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Gemma

Posted on August 15, 2007 by admin
On the day the markets imploded last week, dinner was planned with two people from the financial industry. Watching the Dow trip up and plummet down, it was hard not to wonder what would become...
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Bridgehampton Polo, Part Two

Posted on August 10, 2007 by admin
Some of the most arresting looks at the match were those that flew in the face of traditional polo attire.very Thom Brownerockabilly dressessurfer chicplain old rock 'n' rollon the cusp of the fall sequins trend'60s...
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Bridgehampton Polo, Part One

Posted on August 9, 2007 by admin
Guests struck a pose at the see-and-be-scene Mercedes-Benz polo challenge at JetOne Jets field, sponsored last Saturday by the St. Regis Residences.detailing in whiteseeing red
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American Seasons

Posted on August 8, 2007 by admin
There are a number of great restaurants on Nantucket, among them Sfoglia (so popular that we couldn't get a table in a five-day period), 21 Federal (for classic food, excellent service and choice people-watching), and...
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Ack! More Fashion

Posted on August 6, 2007 by admin
We ran into a friend in Nantucket - let's call him Ping Pong - who begged to be included in Gastro Chic. He pointed out that he was wearing espadrilles a friend had brought him...
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Lobster Rolls at the Rotary

Posted on August 6, 2007 by admin
What do you call a restaurant on a hardscrabble piece of land just off the main rotary in Nantucket? Well, how about "The Rotary." This and other no-nonsense details about this "fast food" shack make...
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Nantucket Shops

Posted on August 3, 2007 by admin
Back to ACK! The winner for best Nantucket shop in our book is Gypsy. Chock full of bags from Lanvin and Chloe and the latest clothes from Missioni, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Derek Lam, Clu, and more,...
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Borough Food & Drink

Posted on August 2, 2007 by admin
CLOSED Put the salt shaker down and step slowly away from the food with your hands in the air. These are the words one would like to speak to Zak Pelaccio and co. at Borough...
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Super Saturday, Hats Off to

Posted on August 1, 2007 by admin
Forget dogs and children: the must-have accessory in the Hamptons is the sun hat. How else to survive hour after grueling hour of outdoor social events?Long on purple? This color played a big part inCatherine...
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Super Saturday, The Men of

Posted on July 31, 2007 by admin
Three cheers to the men who made it out to support this cause. They were rewarded with lots of goods from Steven Alan, Turnbull and Asser, Brooks Brothers and more.This dapper guy was actually waiting...
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Super Saturday, Prints vs. White Dresses at

Posted on July 31, 2007 by admin
Prints and white dresses battled it out for primacy on the fashion field.Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman, looking very couple-y.One of the girls from London Misher PR, which ran the event. Keep an eye out...
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Super Saturday, Best of

Posted on July 30, 2007 by admin
High heat, high humidity, and high fashion: Super Saturday, the annual Hamptons shopping event that benefits the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, has always been an oasis of style in the midst of summer doldrums. Of...
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Something Natural

Posted on July 26, 2007 by admin
One of the best sunny-day activities in Nantucket is lunch at Something Natural. This hippie-flavored take-out place, first opened in the 1970's as a health food store, has been a hit since Matthew Fee converted...
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Ack! Fashion

Posted on July 26, 2007 by admin
There's been a lot of noise recently about the resurgence of preppy style. It's even taken off in the hip hop world, in a trend that started with pink-wearing rapper Cam'ron.Let's take it back to...
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Paris Practicalities

Posted on July 25, 2007 by admin
Call me old-fashioned, but I like to stay in a Parisian hotel that actually looks Parisian. Located in the Latin Quarter, near the wonderful shops of Saint-Germain but not perilously close to them, Hotel du...
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