For some reason I fell in love with eyelet this summer. Never before has it held such appeal and an aura of summer chic. Yet this season, I chased down every eyelet dress I could get my little hands upon. It was as if the fabric held a mystical quality beyond measure. I'd put on the eyelet dress and be transformed into a feminine creature boasting powers only a woman could imagine. Any girl who has put on the perfect summer dress knows exactly the feeling I'm referring to right now. The "go anywhere" dress. For me, this summer, it was eyelet.

Here are a few that topped my list. Up first, the Milly Salamina Strapless.  I've not completely given up hope, but as of this posting she is on my "one that got away" list. I still hold out hope of scoring one on eBay, however. As if that wasn't pretty enough... Shoshanna rocked out a few stunners of her own. The above dress is perfection. Again, love the scalloped hemline. Yellow was a big color this summer. One look at this dress above and I know why - it radiates like sunshine. For those times when a strapless just won't do, I love this pretty little yellow dress. Ruffle neckline...above knee length...cinched waist. What more could a girl want? Wondering which ones I scored? The Kaylor dress from Lilly Pulitzer was the one for me. (Saks has it on sale if you're looking.) She's even prettier in person, with her double layered ruffled collar, wrap style body and ruffled hem. Love! The other dress I'm mulling over in the post-summer sales is the Betsey Dress (also from Lilly Pulitzer). Fits like a dream, and boasts the same scalloped hemline as the Milly and Shoshanna options.

So next summer when you see me, I'll be armed and fabulous with my perfect eyelet dresses. Until then, these beauties are about to be loaded into the back of the closet.