OMFG. Last night, we totally had a TVgasm.

Not only did we have the pleasure of viewing the best episode of Gossip Girl. Ever. But we also got to view one of the best episodes of The Hills. Ever. Seriously, how much do we want LC and Stephen Colletti to get married? And how much are we loving the devious antics of new GG character Georgina Sparks?

Speaking of Gossip Girl love, are we the only ones who think it's the best replacement for Sex and the City (fuggetaboutit Lipstick Jungle or Cashmere Mafia -- le snooze)?

During all the euphoria, we happened to find enough clarity to notice girls on both shows rocking the same trend: lame leggings. Or were they leather? Either way, the look is the same.

Sure, they both play villains (one was Heidi Montag, the other Georgina Sparks played by Michelle Trachtenberg), and the look is a bit S&M meets '80s, but we think they're actually a fun way to wear dresses while still covering your gams in the evening.

Feeling adventurous? Scandalous? Devious?

Get a pair here.

One visit to the BussBuss estate (le joke) and you'll quickly realize our love of orange and tomato. We love to toss in pops of the bright happy hues amidst our white and blue pieces for a sunny, delightful effect.

Proof of our love? We once scored a great vintage Jonathan Adler-esque floor lamp for $50 at a charity shop in San Francisco (ironically across the street from the Jonathan Adler store where similar lamps cost a cool $1000) and spray-painted it glossy bright orange. It's now our favorite piece in the room.

Which likely explains why we're loving CB2's latest orange and tomato offerings.

If you're feeling a little warm weather makeover, we highly suggest picking up a piece or two to add some cheer to your home (you'll love how affordable Crate & Barrel's hipper little sister shop is, too).

We love the vintage modern sensibility of this lamp, this office chair, this table and the brilliant lubi daybed (which flips over to sleep two).

Take a peek!

The best way to add interest to your look when you feel like it's becoming too predictable? Vintage.

Incorporating vintage accessories and frocks is what some of the most notable style icons these days do. But sometimes vintage is so ridiculously expensive, which takes all of the fun out of it. We prefer the days when buying vintage meant treasure-hunting and being proud to say you scored that cool one-of-a-kind bag for $2.

Which is why we're loving Ma Petite Amy Vintage.

With most dresses ringing in under $40, it's easy to do that thing Mary Kate, Ashley and Rachel Bilson do so well. Plus, we love the styling and are happy to take lots of inspiration from the photos.

Take a peek!

P.S. Remember, everything is one-of-a-kind, so if you see something you love, snatch it up fast before someone else with great taste does!

{via Fab Sugar}

Doesn't it seem like most moms value practicality over anything else?

Indulge your Mom this Mother's Day and help her hop on the green bandwagon at the same time with the perfect market tote.

Modeled after shopper bags chic Europeans have been toting for years, we're smitten with this one because it can hold a ton in the main compartment, has four grommet air holes at the bottom corners to let groceries breathe and two flaps that zipper closed. With six bottle pockets on the outside, you can carry bottles securely and well balanced (we won't tell if there's more wine than water).

There's even an inside zipper pocket, a cell phone pocket, a tiny plastic pocket to hold change for the parking meter, a removable zipper pouch to use as a makeup bag or wallet, handles and shoulder straps.

In a nutshell, the perfect bag.

It would also make a great gym bag, diaper bag or even picnic basket, so why not treat Mom to the perfect bag and a fun mother-daughter picnic this Mother's Day?

Score it at one of our favorite gift shops, The Spoon Sisters.

P.S. The Spoon Sisters are treating BussBuss shoppers to an exclusive 15% off your entire order with code bussmom through May 31, 2008!

While we've been busy celebrating the return of Gossip Girl, anticipating Sex and the City: The Movie, celebrating our birthday (woohoo!) and looking ahead to Mother's Day, we nearly forgot to celebrate Earth Day.

Be kind to the ultimate Mother (Earth) and stylish at the same time with a limited edition handmade tiny wallet/business card holder from rikrak.

Made from fresh upcycled vintage materials, each quilted wallet is perfect for your business cards, credit cards or, in the sprit of Earth Day, even some good old-fashioned green.

You can even design your own wallet. Simply choose from 29 lovely vintage fabrics for your wallet's exterior and then select your favorite solid colored fabric for the interior.

Makes a fab little gift for you or your Mom this Mother's Day and is a steal at just $12 each.

Take a peek!

We are happier than a Twinkle by Wenlan bulldog in a Kate Spade china shop that Gossip Girl is FINALLY back tonight! As you might imagine, we're most excited to see what the Girls will be wearing.

While we wait, we're enjoying outtakes from Leighton Meester and Blake Lively's latest photoshoot for Nylon magazine.

They're looking great in looks both deliciously dark and lovely and light.

But if you're not up for spending thousands of dollars on their looks, we've rounded up a few fave pieces inspired by their style.

Check them out here!

Finding a cute and chic one-piece bathing suit that doesn't cost $500 is a challenge these days -- which is beyond ridic.

Which is why we were so happy to see Delia's latest swimsuit offerings. All around $50 or less, if you're looking for cute, youthful styles without breaking the bank, we've found them here.

Our more petite editors in the office were happy to see many swimsuits with removable soft cups, which add a little more shape on top – we think all suits should have them so we don't have to suffer yet another summer of Nipplegate.

Sizes run true to size and are also available in longer torso, so those with both Rachel Bilson and Mischa Barton bods should be satisfied.

Plus, right now save with these coupon code promos by clicking on the links below:

Free shipping on dELiA*s orders over $25! Use code DWEAFF. Offer valid through 4.30.08.

15% off your entire dELiA*s purchase! Use code SPRBRK. Offer valid through 4.30.08.

While we think the D-listers of Dancing With the Stars have faux-tanned to the point of needing dental records to recognize them, we are generally fans of safe tanning (re: getting it from a bottle). Not only are you helping to prevent skin cancer, but wrinkles as well. Whew -- a girl can use all the help she can get

And while ball caps are cute for workouts and um, ballgames, we think you can do better to protect yourself from the sun's rays this spring and summer while running around town and the beach with something chic, fresh and unexpected instead.

After lots of clicking around, we found the best prices and styles, from straw and chambray fedoras to stitched floppy numbers, here at Urban Outfitters.

Are you as obsessed with The Hills as we are? We'd bet our headscarves that you are.

Which is why BussBuss was so pleased to be asked to guest blog for celebrity style site SeenON!

The topic du jour? Our fave spring trend as seen on the la-la-ladies of The Hills: Spring Scarves!

Have you noticed LC, Whitney (our fave fashionista-in-training -- or b*tch-in-training as Kelly Cutrone so proudly noted), Audrina and, yes, even Heidi upping their style quotients lately by indulging in this chic trend?

Whether they're bold and bright, striped or solid, boho or black and white, this is one trend we highly recommend getting in on.

We dished our favorite Top 10 Spring Scarves and proclaimed that scarves are the new necklaces (we couldn't resist!).

Click here to check out SeenOn! and here to see the roundup on BussBuss!

P.S. Welcome SeenON! readers! We're thrilled to have you as part of our style insider's secret shopping society. Sign up for your DailyBuss {free!} email here to be the first to find out what's chic and unique!

Last year in New York, we picked up a great bag from a shop in our old neighborhood called Sabina.

It ended up being the bag we carried practically every day and we wanted to share it with you here, but at the time you couldn't buy the bag online -- le sigh.

But now you can.

The best part? They've improved and updated the design.

Why we love it so?

Perfect shape, super comfy straps, great boho-chic look, but mostly we love the fabulous two big pocket compartments on the outside. It's like having two wallets that you never have to dig for.

We keep our iPhone in one and ID, metro card, credit card and keys in the other, leaving plenty of room inside for an eco-friendly water bottle and makeup bag. We toss a magazine in the back slit pocket and are happy as a Kardashian in a clothing store. It's great for the girl on the go and makes traveling so much easier.

Available in tan or fern exclusively here.

As the weather warms and spring awakens, we've been desperately seeking sandals and shoes to give our boots a break.

The first pair we'd like to add to our spring shoe wardrobe?

These fabulous peep-toe flats.

Available in black patent or green or natural brown leather, the adorable ankle straps and ladylike shape evokes an Audrey Hepburn sensibility and the buckle and stacked heel keeps them feeling modern and urban.

Perfect with skirts, dresses, shorts, skinny and cropped bottoms, scoop them up on sale for less than $50 here.

Is it wrong to teach our most perfect niece her ABCs by snatching up one of these totes in each letter of the alphabet?

If so, how about the fact that we need yet another tote bag to help save the environment?

And that we'd be supporting independent designers in the process?

Independent designers and our growing font fetish.

Selfish or selfless, check out the ABCs of good design here.

Our friends over at Bluefly, purveyor of designer looks for less, just sent word that they launched b*fly, a new online boutique that links haute couture with casual wear.

In their own words: "b*fly breaks free of the shopping norms by enabling modern fashionistas to shop by trend and to mix and match b*fly's new contemporary casuals with their favorite couture pieces from Bluefly.com."

In other words, they realize people with great personal style don't dress head-to-toe in one designer and it's all about the mix (hello Kate Moss) and wanted to add much more hip, up-and-coming designers to their current roster of more established designers.

The best part? Like at Bluefly, the items on b*fly are up to 40% off.

Is there a chic way to say woohoo?

We're loving that bags by Rebecca Minkoff, Bulga, Goldenbleu, Alexis Hudson, Kooba and Kale are now much more affordable and that we can essentially find all the brands we love from sites like Shopbop and Pink Mascara always on sale (apparel by J Brand, Hudson, Twelfth Street By Cynthia Vincent, jewelry by Lee Angel, CC Skye, Rachel Leigh, shoes by Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Frye).

Pretty fly.

Check it out!

The lovely folks over at Lucky magazine sent over a peek at their new May issue featuring the gorgeous Ali Larter.

Quite frankly, anyone with skin and hair that gorgeous would look fab in a bed sheet, but we're really loving the cool Cali-chic vibe and the sophisticated neutral-hued frocks Larter shows off in this issue.

Plus, we totally agree with Ali's fash philosophy: "I like my clothes to be able to take on my mood rather than tell me my mood," says the 32-year-old actress.

We couldn't have said it better ourselves. Being a slave to fashion is, like, so five minutes ago. In the famous words of Tim Gunn, make it work (for you!), people! Not the other way around.

Check out the latest issue of Lucky and if you'd like to win her cover look, worth more than $2000, simply click here to enter.

We're too impatient to wait to see if we win, so shopped the look for less. Love it, too?

Get her:

* Top for Less here

* Pants for Less here

* Belt for Less here

* Vest for Less here

Total savings: $1871

Sweet.

Save for cupcakes and milkshakes, there's not much BussBuss loves more than traveling.

Which is just one reason we're so in love with these chic city totes.

Besides being adorable and oh so very practical (no more fussing with unsightly maps when you're visiting your favorite locales), Maptotes are also very eco-fabulous, as they make a great replacement for any plastic bag.

Also, being the typography junkies we are, we totally dig how the fonts match the vibe of their respective cities.

At just $15 a pop, it's never been easier to travel the world (and your fave nabe) in style.

Take a peek!

What's better than it finally being Friday? It being Friday with super sales and coupon codes and you've got the inside hookup. That's what. Below, our top picks.

Shopbop:Take an extra 30% off all sale items with code 30MORE at checkout!

HauteLook: Private Scoop NYC Shoes Sample Sale starts now! Hurry, darling ballet flats and shoes that were $100-$400 now start at just $34! Members-only, but become one for free by clicking here.

Urban Outfitters: Free shipping on shoes; Enter FREE08 at checkout for free standard shipping on any order that includes regular-priced shoes. Expires Sunday, April 6, 2008 at midnight EST.

Delias: Get 15% off your entire order with code SPRBRK through April 17, 2008.

Pink Mascara: This weekend only, take 20% off all sale items on all orders over $150 with code SALE20 at checkout. Plus, get free ground shipping on all orders over $150, too!

What's better than having a personal shopper?

Having a personal shopper who tells you when your favorite things -- in your size -- go on sale.

That's exactly what the fabulously addictive site Shop It To Me does.

For free.

Brilliant.

Before you head off to Perez, take a quick moment to tell Shop It To Me your fave brands (Chloe, Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs, Mike & Chris, Prada, BCBG, Juicy, Ralph Lauren, Nine West, Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Free People, Louis Vuitton, Citizens of Humanity, etc.) and your size preferences. It only takes a minute and is actually rather fun.

They'll then email you a daily or weekly summary of which new items go on sale in your size.

Too good to be real? Unlike most of Hollywood's tatas, Shop It To Me actually is the real deal.

Check it out for yourself!

Calling all earth angels.

Earth Day is right around the corner and while you may be doing your part to be green (no, eating green M&Ms sadly does not count), we're sure someone in your family or inner circle isn't (hello, Mother).

Want to jumpstart them on the road to being eco-fabulous?

Get thee to Greensender.

The smart eco-friendly company sends green starter packs to your chosen recipients.

Each box includes a SIGG water bottle (plastic water bottles are so last year), a reusable grocery tote bag (roomier than most, which is a big plus in our book), an energy-efficient cfl light bulb (you'll be amazed at how much you save on your electric bill) and a super-soft organic cotton t-shirt (a girl's gotta look cute on Earth Day).

It may be trendy to be green (Jaye Hersh, fashion pioneer and owner of Intuition in LA, listed Greensender as a favorite site when we chatted with her recently), but you can't argue that it's not needed. Send one for Earth Day, for Mother's Day or just because you love the planet.

Go to Greensender!

P.S. Greensender loves us too and is giving BussBuss readers a free Greensender organic cotton t-shirt with every order of $30 or more! Simply enter BUSSGREEN in the comments section of the checkout process. Be sure to note size and male/female for free tee.

Ever wonder what designers across the pond are up to? Not the big names you can get in every major city, but the independent designers you'd find on sites like Etsy here in the States?

Wonder no more.

DaWanda, the Etsy of Europe, will let you get your fix.

And even though exchange rates aren't exactly in our favor these days, you can still score great deals.

For instance, this darling teapot necklace made from polymer clay would make such a sweet birthday or Mother's Day gift and costs just $6 EUR plus $2 EUR to ship via USPS Priority Mail (if math hurts your head -- and we feel your pain, that means you'll pay about $12 and get your goodies from Sofia, the designer in Bulgaria, in 7-10 days).

It's like having a jet-setting BFF send you goodies from afar, a style pen-pal of sorts -- but better because you get to pick them out yourself.

Way more affordable than booking a ticket to Europe, stroll the virtual market and impress your friends with one-of-a-kind gifts, art and fashion.

Take a trip to DaWanda!