“It’s very casual with the whole family and a few friends like Jason Wu, BJ Blum, and the gallery owner John McWinnie. Typically we sit down post swim, so the dress code is bathing suits under a light summer dress like Tracy Feith or Philip Lim. We decorate the table with a mix of roses, hydrangeas, and irises picked from the garden. The table is dressed with a large hand-embroidered tablecloth inherited from my grandmother, a mix of white French linen napkins, and vintage plates found at a local antiques fair. We pull up a wood bench with big cushions to squeeze in more people and protect ourselves from the sun with large parasols and straw hats from Anne Moore. The meal is a colorful, flavorful mix from local farms and purveyors such as Round Swamp Farm for delicious salads and homemade raspberry pie, Lucy’s Whey for cheese, Iacono farm for organic, free-range chicken, and pick-yourself strawberries from the farm down the road.” —Olivia Chantecaille to Vogue on her “casual” holiday weekend lunch. We’re sticking to burgers and dogs on the grill, thank you very much.
Quote of the Day
Jul 2, 2009 @ 11:37am
4th of July, Anne Moore, BJ Blum, Jason Wu, John McWinnie, Olivia Chantecaille, Philip Lim, Tracy Feith, Vogue
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posted by RashomonRebel
Jul 02, 2009 3:03PM
7/2/09
Re: Olivia Chantecaille to Vogue on her “casual” holiday weekend lunch.
Dear Olivia,
Just because you name-drop those two Asian designers doesn't make you cool.
love,
Tay
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posted by RashomonRebel
Jul 02, 2009 3:53PM
thanks #10, I'm just bitter I didn't get to savor the delicious Round Swamp Farm salads and homemade raspberry pie, Lucy’s Whey for cheese, Iacono farm for organic, free-range chicken, and pick-yourself strawberries from the farm down the road. I'll just have to settle with the Mott street markets for my produce.
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posted by guest
Jul 02, 2009 5:12PM
See, I don't think the gathering itself would necessarily be pretentous, but her description certainly is. If she'd just said "we just throw sundresses and straw hats on over our bathing suits, collect some flowers from the garden and put them on the table along with an old tablecloth and some mismatched napkins and plates, and eat salads, fruit, and other goodies from the local market," that would sound totally normal.
posted by guest
Jul 02, 2009 11:45AM
That is the most pretentious quote I have read in a while. Vogue is doing a great job of rendering itself irrelevant.