With so many friends in a state of financial hysteria these days, Girlawhirl feels just plain lucky to have made it through the round of layoffs that recently hit her company. But she's not resting on her laurels. After finding out that one of her best-dressed Super Pals had raked in about $1500 from a local consignment shop after giving her closet a major clean-out, she's taking a hard look at everything she's been dragging around from apartment to apartment…

Girlawhirl wouldn't think of playing tennis or taking an aerobics class without wearing a sports bra, but when it comes to yoga, Pilates or even a spinning class, she loves the freedom of a tank with a built in bra. There's something about each of these options from athleta.com that make them favorites – whether it's a pretty print or antimicrobial fabric, or in the case of the Shanti Cami, it's cut a little bit higher so she's never uncomfortable in downward dog…

Make no bones about it, Girlawhirl hasn't forsaken her FitFlops, but this summer she's completely enamored with the fun prints and designs from Havaianas. Piperlime.com has the best selection, with versions for the whole family. She's seen them on some of the coolest feet at the beach, the pool and in the locker room…

Girlawhirl admits to having a bit of high-low-designer-collaboration fatigue these days. When they were first introduced they were fabulous, but now, after a couple of years of continuous hype that's not always backed up by the product, it takes far more than a long line and a well known name to get her excited to see what a high-end designer can do with the more humble fabrics she and her Super Pals usually turn up in. But today it's totally different – the Gap has launched their latest Design Editions collection in which designers honored by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the Vogue Fashion Fund work their creative magic on iconic American items...

In the heat of summer, the last thing Girlawhirl wants to do is get fussy. With this pretty scoop neck T from J.Crew, a little embellishment – in the form of a cascading corsage of fabric petals down one shoulder – is all she needs to look great, minimizing the need for too many accessories….