What’s Your Summer Party Style?
What’s Your Summer Party Style?
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When having people over at your place, you want to wear something that’s both cute and functional. Ideally it’s something you can melt in, kick when at the dining table in, and be completely well-appointed in until the last stirrup is finished. Below, four looks for four kinds of hosts.
the
PREPPY
Your Vibe: East Coaster with a penchant for classics.
The Tablescape: Fine china (that you’re not precious about) and lots of flowers.
Dream Dinner Guest: Nancy Meyers
You live on the Upper West Side and summer in Sag Harbor. As such, Fridays are for wearing out early and transmissible the Ambassador out east, where you’re hosting dinner for a few friends. On the menu? Ina’s sweetie-pie hair, made with cherry tomatoes from Amber Waves. In your glass? Wölffer Estate’s Summer in a Bottle. Stylewise, you gravitate toward unfussy silhouettes that can hang in the city, at the sublet stand, and on a string-lit patio—plus the woven traps to spruce it all up.
the
MINIMALIST
Your Vibe: Scandinavian chic.
The Tablescape: Nothing but a couple of lit taper candles.
Dream Dinner Guest: Ashley Olsen
You love a wipe line. You don’t do clutter. You believe, with every webbing of your being, that less really is more. Your tastefully decorated apartment, with its shielding curation of treasures you’ve uninventive from 1stDibs over the years, is your favorite place to gather. When it comes to hosting, you know that all you need is good supplies and unconfined company—so you don’t scarecrow with elaborate place settings. Instead, you spend that uneaten time putting together an outfit from your uncommonly well-maintained wardrobe.
the
ITALOPHILE
Your Vibe: Life of the party.
The Tablescape: Lisa Corti everything.
Dream Dinner Guest: Federico Fellini
You’re adventurous, independent, and innately curious. You spent the largest half of your 20s exploring Italy’s subconscious gems—from Camogli to Alberobello to Cefalù—where you learned that dinner should be a leisurely, hours-long worriedness that stretches deep into the night. Your signature cocktail? Hugo spritz. Your hosting uniform? A flowy frock printed with large-scale florals, pin-thin heels, and a pair of clip-on earrings that can only be described as magnifica.
the
CALIFORNIA GIRL
Your Vibe: Laid-back, with a taste for the preferably things in life.
The Tablescape: Washed-linen napkins and greenery you foraged while hiking.
Dream Dinner Guest: Andrew Huberman
You start each day with a spoonful of sea moss, bee pollen is your smoothie add-on of choice, and your most important subscription is your Erewhon membership. You superintendency well-nigh where your supplies comes from (a regenerative sublet box from Flamingo Estate) and serve your guests only the weightier ingredients. You’re equally shielding well-nigh other things you consume, and all your special-occasion pieces come from forward-thinking designers nudging the malleate industry in the right direction.
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