At some point this summer, there will be a family reunion, wedding or christening. If the good news is that kids are invited, but the bad news is the idea of an itchy, stiff dress turning your little princess into a monster, then check out Lucy Sykes New York, and all the pretty sundresses.

Beautiful prints, lightweight cotton, and, for a special party dress, fairly reasonable prices -- certainly under $100. It's not Target, but it's also not Dior. The dresses have a classic shape, with twirly skirts and enough ruffles to be festive without looking like a square dancing costume. They are also refreshingly free of glitter or other Bratz-like flair.

Sykes and her doubtlessly beautiful family -- including sons Titus and Heathcliff -- spend weekends in the Hamptons and jet around the world to Paris, Milan and London. Lucy tries to infuse her dresses with the spirit of these places. We're not sure if she succeeds, but we can definitely imagine them on some little girls we know, playing tag while the grown ups sip celebratory cocktails. Now that's a summer party.

It's easy to get drawn into the mindset that, in order to have a pair of stylish shoes that really stand out, you need to spend a good bit of your paycheck. Many of us covet the designer shoes, or, at the very least, the shoes that look a lot like them, but only cost $150.

We don't know about you, but the phrase "only $150" isn't something that comes out all that often when talking about shoes in our real life.

Rachel Bilson has a great sense of style - fact. Her look from the May 15 launch of Rogan for Target at Barney's in Beverly Hills is a great example of her classic, eclectic look that often mixes high fashion with low. She seamlessly blends a blazer with a bohemian style crocheted dress, neon bangles, and fashion forward open toe boots – a mish mash that probably shouldn't work together but do on Miss Bilson.

Our favorite piece here has to be those killer boots. God, we're such shoe whores.

Jacket: Theory Tailor Jacket, $365, Saks.com
Dress: Crochet Tank Dress, $49, Arden B.
Boots: Martin Margiela, $385. Barneys.com
Bangles: Exotic Bangles, Sold out, Spiegel.com
Bag: Chanel Cloudy Bundle Tote, $1,725 chanel.com

We love high-fashion. And when it's on sale? Oh, my! We'll use a whole tank of gas to get that pair of black trousers or school blazer we've been eyeing all season via our favorite fashion magazines.

So imagine the smiles across our faces this weekend when we caught a glimpse of Target's ads promoting its upcoming Go International campaign with designer Richard Chai in the August issue of Lucky magazine.

We've all seen the art inspired abstract prints that are a key trend this summer. What we bet you didn't know was that the look is also an easy DIY project. Instead of shelling out a cool thousand for a D & G dress, why not do one just as fabulous yourself?

Here's what to arm yourself with:

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Ash Francomb is a self-described "sunny" boutique. What does this mean? Are solar panels involved? Not that we know of. However, we have a theory that the sunshine is in the shirts, figuratively. All of the prints are modern takes on vintage design and they promote "passion for adventure, the ocean, nature, and music into visual art meant to inspire their fans to 'live life like a road trip' and to travel the globe in search of endless summers and memories that will last a lifetime..."

We bought the pale gold Willa strappy sandal at Target ($13.99) on a whim one day and they have proven themselves to be the best sandals we've bought in a long while -- perhaps ever.

Never since our tweenage obsession with Jellies have we ever been so enamored of a pair of shoes, and we shed our flip-flops only for them. We love wearing them with our dark-denim shorts and a white blazer, or with a black dress and a long gold necklace. The soles are deceptively soft and padded, the straps don't slip or cut into your feet, and even an unexpected summer shower could not make our feet slide around inside them. We are urban warriors, and they are our chariots. The Willa sandal is a truly great summer shoe.

Bargain shoppers, Target loves you.

To prove it, they've just enlisted two of biggest and most sought after accessories designers -- Anya HIndmarch and Sigerson Morrison -- to create affordable metallic flats and beautiful shoulders bags for you to show off to your friends come next fall.

But they want to keep you looking hip this summer, too.

Next month, Monica Botkier's diffusion line rolls into the mass retailer's stores.

A sneak peak of the collection has just surfaced on the internet and we seriously want to buy every single piece. No, really. We do!

As if the budget-friendly Proenza Schouler bustiers and Jovovich-Hawk hippie dresses weren't enough, Target is now bringing its high/low aesthetic to the beauty aisle.

Come August, the retailer will play host to "three masstige line versions of up-and-coming makeup artist lines."

Aside from being a blogger, what could be the coolest job in the world? Designing Barbie clothes, of course! Especially when you take into account that a Barbie clothing designer might make more than the average clothing designer in the real world.

We don't know about you, but right now, we're getting hit with some serious humidity. Not the kind of humidity that, with a bit of mousse, gives our hair volume -- the kind of humidity that makes us feel like we're stepping into a sauna every time we go outside.

When we have to spend a bit of time outdoors in the summer, we like to safeguard our hair. Sometimes, that means product. Sometimes, it means a headband. For the really humid days, though, we've got to go with a hat.

We love accessories that seem basic, but have a devilish twist to them. You know what we mean -- the necklace with the surprise detail at the clasp, the shoes with something a little offbeat on the sole -- you have to look a little more closely to pick up on exactly what's so interesting, but once you do, you have a new appreciation for the item.

Gallery: Why aren't you wearing this?

Sometimes you spend so much time in a room that you stop seeing it -- like your kitchen. You don't notice you dishtowels fraying, or your once pink sponge disintegrating into a gray bacteria sink creature. Then one day you look around and realize the heart of your home is drab.

So, here's one of the worst kept secrets:

Yesterday, Target confirmed that Jonathan Saunders will in fact design the next limited-edition capsule collection for its hotly-anticipated Go International line.

The line will drop, slide, roll, whatever into Target stores in October. Pick up your jaws, ladies -- we did the math, too: Rogan's diffusion will be making its grand exit in June and the Saunders stuff won't see the light of day until October. WTF, Target? Do you expect us to stalk Forever21 for designer knock-offs or something? What were you thinking? Goddddd.

Well, be easy darlings. Richard's Chai's cool girl uniforms for Target debut this August. Phew, that was a close one.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

If we had to pick one store that we couldn't live without it would most likely be Target. Sure, other stores sell fancier things and have more ambiance, but from the minute we buy our customary bag of popcorn and Icee for ONE DOLLAR, we're in and we're hooked. They have everything in there. Seriously, we looked.