When Kate Spade’s clothing collection debuted in the fall, you may recall how I fawned over every piece, cooing and blabbing about how her designs are kissed with oh-so-much retro charm and wit. Well, prepare yourselves for the sequel.

I dropped by Kate Spade’s site the other day, and boy, are you all in for a sweet surprise. Not only is her Spring 2010 line just as chockfull of cheery prints, bright colors and plenty of vintage sass, but it’s also presented with unprecedented amounts of panache. That’s the thing about Kate Spade: Just when you think you couldn’t engage in any more swoon sessions over her artistry and playful take on fashion, she reveals something new—and you fall even harder.

Yes, I did fawn over Spade’s new spring styles, which included energizing doses of lemony yellow, lots of pop-tastic stripes and even a polka dot dress that rivals the pink-dotted number that Cher rocked in Mermaids (remember that sweet number?). But I also couldn’t stop ogling the genius product shots found in the “3 Ways to Wear Five of Our Favorites for Spring” feature.

When you have a moment—and when you feel particularly prepared to experience true happiness—give Spade’s new spring web feature a little looksy. As you move your mouse over each sunny shot, you’ll find a slideshow with ideas for how to style each piece. Aside from inspiration, you’ll find snapshots of tickets from the fare, sightseeing accoutrements, shiny pinwheels and plenty of goodness to chase away the winter blahs.

While you’re at the Kate Spade site, you may want to pry your eyes away from all of this merriment to nab a few pieces from her new collection. I certainly have my eye on a few springtime musts. (Okay, I have my eye on each and every piece in the line—from the shoes in happy shades to the one umbrella that could make me yearn for spring showers.)

Despite much difficulty in narrowing down the field, these pieces sit atop my (very long) Kate Spade wish list:

1. Soda Fountain Stripe Ivy Car Coat: Every girl needs a spring coat, something to take her from bleary winter days to cool spring nights. This car coat has the perfect shape and silhouette for frolicking through fields of budding flowers—or just trotting about the land of cubicles.

2. Kate Spade Umbrella: April showers might bring May flowers, but the joyful stripes in this rainbow-print umbrella are bright enough to encourage even the shyest of blossoms to come out and play.

3. Charm City Ostrich Maryanne Tote: I’ve always shied away from purples and plums in my wardrobe, lest I call to mind visions of a certain singing dinosaur. But I think I’ve been wrong all along. Looking at this leather, bow-bedecked tote, I can only think of purple iris blooms—and how many file folders, notebooks, bottles of water and so on that I could stuff inside of this roomy bag.

4. Connect Four Reina Dress: Here it is, the aforementioned unbelievably-better-than-the-perfectly-retro-polka-dotted number that Cher wore while flitting from scene to scene in Mermaids. The confetti-like spots are strewn throughout this print with a certain devil-may-care attitude, which lends a lighthearted spirit to this polished silk douppioni dress.

5. Kellie Too Heels: What will it be: tootsies swathed in mustard, cobalt or orange? These crinkle patent heels are available in all three shades, but as I’m casting my vote for the end of winter bleakness, the sunny shade is a must.

6. Pass the Shades Cotton Scarf: I may be wishing winter away, but not without mourning the impending retirement of my too-thick-for-warmer-weather scarves. Luckily, this luxe cotton scarf is light enough to survive the seasonal transition. Plus, with the splash of multi-colored sunglasses, prints don’t get much more playful than this. Quintessential Kate Spade, quintessential cuteness.

(Photos: Kate Spade)