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Helena's avatar

Oooh really enjoyed this letter! I felt like I was people-watching with you.

These two sentences were my favorite:

- "My friend complimented another girl on the beach sporting a Doen sailor top, a rare bird who looked like she had a point of view of her own."

- "She’s aware of the fact that she has not become an entirely new person on vacation"

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Jess Graves's avatar

Why thank you! It was fun to write. I love seeing what the girls are wearing, always.

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LESLIE T's avatar

My faves also!

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Alice Brinkman's avatar

I read this newsletter 4 times. CA girl, fascinated by and here for this summering energy

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Jess Graves's avatar

East coast summer is def its own kinda thing!

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Alice Brinkman's avatar

Obsessed, thank you for sharing. A truly delicious read

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LESLIE T's avatar

I spent summers “summering” in the Hamptons from the late 70’s until the early 90’s. It sounds like fun (and way more stylish) but it seems to have gone way upscale since those days! There were a lot of ramshackle houses out there then. But Stephen Talkhouse will forever be my favorite music venue!!

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Christine Morrison's avatar

The Talkhouse is my forever fave — I met my husband there. Which is rare for 3am at a spot we always called The Stalkhouse.

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Tillie's avatar

ohhh - I love that story. Dif you see that movie "Something Borrowed" a good portion of that takes place at the Talkhouse!

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Christine Morrison's avatar

I did — love that movie and the fact that it takes place there makes me watch it every time it’s on! I am writing a fashion essay collection - tales of love, loss, working in fashion and finding my authentic self all told through what I wore — and I promise it will have great nostalgia like this. Broken down by decade you get to relive what we all wore; while it’s my own story, we have all been there!

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LESLIE T's avatar

Will look for it! I feel like I may have seen it but ages ago!?

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LESLIE T's avatar

Oh I love that! The Stalkhouse? Dying! 🤣🤣🤣And completely randomly I met the son of the owner-maybe past owner now – who works as a nurse in an infusion center in San Francisco! What are the chances?

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Christine Morrison's avatar

Small world!

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Alisha Ramos's avatar

This was so fun!

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Jess Graves's avatar

🤗

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Angela Galvez's avatar

Loved this so much! It felt like an elevated and eloquent take on the Oveheard Hamptons account

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Ilana Torbiner's avatar

But really, that Roxanne Assoulin necklace is everywhere.

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Jess Graves's avatar

Like, everywhere.

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Krissy Walsh's avatar

This was so fun to read! “Summer skin is made in the winter..” Yes! I need to start thinking like that!

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Teresa Wu's avatar

the BEST kind of trend report!!!

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Lacey White's avatar

Incredibly spot on. I just rewatched the sex and the city Hamptons ep and this has all that same energy. I’m LOVING Marlien's Le Catch a Jitney campaign (and that Clare V bag is Le Jit). Fun to read (as always) Jess!

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Francesca Gill's avatar

Just found you and oh my goodness-your writing is incredible! Such a captivating read-I want to read it over & over!

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emem's avatar

love the way you wrote this!! 🙌✨

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Remy Smidt's avatar

love a gal with a POV!

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Tillie's avatar

Love a weekend or a whole summer in the Hamptons - it's such an amazing place.

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Sarah Shapiro's avatar

So much in here!! So glad we have your on the ground fashion and style reporting. xx

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Christine Morrison's avatar

This recap is perfection!

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Julia Norberg's avatar

Jess - this felt like reading a great summer novel!

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