Yes, the September issues have been out for a couple of weeks and fashion week is in full swing, but until summer is truly gone (and you can still wear sandals) I’m clinging onto it with the last, lingering chips of my pedicure. Over Labor Day weekend, the un-official end of summer, I was stocking up on provisions in preparation for an atmospheric pounding on Martha’s Vineyard…but still, got last licks for beach time are in the weekend. Though Earl lamely fizzled out, headlines went something like this:
Friday: Gloom, doom, menacing winds and general chaos as Hurricane Earl swoops through the Cape and Islands, punching residents with driving rain and churning surf up to 20 feet
Saturday: Sunny and delightful!
From left: Ginger + Liz's 'Goin' Back to Cali,' Andy Warhol Montauk by Bond No. 9, Nouvelle Vague from Chanel, and 'Blue' Crème de la Mer
In homage to the season, first, some of my fave beauty hits…while getting excited for fall colors, I’ll miss being able to sport melon-smacked nail polish like Ginger + Liz’s “Goin’ Back to Cali” while drinking beer at Montauk’s Sunset Saloon. And speaking of twilight and oceans, Bond No. 9 describes its sunset-inspired Andy Warhol Montauk as capturing “the improbable descent of disco-mania on an unassuming fishing-village and nearby woodlands.” And, had I been able to afford the $310 price tag, I’d have happily picked up this summer’s specially-packaged edition of Crème de la Mer in support of World Oceans Day.
Rowley's fashion hideaway/surf shack behind the Memory Motel.
…and, speaking of Warhol, loved Cynthia Rowley’s pop-up shack behind the famed Memory Motel — made famous, of course, by the Rolling Stones song written during the band’s stay at Warhol’s cliff-side estate at “the end.” Loved Rowley’s collection for Roxy as well, featuring items such as checkered wedge sandals, boardshorts and neo-preen bikinis, that you could pick up here as well (I personally grabbed a Memory Motel and graffiti tee).
Being a huge fan of snatching up end-of-season sales and saving them for next year, be sure to check out Covet Shop’s summer merch while it’s still hot (and, as always, with an equally sizzly price tag).
Missoni Metallic Tank Dress, Gryson Olivia Bag, SIgerson Morrison Thong Sandals
