The Calesita dress

Late on a summer afternoon, strolling hand in hand through the park, you stumble across a carousel. It will undoubtedly be the old-fashioned kind, with intricate, candy-colored horses from another era.

The golden hour magic sprinkles an extra glow across your skin, and Frank Sinatra singing “Around the World” wafting in the breeze provides the perfect mood.

You clap your hands together in delight and insist on a ride. Beaming and wearing your flowered Calesita dress, you certainly won’t be refused. Your adoring date takes your straw bag in hand and helps you up.

With childlike delight, you choose your horse. The tinkling bells seem to slow time just a little bit. Afterwards, you’ll walk together to find ice cream cones and eat them while still strolling as the sun burns lower.

The Calesita dress, in textured black knit reversing to black floral, or textured ivory reversing to ivory floral, provides the perfect attire for carousel magic. And she’s named after a tango step meaning “carousel,” where the follower balances on one leg and the leader spins her around on her center. Rendered in an effortless reversible jersey fabric, with side slits, open cinched “bow” back, and square neckline, we love it on a carousel, a dance floor under the stars, or for summer picnics.