Miami - May 07, 2008

The Cowboy and the Dress

Claudia E’s Spring Collection

Constance stood breathless on the shimmering sand, the sun’s throbbing shafts of light caressing her shoulders.

Glistening atop his horse, muscles pulsing after a hard day’s labor, Harlan Phoenix fixed his piercing gaze upon her. His eyes drawn not to her heaving bosom, but to her strapless dress.

It was Claudia E’s Antonia dress: an intoxicating mix of blue, yellow, and orange. He couldn’t look away.

Designed by Toffmiami owner Claudia Estrada, it’s from her small spring collection, which includes eye-catching metallic skirts and cotton tank dresses.

Theirs was a love that would last. (Certainly, he’d be aroused by the upcoming fall collection of slinky metallic dresses.) She ran to him, her feet pounding against the white sand.

He dismounted.

Available at Steam on Sunset, 5840 Sunset Drive, South Miami (305-669-9991); Crimson Carbon, 524 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach (305-538-8262). To see styles, go to claudiae.com.