion. I have no doubt, however, that it will be spectacular. Even if it gives me a headache.

Above: A look from the SS08 Comme des Garçons runway, courtesy Style.com