Every once in a while, the city streets offer up a tantalizing window display that begins to haunt you. You glimpse an item — say, a dress — and then look for it each time you pass by. Your heart hiccups whenever you glimpse it again. 

This is precisely what happened with the Earth Flower dress from Antoni & Alison. Hanging brightly in Queen West boutique Gaspard's front window, it's begun to haunt me. Longtime UK designers Antoni & Alison are known for charming and vivid digital prints, interesting draping, and an under-the-radar cult status. The clothes are, shall we say, kooky but utterly unique. 

Putting aside the beautifully crisp and unapologetically colourful floral print (this being an unavoidable trend at the moment, but rarely quite so elegantly executed), it features a simple, flattering cut and 100% digitally-printed silk for summertime easy wearing.

$748. Available in store at Gaspard, 913 Queen St. W., 416-546-7480