On holiday...

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Beach Essentials...

It is peak season for beach holidays... whether it be to St. Barth's, Ditch Plains, or Main Beach, be prepared with summer's chicest accoutrements.

Cape Cod Beach Chair Company

Hermes  beach towel

Linda Farrow Luxe shades

K. Jacques picon sandals

Hampton Sun sunscreen

Images courtesy of CapeCodBeachChair.com, Hermes, net-a-porter, and Blue Mercury

the long and flat of it...

At the Couture shows earlier this month in Paris, long dresses paired with flat shoes were trending off the runway.  

*even the people in the background of this picture are in on the trend!

photos courtesy of style.com, jakandjil.com, streetfsn.com

The White Suit...

omnipresent for Resort 2012.

Celine

Givenchy

Alexander Wang

images courtesy of style.com

Weekend getaways...

It is that time of year where weekends are about getting out of the city.  Running to the train after work on Friday and taking the last Jitney home on Sunday, does not leave much time for packing, unpacking, and repacking.  To make packing a little easier, leave key essentials packed in your travel bag: 

Roberta Freymann travel set

Donna Karan cashmere mist deodorant

Frederic Fekkai beach waves

Kiehl's sunscreen

The ultimate summer color, Essie nail polish in Geranium

images courtesy of Roberta Freymann, sephora.com, fekkai.com, kiehls.com, and essie.com

Return of the flat...

Inès de la Fressange, a "brand identity consultant" for Roger Vivier, walked the red carpet at Cannes in, gasp, flat sandals!    A much welcome departure from the predictable platform + higher than high heels dominating the red carpet. 

image courtesy of style.com

The Summer Shoe...

Espadrilles!  Defined by their jute soles, today's versions come in an array of  shapes and styles.

Lanvin

Rochas

Tory Burch

Christian Louboutin

Images courtesy of net-a-poter.com, saks.com and barneys.com