the
first official summer weekend is just two days away. sure, those trusted
cut-offs make your bum look small, and your old sandals are perfectly
molded to your feet. but this season is all about the return of style
at the beach. here are our picks for the chicest essentials.
you’ve forked over a lot of cash to reverse the sun damage from your
careless teenage years—microdermabrasions, bleaching gels. hide that
precious porcelain complexion under patricia underwood’s fabulous pinwheel
hat. $500 at 212.268.3774. comes in twelve colors.
we’d really like to say we’re over juicy, but their terry
tube dresses in refreshing colors like lime green and tangerine really
are perfect
antidotes to the blazing sun. $88 at scoop stores.
mella’s super-comfy terry and velvet flops now come in platforms,
all the better to lengthen those yoga-toned legs. $38 at just about
every boutique
in town.
who needs a chair when you can stretch out on a plush pucci towel? $205 at
intermix stores.
aviators are still going strong, but this season’s hottest look is really
about those plastic, oversized jackie-o’s. the bigger the better. le
donna sunglasses by oliver peoples, $225 at 775 madison avenue or oliver
peoples.
for the perfect candy-apple red toes, get m.a.c.’s new louboutin
red, dyed to match the soles of his gorgeous shoes. $9 at saks, barneys,
and bergdorf.
ipod’s new minis come in fun sherbert colors, and hold just enough
songs to get you through a few tanning rotations. $249 at www.apple.com
once a purveyor of stodgy leather bags, coach now
has some of the cutest canvas beach totes in town. the hamptons beach tote
above $138.
if you’re not quite daring enough to sport one of this summer’s
maillot cut-outs, pick up a sexy european-cut bikini by vitamin a. $110 and
up. available at barneys.
you
can spend eternity at the dermatologist or $55 on a good bottle of sunblock.
spf 25 if you please by caudalie.
need a fab dining suggestion for the city? visit the dining library
for an idea.
