KidMontauk » Fashion in the Sand http://kidmontauk.com A parent’s guide to having fun in Montauk, NY Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Fashion in the Sand for Montauk! http://kidmontauk.com/2011/08/fashion-in-the-sand-for-montauk/ http://kidmontauk.com/2011/08/fashion-in-the-sand-for-montauk/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:44:49 +0000 Peri http://kidmontauk.com/?p=1480 What better garment to wear then one that shows you support a GREAT cause. Our cause here in Montauk is our Community Center or The Play House as we call it. So far we have a day care for our little ones AND a senior center for the older members of our community. We hope to soon have a pool and a theater. This is where the T-shirts come in and all the other great events at the Play House this summer.
We designed these T-shirts last summer to try to raise awareness of our center. They come in adult and kids sizes. I drew the house! So you really need to buy one. Can you imagine what it would be like to be able to swim year round?! Inside no less!! No more dry suits in the middle of winter. Just a sleek bathing suit under a stylish cover up. We could have a swim team! A swim team has a uniform! More great things to wear. A team Montauk swim suit! Could you just imagine?! What do you think the name of our team would be? JAWS? GREAT WHITE? TIDAL WAVES? I think I need help with a name. We also need help with a donation. THANK YOU!
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I not only make sure you all look great, I make sure your dolls look great too. If you forgot to pack your doll’s out to dinner frock or even her crocs for strolling town – no worries! Pop into Willow, next to Fudge n’ Stuff, where you will find a HUGE selection of all the latest trendy styles for your American Girl Doll. You can even find an “I Love Monatuk” t-shirt for her so she too can have fond memories of our little town. The shoe assortment blew my mind. Crocs, fuzzy bunny slippers, snappy strappy sandals, and even rain boots. Makes you wish you were 18″ tall too. (A whole lot cheaper to dress yourself in doll clothes than real life sizes).
While I was browsing a young lady and her mom came in to find a new outfit for their American Girl. The young lady was agonizing over the selection. She told me every year they come to select a new outfit! My personal favorite is the sailor dress right in the middle of the picture. It is white with navy stripes on the sleeves and comes with navy polka dot espadrils!!!! Can you handle it?! This outfit is chic and timeless. Your American Girl will wear it forever (she certainly won’t outgrow it). It is good for dinner or a family get together. Alway appropriate, always fashionable.
Now if we could only get our kids to look so tidy.
Willow
41 on the Plaza
668-0772
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The 4th has past and now we are in the true lazy hazy days of summer. What better accessory to carry with you than a book. (Especially since clear hand bags are in style everyone can see how bookish you really are.)Now I do not mean some trashy romance novela found in the super market on a wire spinning rack. I mean a real hard cover with a beautiful dust jacket that you possibly bought just because the picture on the front caught your eye, like a box of candies in a special box just calling your name. You can practically taste how deliciously entranced you will be by the characters waiting inside to be your long lost friends. I have just the treat shop for you to go to. It is the Montauk Bookshop on the circle just 2 doors down from the Bakery. It is slightly set back from the side walk. A beautiful rose garden in front lovingly tended by the land lord. The new owner of this wonderful shop has the same name as I, Perry! But the boys’ spelling of course since he is a boy, well, man. So the shop must be good just based on that alone. ha.

When I stepped in the first table in front of the door had a whole selection of whale, kraken, and fish books. All beautifully illustrated. Do you know what the kraken is? Well if you are in Montauk you should – so go buy a book telling you. If you want to appear scholarly than buy one of these books. If you want to appear chic and artsy, like myself, the next table is for you. Covered in books about where the fashion designers summer. Photography books of fashion designers’ homes. Photography books of pictures taken by famous people such as Linda McCartney. A wonderful book of bikinis that the man in your life may steal. There are of course surfing books but buy those for the coffee table, NOT to carry around. People will think you are really trying too hard to look cool. Of course you can always brush up on your classics and get a Nabokov to read again and again.
Happy reading!

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*Share With
764 Montauk Highway, Montauk
631-668-2205
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I recently got to go into NYC for a day. I was in the Chelsea neighbor hood visiting a friend. I was shocked that EVERYONE was wearing skinny jeans. Men and women and everyone in between. This has gone too far. Men should NOT wear skinny jeans unless they are under 25 and ride a skate board or they are over 25 and truly are rock stars. Otherwise wear a narrow leg but not one that causes me to stop and wonder how on earth did you get your big feet through those little openings. This terrible trend is creeping out here too. I saw a few men in tights in a favorite lunch spot. I was shocked. They looked so silly. As for the ladies the same holds. Jeans should have some room around the ankle. They are NOT leggings they are jeans. I tried on a pair and was really wondering what had happened to fit. The legs were so thin and the waist so big. Who was this for?

So now that this fad has gone out of control it is time to step away. I have taken a giant step and am sporting my elephant ear bell bottoms. So wide they look like a fish tail skirt. They also give the illusion of height!!! I think it is the higher waist line elongating the legs. I took them for a spin in East Hampton to see if I got any feedback. WOW did I ever. All positive! I have not found a similar pair anywhere so you have to do your own search. However the shops our here are stocked with a full array of this long maxi silhouette. Don’t be afraid to wear a wide leg as long as the waist and upper thigh fit smoothly. Pair it with a thin colorful belt and a manageable heel. And off you go!

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Well folks after a gorgeous hot summer what else is there to expect? How about some one named Earl? Yup, the ocean is WARM inviting hurricanes to come on up and pay a visit to our shores. Sorry to say this hurricane Earl is going to drop in at a very inconvenient time – Labor Day weekend. No matter, rain, floods, wind… you can at least be dressed for it. I recommend a cute trench and brand new Wellies in a happy color to keep you smiling. I know, I know, Wellies are hardly new news but each season Hunter puts out great new colors. This Tiffany box blue is my favorite. They also come with fleece liners so your toes stay toasty even in winter. You can find Hunter wellies $125.00 on line at many sites or you can go over to Shoe In in East Hampton on New Town Lane. They sell the liners too for $25.
As for trench coats I have seen great ones at H&M and Forever 21! They are short and belted and very stylish. Some have wide sleeves to put a more romantic spin. One style at Made Well in East Hampton also on New Town Lane has a biker jacket asymmetrical zipper! So cute. Make sure you buy your trench a little large so you can fit a sweater under it in fall. It is an article of clothing no one should be with out. Even though it feels like it has not rained in forever it surely will rain soon. May as well be prepared and turn heads doing it.
Stay Dry-
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Keepin’ it cool-

Air and Speed
795 Montauk Highway (Main Street)
631-668-0356

O’Neil Bikini $52
O’Neil Surf Shorts $38
Quick Silver Surf Shorts $52
Quick Silver T $18

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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

]]> http://kidmontauk.com/2010/07/fashion-in-the-sand-give-good-gift/feed/ 0 Fashion in the Sand~ Going Back Again http://kidmontauk.com/2010/06/fashion-in-the-sand-going-back-again/ http://kidmontauk.com/2010/06/fashion-in-the-sand-going-back-again/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:06:14 +0000 Peri http://kidmontauk.com/?p=1071 Do you remember wearing Clark’s Wallabees in grade school? There were always a few kids with them. Kind of nerdy. Then Hush Puppies came along. I think Hush Puppies are actually Wallabee knock offs. Who’da thought. Well, Clarks are back with a whole new look for women (The same oldy but goody Wallabees are still available- you can get them for your husband! Now they are considered SEXY) They are offering very sexy and VERY COMFORTABLE cork wedges with soft suede straps. So cool, so effortlessly chic. Best of all play ground appropriate!

My friend, Michele, sported a pair to school while dropping of her son. She had on a plaid mini skirt with these sandals. A whole lot of moms were looking at her feet asking about her shoes. They looked great. Perfect for Montauk. Dressed but not out of place. She showed up again at pick up that afternoon and said she had not taken them off all day, can you imagine staying in heals all day!? Very comfy. Go with everything. If you have to / want to buy a pair of sandals, buy these! Since they are sold over at Gosman’s you can bring the kids and set them up with ice cream while you get shoes. Shoes AND ice cream – does life get any better?

Gosman’s Dock
631-668-8009
Clarks styles: Wellfleet (t-strap) and Harwich Sailor both $89.99
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