As you may know from following my tweets, I attended The Heart Truth® Red Dress Collection^SM 2013 fashion show on Wednesday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC as a Diet Coke® digital ambassador. This is always such a fun show because of the upbeat crowd and because it's for such a great cause - designers create one-of-a-kind red gowns for celebrities to wear down the runway, and it's all to promote women's heart health awareness. Before the show, I got to hang out with some of my favorite fellow fashion bloggers in the Diet Coke VIP lounge, meet the beautiful and talented Minka Kelly, the celebrity ambassador for The Heart Truth, and of course enjoy the show! It was an inspirational night and a fabulous way to kick of New York Fashion Week.

And don't forget - you can still get involved througout the month of February - just tweet a pic with hashtag #ShowYourHeart and Diet Coke will donate $1 to women's heart health programs.

Shown above: The star-studded finale. Celebs who rocked the runway included Kelly Osbourne, Toni Braxton, Kris Jenner and her girls Kendall and Kylie, and many more.

This Valentine's Day, H&M wants you to fall in love with fashion - and they're giving you a printable coupon good for 30% off 1 item of your choice! Click here to print your coupon. Offer valid 2/7/2013 through 2/14/2013.

Utility jackets are a wardrobe staple. Splendid's version is $228 at shopbop.com.

Splendid The Capetown Safari Jacket

Get the look for less with Forever 21's utility jacket for $34.80, which also comes in a delicious shade of mint.

FOREVER 21 Hooded Utility Jacket

Here's the LC Lauren Conrad for Kohl's Spring 2013 lookbook images to get your day started on the right foot, a sunny dose of stripes, polka dots, effortlessly feminine dresses and mint green accents. I always look forward to Lauren's new lines, and I'm swooning for this one. I can't help it. Even the styling has me smitten (antiquing, riding a vintage bike, and standing in front one a covetable shoe closet are just some of LC's routine activities, it seems). Nothing's over $70 and you can find all the pieces shown here from now through March at Kohl's stores and kohls.com. Which pieces will you be tracking down? (The polka dot skinnies and red blazer combo is mine!)

I'm thrilled to introduce you to Vanessa Williams Stevenson, a talented NYC fashion blogger who pens Leather and Lollipops who will be joining The Budget Babe as a special guest contributor! Her first mission: Head to the Prabal Gurung for Target launch party to bring us the scoop. —BB

by Vanessa Williams Stevenson
Earlier this evening, Target held their launch event for the highly anticipated Prabal Gurung for Target collection at Pier 57 in New York City. The collection, whose campaign is represented by actress Olivia Thirlby, is inspired by love; a woman's journey through its different phases and the clothes she wears along the way. It features over eighty pieces and is packed with bright florals for the spring, standout shoes and bags and amazing jewelry.

The flattering silhouettes and bold use of patterns and colors make every piece a desirable addition to any closet. With prices ranging from $12.99 to $199.99, and most pieces priced at $50 and under, this collection is affordable and completely accessible, without breaking the bank. My favorites were the sweatshirt in the "First Date" print, priced at $29.99 and the lace-up pumps in black, priced at $39.99. I also really loved the pieces in the floral "Crush" print and paint splatter "Nolita" print. I appreciate how whimsical and contemporary this collection is. The pieces can be worn together, incorporated into an existing wardrobe and dressed up or down.

The collection hits Target stores and target.com on Sunday, February 10. Do you have your shopping list ready? —VWS