I couldn’t choose just one print or one pattern, so instead I chose a random assortment. I personally love prints and know for a fact that I don’t wear enough of them. Patterned jeans are a major trend right now, but I believe prints should be worn a number of ways. Print shoes, bags, jewelry, or all over print dresses are such a great style for summer. Florals and aztec prints are especially worn all throughout the season.Forever 21, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Nasty Gal and other stores are all embracing the latest trends and you should, too. Check out my 8 picks to see how I intend to try out prints and patterns!

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By now, pretty much everyone knows about, and is completely addicted to, Pinterest (myself included). There’s no better way to spend hours discovering new recipes, DIY projects, pretty pictures and fashion inspiration.

And now there’s a new site that combines my love of wasting time browsing Pinterest with my other love, online shopping — Have to Have! Have to Have aims to make online shopping easier by giving you a place to save things you just “have to have” from all over the web in one place.

You can also organize your finds into lists, such as a shopping list for your next trip to the mall, your birthday wish list or a packing list for your next vacation, which you can then share with your friends and family to not-so-subtly drop some hints about what you want this year.

While there are other sites that let you create shopping and wish lists from all over the web, Have to Have wins when it comes to visual appeal. When you log on to the site, you’re greeted with images of products other users have added, laid out in a beautiful “pinboard”-style, à la Pinterest.

Click on an image to save the item, add it to a list, or go to the online store to purchase it. You can also add items from any online store by adding the Have to Have bookmarklet button to your browser toolbar.

The only bad thing about Have to Have? It makes shopping so easy, you might have to restrain yourself so that you don’t go broke!

Sometimes it seems like the internet was invented for shopping. Nowadays some stores have gotten so in to the online, that they are there exclusively. That’s right, you can’t buy it in stores because they don’t have one!

It’s pretty revolutionary if you ask me, considering someday we will do everything on the internet…and have robots…and flying cars — I digress.

Browse these 10 online-only stores and find some great looks!

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It’s common knowledge among anyone who knows me (or anyone who reads my posts) that I’m an online shopping addict. But I can’t afford to buy everything I find online, so I’m always on the lookout for great deals. If I find something I really like, I’ll keep checking back until there’s a sale or it goes on clearance. Now there’s a web app that does the work for me!

Salemarked helps you keep track of the selling price of your favorite items — and it couldn’t be easier to use!

First, sign up for an account and drag the bookmarklet to your browser’s toolbar. Then, just online shop as normal. Once you find something you just love but want to wait until it goes on sale to buy, click the bookmarklet or paste the URL directly into your Salemarked dashboard and note how much you’d be willing to pay for that item. That’s it!

Once the item drops to (or below) your desired price, Salemarked will email you immediately! You can also check an item’s current selling price via your dashboard on the site.

I’ve already marked a few potential NYE dresses and I’m planning to buy whichever one goes on sale first — and thanks to Salemarked, I’ll know as soon as it happens!

Ever since high school, it seems like we all have at least one occasion every year — whether it’s a formal, wedding or just a fancy party — where we can get all dressed up. And while it’s fun to dress up now and then, it can get expensive to have to buy a new dress for every event. And what about the dresses from past events? Most of mine are just hanging in my closet and have only been worn one other time, if at all!

A newly launched website seeks to fix these problems. Closet Shark is a site where women can buy, sell or trade their gently used formalwear.

It’s a great way to clean out your closet by getting rid of your old prom and homecoming dresses that you’ll never wear again, while making a little bit of money back in the process!

And since there are other women using the site who are trying to get rid of their old dresses as well, you can even score a new dress for cheap for your next event or girl’s night out!

There are dresses for every formal occasion on Closet Shark! There are prom and homecoming dresses, as well as Quinceañera, Sweet 16, bridesmaid and even wedding gowns!

I’ll definitely be digging through the back of my closet to see if there’s anything worth trying to sell on Closet Shark and checking it before my next big event!

Websites like Etsy are great for many reasons. Because you can apparently scour some cheap and stylish finds as well as find some…less traditional items. From a Beyonce-inspired clay doll to a sperm-print bedspread, here are some of the weirdest finds on Etsy.

Get ready for some major laughs and WTF head-scratches!

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I know I’m not alone when I say that I spend way too long trying to decide what to wear in the mornings. Well, thanks to an awesome site called Closet Couture, getting dressed in the morning just got a whole lot easier.

Instead of standing in front of your closet for trying to decide on an outfit, let Closet Couture help you out! Closet Couture lets you build a virtual closet from items on the web or from items you already have in your actual physical closet (just upload the picture to the site)!

Once you’ve created your virtual closet, you can create outfits and post them to the site. Not only is this a great way to store outfits you like to reference on days that you’re feeling uninspired, you can also get feedback from other Closet Couture users and get ideas from outfits they post!

Another really awesome feature of Closet Couture is that you can hire a professional stylist from their network to help you create outfits from what you already have in your virtual closet. Prices start at just $25 for one outfit/event and go up from there, but it’s a really neat option — especially for those times when it feels like you have nothing to wear.

I’m still working on building my “closet,” but I’m already super excited about all the fun I’m going to have building outfits with Closet Couture! I always dreamed of having Cher’s awesome closet from Clueless (what girl didn’t?), and Closet Couture is as close as I’ll ever get to having it (until I make my millions, that is)!

OpenSky is a social networking shopping site that allows you to discover great new products, often at great prices. When you join OpenSky, you can choose up to 10 of the site’s celebrity and blogger “curators” to follow, including chef Bobby Flay, actresses Molly Sims and Alicia Silverstone, and fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, to name a few. The curators choose their favorite products to share with their followers, who have the option to purchase the items at up to 60% off! Every week, you’ll get emails from the curators you follow alerting you of their newest must-have product for sale on their OpenSky page, and you can also browse the site to see what other curators are offering, although you’ll have to follow a particular curator in order to see their featured sales.

Another great feature of OpenSky is the fact the products in your curator’s collections aren’t just available for a few days or hours, like they might be on other sales sites. So if you’re debating on whether to purchase something, you have time to think about it without having to worry that the deal will disappear tomorrow. Also, since you choose who you want to follow, your OpenSky emails will feature products that are actually relevant to you, and you won’t be flooded with tons of random products on a daily basis.

What I really love about OpenSky is reading what the curators have to say about each product they feature and why they love it. It really takes away the guesswork that sometimes goes along with online shopping, since you’re getting personal insight on what makes the product great.

Right now there tons of great products available for purchase on OpenSky, but a few that I’m really loving are a traditional Mexican molcajete (mortar and pestle) featured by Bobby Flay, some pretty bracelets from supermodel Veronica Webb, and some recycled metal earrings recommended by EcoStiletto.com. And there are new food, style, health, and design products being added on a daily basis, so I’m sure I’m going to find something else I want tomorrow (and every other day after that)!

[Disclaimer: OpenSky generously provided Caitlin with shopping credits to check the site out]

Hiring a decorator to trick-out your campus living quarters might come across as a tad eccentric. Not to mention a little out of our meager price ranges.

All hail the Internet, our default solutions provider. Dormify.com, an online boutique providing modern dorm room decor and accessories, just launched an e-shopping site for the Nate Berkus in every college student.

This DC-based company puts style within reach. The site serves as both a design inspiration tool and a shopping destination, featuring products specifically geared toward us: stylish bedding, organized storage options, plus unique wall prints and decals. It stocks a variety of lines from over 15 acclaimed companies, including Dwell Studios, Jonathan Adler, Alexandra Ferguson and Blissliving Home.

In addition, the portal offers an easy-to-use gift registry for soon-to-be grads, a wish list tool for design enthusiasts, and an aspirational blog chock-full of interior design tips and tricks from style savvy students themselves.

Yeah, we might have just moved out of the dorms but it’s never too early to start pimping out our rooms for next year. And really, what else do you have to do all day at that summer internship?

Facebook. Twitter. Urban Outfitters.

These three websites are, hands down, the most clicked bookmarks on my Safari page. Like most people, I have my allotted time throughout the day where I routinely check my Facebook News Feed and update my Twitter. It is almost automatic that I then click to Urban and check out what’s new on sale. And then buy it all. Woops?

Online shopping has become almost a hobby as it is almost too convenient to scroll through an entire store, easily click the size you want for a cute shirt and have it shipped in a few days. Yet in a world where there’s an unlimited amount of online stores to shop at, how do you know which ones to skip over and which ones are worth looking at? Leave it to me to tell you the websites with the best sales, free shipping, and cutest clothes!

Behold: the holy grail of online shopping.

If you’re a committed shopper like myself, these websites will change the way you shop forever. You won’t regret reading this…or signing up for those annoying mailing lists (which WON’T be annoying with all those sales you’ll hear about.)

Happy shopping!