the world according to sherimaven

Good morning, Monday. What a lovely weekend it was in the city- David had to work which was a bummer but Khan and I took some time to regroup and hang in my favorite local park and do chill stuff like read the paper and watch the people. We (David and I) went to see Dave Chapelle Friday night (meh) and then yesterday afternoon I went to a lovely little afternoon birthday fete, where some lovely ladies chowed down on fried chicken and the most insanely delicious doughnuts from Doughnut Plant. A doughnut is a food group I can abstain from and holds no kryptonite for me, but these were simply out of this world. That cream filled orange blossom doughnut? Absolutely to die for. Even better? Eating foods like this with some lady pals in a sweet Brooklyn backyard accompanied with great conversation and an Aperol spritz. Loveliness all around.

And boy am I glad I wore a cute little voluminous dress yesterday from Meg, a favorite girly go to spot of mine because the lovely ladies who work there  are super awesome, and they dote upon the Khan man relentlessly (his favorite chair shown above) .  It's a very cute shop for locally made frocks that are more femmed up than my usual, but they make great basics as well and they even custom tailor and create if you are so inclined. Meg has a few locations around town if you're not familiar, but they do some great basic dress shapes that have become my "go to" Summer slip ons. I wish I had a pic of it, but I scored an amazing flowy dress from there that is lovely- with a keyhole neckline that ties at the neck. I love this little dress so much, and what I love most about it (besides it being on sale) is the pattern- an elegant swiss dot.

For those of you not familiar, swiss dot is a pattern, which according to Wikipedia, was created in Switzerland (what you thought Bangladesh?) around 1750. It's that lovely little dotted lace that is generally the same hue as the garment itself, making for a subtle feminine silhouette used on everything from children's dresses to bridal and back again. I find it incredibly hot on stockings- a dotted stocking is not to be trifled with. Ask any men and they'll tell you. Meow.

Anyhow, a swiss dotted confection is spot on perfect for Summer time dressing- something a little more girly is the prettiest when the days are long. I love it when used on a caftan/beach cover up like the Lisa Marie Fernandez number from Net a Porter above- a perfect throw on over a bathing suit or a great dress for evening when worn with a slip underneath or a simple black bralette and a half slip. I love how Amanda Seyfried interpreted the look, this dress from Gucci Resort 2014 and so over the top glam. What a beautiful skirt length- big fan- sexy yet subtle and with a red lip- perfection.

And although my Meg dress is black (duh), I do so love the freshness of white to make a swiss dot piece feel even more sunny and pretty. The piece above is from Malia Mills, and it's a great tunic take that feels light and airy, while the tuxedo shirt below is old school J. Crew and gives a ladylike edge to a more masculine tuxedo shirt.

Oh and since it's June and wedding season and such- how gorgeous is a veil in Swiss dot? Love. Beautiful with the glow of marital bliss.

But one of my fav little Swissy Missy items are these fabulous espadrilles, on sale now at Zara. How cute are they with a knee length full skirt or boyfriend jean or I don't know, EVERYTHING? Love, and at under $40, they are almost free.

So what have we learned about these old fashioned dots from Switzerland? They're anything but and up the sweet and sexy Summer thing by a yard. And that's what's up this spotty Monday in the 212. Yours, in dotting the I's and such...XO