Lobster season...

It is my favorite season - Lobster roll season!

Clam Shell in Stamford, CT

Perfectly unadorned pure lobster with a view of the Stamford Marina. 

Silver's in Southampton, NY

On a toasted brioche bun, accompanied by the reddest tomatoes ever seen.

Abbott's in Noank, CT

Come by boat or by car for this sweet twist on the classic.

Luke's Lobster, New York City via Maine

Their special blend of spices adds just enough kick.

Make your own!

Take elements of your favorites to make your own ultimate Lobster creation.

Images taken by EJT

Planning a picnic...

Gone are the days of stopping by the local deli on your way to the beach to pick up sandwiches and chips.  Now, thanks to Madeline Picnic Co., you can choose from an array of locally sourced tartine style sandwiches, salads and soon drinks!   

Order your picnic up to a week in advance and retrieve from one of their designated pick up locations.

Currently only available in Sag Harbour and Amagansett

Picnic for 2 starts at about $50

For additional information Madeline Picnic Co. 

image courtesy of Madeline Picnic Co.

Fashion and flowers...

Margot Robbie's Vionnet gown instantly reminded me of the hydrangeas seen everywhere this time of year in the Hamptons - 

a sure sign of Summer! 

Margot Robbie in Vionnet

Hamptons Hydrangeas   

images courtesy of MR via Vogue.com, HH via EJT's iPhone

  

Sweet treat...

Perfect mid-week treat from Melt Bakery.  

With flavors such as: 

the Classic - chocolate chip walnut cookies + vanilla ice cream,

the Lovelet  - red velvet melt cakes + cream cheese ice cream,

the Morticia - crackly chocolate cookies + malted chocolate rum ice cream,

the Elvis - peanut butter cookies + banana ice cream,

and the Thick Mint - crackly chocolate cookies + peppermint ice cream,

it is a good thing they come in mini sizes because it would be impossible to pick just one!

Get your fix at Melt Bakery

132 Orchard Street, NYC

and at 

Chelsea Market Passage at the Highline

image courtesy of Meltbakery.com

X marks the spot...

Can't pull off the Birkenstock trend, but want more edge than your Jack Rogers?

X is the answer - Céline, Marni, Isabel Marant and Ancient Greek Sandals all have crisscross sandals out this season, a sure fire way to spice up your summer wardrobe.

Ancient Greek Sandals

*Shown in pony hair, available in leather in a multitude of colors

Isabel Marant

*The cult classic

Mari

*The grey flannel makes appropriate for colder Fall months

images courtesy of AGS and Marni via Net-a-Porter.com, IM via Barneys.com

Weekends should be longer in the Summer...

images via Pinterest

Beach Week… Playlist

A summer playlist to take you from kadima matches, to sipping on some southsides. 

Listen on Spotify

You are all set - Have fun at the beach!

Images courtesy of Apple.com and Spotify

Beach Week… Where to go

Some favorite places to set up my beach chair:

Dionis Beach, Nantucket

Old Montauk Highway Beach, Montauk

Main Beach, East Hampton

Main Beach, East Hampton

images by EJT

Beach Week… What to wear

How to stand out in the sand!

Black and White

Lemlem patterned caftan

Thapelo Paris bandeau swimsuit

Tibi flat sandals

Stripes on Stripes

JCrew stripe tank dress

Calypso St. Barth stripe top and bottom

Musa braided flat sandals

Color Block

Cynthia Rowley wetsuit

Eres color block swimsuit

K. Jacques sandals

images courtesy of links above

Beach Week… What to bring

Filling your tote: 

sunscreens, texturizing spray for beach wavy hair, light weight towel, and a new summer read. 

Shiseido sun protection spray 50+

Supergoop acai fusion lip balm SPF 30

Neutrogenia beach water + sun barrier stick SPF 50+

Coola face SPF 30 matte tint

Sachaajuan ocean mist texturizing spray

Samudra palm print pouch

The Vacationers by Emma Straub

Gap raffia fedora

Raen tortoise sunglasses

Turkish-t St. Tropex towel

For after the sun:

Keep your tan from turning red.

Tomorrow: What to wear to the beach!

images courtesy of links above

Beach Week… Totes

It's beach week at the EJT. Everything you will need for your beach weekend: the ultimate tote, sunscreen that works, swimsuits, what to eat in the sand, and what beaches to visit.  

First, you need a tote: something large enough to hold towels, magazines, water bottles and a plethora of sunscreens.  

I am a sucker for anything with stripes.  

This straw carry-all also comes with a leather pouch to store your iPhone, keys and cash.

Tory Burch's 'garden tote' works at the beach too.  The roomy printed-canvas basket shape is not only easy to carry, but Tory also offers a coordinating swimsuit!

Classic raffia, always in style.

Some totes come with inside pockets to store valuables, but for those that don't, Aerin's raffia zip pouch goes from the beach to the beach club with ease.

Tomorrow: What goes in your tote?

images courtesy of: ShopLatitude.com, ToryBurch.com, CalypsoStBarth.com and Aerin.com

Weekend to-do...

See "Slim Aarons: A Man For All Seasons" at the Staley-Wise Gallery in NYC.

The photographer found his niche "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places," now see them all in one place!

On view thru June 28th.

Poolside Gossip

Babe Paley at her home at Round Hill

Truman Capote at home in Brooklyn Heights

Staley-Wise Gallery

560 Broadway

New York, New York

Tuesday-Saturday 11am - 5pm

images courtesy of StaleyWise.com

Bag du Jour...

Aptly named, Saint Laurent's sac du jour is the current bag of choice!

Available in three sizes, and a multitude of colors, it is likely to become your sac de tous les jours.

Cameron Diaz

CD in The Other Woman

Reese Witherspoon

Jessica Alba

Rosie Huntington-Whitely

Kate Moss

What color will you choose?

images courtesy of:

CD, CD, JA, KM via fabsugar.com

RW via starstyle.com

RHW via purseblog.com

Bags via saintlaurent.com

Rosé season...

A Summer Friday calls for Rosé

image courtesy of yeswayrose.tumblr.com

The Future of Fashion...

Pierre Balmain Couture Show, Paris 1954

photo by Mark Shaw

Are you constantly in search of an item of clothing, or accessory, that you cannot find?  Do you read fashion magazines and feel like you have seen it all before?  Not interested in 'following the trend', rather in creating your own?

These questions, and a multitude of others were addressed at the 92nd Street Y panel discussion with Leandra Medine, of ManRepeller.com, and Lizzie Tisch and Kim Kassel of Suite 1521.  

For those that don't know, Suite 1521 is a new platform for trunk-show shopping, where customers interact with designers and view the entire collection for the season, items featured on the runway and those not.  Located in chic Upper East Side apartment style offices, customers are able to build their own wardrobe based on their wants and needs, as opposed to what buyers in department stores think one should want.  

LM spoke about the influence social media has on fashion.  Gone are the days of seeing the collections for the first time on the pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and the like.  Style.com, the front runner for putting the collections online, are now being scooped by blogs, instagram, twitter, and vine.  It is instant, and everyone can have a front row seat.  

But, social media isn't always so positive.  LM stated that she recently had to reassess her social media strategy, her instagram following was surpassing her website traffic.  Social media can be too easy, twitter is 140 characters, vine is a short video, instagram is photos, and all are accomplished using a smartphone on the go.  

LT and KK spoke on how the shopping environment has evolved.  The internet has allowed shoppers to shop anytime, anywhere; Social media has brought the average consumer backstage at fashion shows, into the atelier of top designers, and day to day inspirations.  What Suite 1521 seeks to do is allow you to buy all of the designer items seen throughout various social media outlets.  Department stores and boutiques buy a very small selection of what designer collections actually consist of.  Suite 1521 allows for the collections to be catered to your needs.  What I also find poignant, Suite 1521 is not online.  Yes, they have an instagram account, and membership sign up is online, but the shopping experience is purely in person.  Human interaction, touching fabrics, trying items on, what was once considered old is new again.

Style.com's Dirk Standen moderated the event with Leandra Medine, Lizzie Tisch and Kim Kassel of Suite 1521

image courtesy of pinterest.com and Fashionista.com     

Rules are meant to be broken...

Music superstar Rihanna won the CFDA Style Icon award last night.  Accepting her award from a demure Anna Wintour, Rihanna wowed in a custom Adam Selman sheer crystal confection and strategic Pologeorgis fur stole.

During her heartfelt and comedic speech, RiRi recalled growing up on the small island of Barbados, where fashion became her defense mechanism: "She can  beat me, but she can't beat my oufit!"  

Watch the full speech here.

image courtesy of Style.com

Row row row...

Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, of The Row, won the fashion equivalent of the Oscar last night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.  The dynamic duo won for Accessories Designer of the Year. 

Ashley Olsen and Mary Kate Olsen, in their own designs, at last nights awards

The winning handbag collection:

their signature croc backpack has consistently sold out since it's debut

top-handle baguette

satin clutch

oversized hobo

images courtesy of: the designers via WhoWhatWear.com, the accessories via CFDA.com