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How about we forget about clothes all together for the time being. I can not even think about putting something on only for it to get drenched in sweat 5 minutes later. A nice nudist colony might do well just about now. I don’t know if Montauk could handle that. Hmmmm, the next best thing is a bikini and a beach chair half way in the water,a cold drink in your hand, and your child holding a palm frond over your head. I made 2 huge containers of iced tea, one mint and one black. Quite nice to have ready and waiting for you in the frig. I was walking around with a high ball filled with iced tea and someone thought I had whiskey on the rocks. Mama’s not that bad off at the moment. Good gracious this weather is uninspiring. The fashion magazines are all showing fall looks now. I get hot just looking at pictures of jeans and sweaters. You know all the summer clothing is going on sale. Maybe some new bathing suits? I know! New bathing suits for the kids. At least they still want to run around. I dragged my butt over to Air and Speed hoping to feel the air speeding past me like wind. It worked. I found very cute bikinis and matching surf shorts for your young lady and rad surf short and Ts for your dude. While you are there sign the kids up for Surf Camp so they can hang ten before you know it. You can also pick up that beach chair that you will be sitting in in the water with your cold drink and palm frond.
Keepin’ it cool-

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I love to select gifts. I make sure it is something that I would want. Actually more than just want, more like covet. Then I wrap it up in beautiful paper with beautiful ribbon so the receiver can not wait to get at it and I am reluctant to give it up.

Giving good gift is a talent. It reflects the giver, that she knows the receiver well enough to carefully select something that will be appreciated and used. Giving good gift requires time and thought and good shopping skills. The Carriage House in the center of town on the South side of 27 has a gift fit for every one, especially babies and kids. There are the most adorable onesies made of cool white cotton, perfect for a hot summer day for your precious baby. Plush animals, towels, rain boots, PIRATE DRESS UP!!!, unicorns, ponies, art supplies, books and more. Each thing my eyes find is better than the next. I feel as if I am in Good Gift Heaven. If you see a Good Gift but don’t have a receiver BUY IT ANYWAY and put it aside. You will have a party to go to in no time and you may already have your Good Gift hidden away in your special closet (that your kids already know about).
Happy Shopping

Yup, who would have thought an era I grew up in would be considered vintage now. And a really awful fashion era at that, the 80’s. Big hair, neon colors, shoulder pads, cut up sweatshirts, jazz shoes, Ray Bans. Some of these things are coming back around quite strong and I see teenagers thinking “OOOOH how cool”. I’m thinking “Not again”. But when you can’t beat ‘em…you may as well join them wearing the best of what is being offered.

I love the neon nail polish by Essie. On toes ONLY! A neon colored belt in leather or webbing. I have found them in all widths. My two faves are a skinny from J.Crew and a wider from American Eagle Outfitters. Also a watch can add a flash of color. Yellow watch by Nixon at Air and Speed surf shop in Montauk. Of course stripes are every where. If you wear your stripes in black and white it is more 80’s punk. Especially with a pair of black Converse sneakers, thank you Joey Ramone.
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I was in J.Crew in East Hampton the other day. I Love this new shop. It is beautiful and tasteful. The sales help is positively lovely. There is no need to feel uncomfortable in any way, it is only J.Crew not Gucci. I was still feeling svelte and tan and long and lean from the summer. I wanted to try on some jeans and sweaters. Stock up on a few Fall staples. I took my small lot of things to try on into the dressing room. Now these are beautiful softly lit dressing rooms. Soft color, nice rug, a little stool, pretty curtain. You would think that one would look OK in there. However as was buttoning the jeans and looking up at my reflection I was horrified. Who was that, that…greenish… person?! with that wrinkly saggy post baby tummy and ashy skin looking back at me. GOOD GRACIOUS!! I quickly put on a sweater to cover the offending belly and ran out to a mirror as close to a window as I could find. Wow, luckily that monster in the dressing room had not followed me! Phew. Back to my jeans and sweater shopping in peace.
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I can not remember how many times I have shown up at school dressed exactly like my kids. I guess I wake up feeling like wearing a certain color or stripe and then go over board. It can be very cute to all dress alike. However don’t look like escapees from a catalog fashion shoot or a fashion “don’t” page with black bars over your eyes.

So keep a theme but mix it up. Make sure everyones’ clothing choices are age appropriate! Nothing worse than a mom dressed in cute little ruffles looking like she too is wearing matching diaper covers. Also sad is a 3 year old forced into brown subdued clothes. Just wait until he gets a power ranger t-shirt or she gets a princess dress, it will NEVER come off. Then you have to deal with a child insisting on the same thing day in and day out.

Share With… Montauk has just what you need for inspired family dressing that even Dad will wear! Nautical stripes suit everybody. They always look fresh, clean and up to date. Never too girly but bright enough to suit any little princess and definitely cool enough with a hood for a young or old dude. All of the beautiful clothes are made to last and be favorite wardrobe staples for seasons to come. You may want to buy your kids a size larger for next year. A lot of the offerings in the shop are from France. So not only will you all look chic you will feel chic.
-peri
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