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10 Lands End Road | Locust Valley, NY
8 Bedrooms | 7 Baths | 2 Half Baths | 11.08 Acres
Set on a serene 11+ acre waterfront parcel on the coveted Gold Coast of Long Island, The Manor at Lands End stands as one of the last truly prestigious estates of its kind. This breathtaking compound, steeped in history, offers a rare opportunity to own with limitless views of Frost Creek and the glistening Long Island Sound. Originally a circa 1850 Farmhouse, the Estate was reimagined by the renowned architectural firm Walker and Gillette into the magnificent Georgian Colonial mansion that graces the property today. MLS# 820454. $11,750,000. Co-listed with Jason Friedman, c.516.236.6226
52 Piping Rock Road | Locust Valley, NY
6 Bedrooms | 7 Baths | 2 Half Baths | 6.94 Acres
Buttonball Hill, originally built for Vanderbilt heir Aldred Coster Schermerhorn, is a distinguished Georgian estate blending historic elegance with modern luxury. Grand entertaining spaces, a chef’s kitchen, and a luxurious primary suite are complemented by resort-style grounds featuring a heated pool, Har-Tru tennis court, and manicured gardens. Ideally located near village amenities and rail access to New York City. MLS# 1011822. $8,975,000. Co-listed with Jason Friedman, c.516.236.6226
6 Bedrooms | 5 Baths | 9.57 Acres
Rolling Meadows is a distinguished brick Georgian Estate set on more than 9 acres of formal gardens, mature specimen trees, and picturesque grounds. The residence offers elegant living spaces, a chef’s kitchen, a main-level primary suite, and exceptional craftsmanship throughout. Complete with a pool and pool house, 7-stall barn, paddocks, staff quarters, and multiple garages, this rare country Estate seamlessly blends architectural pedigree, equestrian amenities, and timeless comfort. MLS# 1003784. $4,900,000. Co-listed with Katie Cuddeback, c.516.238.9919
6 Bedrooms | 6 Baths | 1 Half Bath | 0.79 Acres
Set within the prestigious Matinecock Farms enclave, this elegant 6-bedroom Colonial combines timeless architecture with thoughtful modern updates on nearly an acre of beautifully landscaped grounds overlooking a tranquil pond. Designed for both everyday living and entertaining, the home features gracious living spaces, a chef’s kitchen, a screened porch, and a luxurious primary suite. Residents also enjoy the benefits of the meticulously maintained Matinecock Farms community. MLS# 995388. $3,795,000.
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550 Chicken Valley Road | Locust Valley, NY
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96 SUMMER HOURS Nick Mele’s new fine-art photography series captures the fleeting magic of summers in the Northeast.
104 ICONS OF THE LOST GENERATION Gerald and Sara Murphy transformed the beaches of the Riviera and East Hampton into sun-drenched salons. Amanda Vaill chronicles the glamorous Jazz Age couple in her biography. From Quest’s 1998 archive.
110 QUEST ENDLESS SUMMER A stylish retrospective on sun-drenched escapes from decades past. by Elizabeth Meigher
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Clockwise from bottom left: Columnist Jamie MacGuire a.k.a. Audax; Slim Keith and Winston Frost on a trip to their house in the English countryside, “Wiken.”; David Ray aboard his launch “Ahab” in Newport Harbor; Gerald and Sara Murphy flanking their friends, the De Beaumonts, on the beach at La Garoupe, 1927; the late Ted Turner aboard “COURAGEOUS”; Contributor Jayne Chase; Creative Director Tykischa Delgado with her husband Chris on their wedding day; Contributing photographer Nick Mele.
WITH THE SOLSTICE in our wake, and our Nation’s 250th but a week away, QUEST has lurched into summer with our annual July number - visiting our devoted readers’ favored seasonal watering holes and timeless generational haunts. At QUEST, we’ve much enjoyed pulling together this (fattest ever!) July Issue, reminding each of us how all-American our summers can be, and how blessed we are for the Red, White and Blue. And while the Iranian conflict will continue to play out over our ceremonial 4th, what protects us and our own Republic is our stubborn nationalism - an unfathomable strength that fuels our imperfect union which we so proudly call the U S of A.
With the talented help of QUEST’s crackerjack editors (our unflappable young Creative Director, Tykischa Delgado, just tied the knot, while our serenely cool Managing Editor, Brooke Kelly Murray delivered her first born barely three months ago) have compiled an insiders’ look at the traditional coterie of Southampton, Martha’s Vineyard, Watch Hill, Newport, Northeast Harbour and the Adirondacks - each of them oozing with authentic heritage, ancestral club life and low-key gentility. Further ahead, Southampton’s talented Dora Frost, a genuine doyenne with rarified taste, has kindly shared nearsacred images from her family’s photo albums. Her friend Ronny Cohen provides Dora’s libretto, describing this 1950-60s portfolio as capturing “the elegance, dignity and grace of a bygone era”. Dora’s newish medium is a creation of collages from these remarkable and previously unpublished photographs, and they’re terrific!
Our compass course next moves northeastward, finding our stalwart contributor Jamie MacGuire (aka: Audax) visiting Newport’s Clarke Cooke House and David Warren Ray, its legendary proprietor who in 1977 presciently presented Ted Turner (RIP) and his crew a lifetime “gold card” after they’d successfully defended the America’s Cup aboard COURAGEOUS, the fabled and still invincible 12 Metre yacht. And don’t miss our archival gem on pages 104-109 where a younger, and deservedly celebrated Amanda Vail introduced her (then) new book, profiling Gerald and Sara Murphy, whose lives are forever remembered as entwined with Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s and their early infatuation with beach life on Long Island’s emerging East End. Also emerging in today’s chicest property markets is the long arm of Related
Ross; our thoughtful contributor, Jayne Chase has conducted a revealing interview with Steve Ross himself, and his team of blue chip associates.
As we approach our Country’s semiquincentennial (hmm...) birthday, it’s prudent to remind ourselves that 250 years is still young and relatively untested when compared to other dominant civilizations and cultures. Yet ... our dogged ability to defend and maintain a Republic for a quarter of a century has been unique and admirable. Our “report card” remains the Declaration of Independence, which Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch urges our citizenry to “live up to ... and commit to its creed”. As a “People” we have never been more polarized, with political bifurcation approaching the extreme; we need to protect the principals of the Declaration from the Far Left ... and the Far Right. And remember Ben Franklin’s sage response (he was truly America’s first media czar!) while exiting the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, in response to a question as to what form of government was emerging: “ ... a republic, if you can keep it”. It’s our civic responsibility to keep it, which so far we successfully have. May God bless America, and indeed each of you.◆
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IT’S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL month in New York, with lots of cloudiness passing through and the temps in the mid-70s, into the mid60s by nightfall.
The summer season is officially underway — well, almost officially — but it’s safe to say the residency shift is complete.
The U.S. Open at Shinnecock brought in tens of thousands of additional visitors, the whole world knows about what was once a sleepy, private
corner of Long Island.
I started going out there in the early ’60s, mostly on weekends. I remember sharing a house with friends back then, a place surrounded
by actual fields of corn. We rented it from a fashion editor for $1,200 for the whole of July and August. If that house were on the market today? You’d be looking at 60-70 thousand a month, if not more.
Back in the mid-60s, “the Hamptons” were only just
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beginning to grow into a real summer resort. It had always been a summer place for a number of families we knew in New York, but it felt different then. It was quiet. It was a collection of little beach towns where the same families returned year after year, and where everyone knew their neighbors. Today, it’s closer to an enormous, out-of-town resort suburb, and most of it is strictly private. Those cornfields? They turned into large lots for very large houses a long time ago.
Let’s take a look back at how much things have changed out there over the last half-century.
Nostalgia and back to reality. Sixty-one years ago, July 1965 to be exact. In Southampton, Angela Taylor, writing for the New York Times , reported:
The summertime living is easy in the dune-bordered communities of eastern Long Island, but the colonists take their leisure in different ways. Southampton’s life purrs as quietly as a Rolls-Royce among the middle-aged and older generations but roars like a Jaguar at night when the young get away from
their parents and gyrate at a night spot called Mitty’s General Store.
Less showy East Hampton has smaller houses and few decorators’ shops. It seems to be populated by young marrieds who wear neat shorts or white ducks and walk its streets unselfconsciously, because society photographers rarely stalk them.
…. Life settled down to shopping on Job’s Lane and getting hair done at Elizabeth Arden’s pink salon on Main Street in Southampton where
Mrs. John O’Hara was being combed out at the same time that Mrs. John Steinbeck was being put up in rollers.
“We’re living very quietly in a teeny-tiny house in Sag Harbor,” Mrs. Steinbeck said as she offered a hand to the manicurist. “We don’t go to parties, although we’ve been asked to one on a boat tonight …”
I remember Mrs. Steinbeck – Elaine – although I didn’t know her except to say hello. Mrs. O’Hara, I never met, although her husband was my favorite writer at that time in my life, and I knew they lived in Quogue on the beach.
The area was known by
Elaine and John Steinbeck
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its individual towns, not so much the Hamptons. Each area had its own personality/ demographic in terms of summer inhabitants. After the season the towns returned to their small town village-ness, run mainly by the small businessmen and big landowners, many of whom were farmers, especially potato farmers, some from families that had been working the land since the 17th century.
The summer residents opened up their houses around Memorial Day and closed them up after Labor Day until the following year. This was partly because of the access. The LIE got
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about as far as Patchogue by the early ’60s, and then you were on two lane blacktop most of the rest of the way.
There was also another year-round community in the towns east and north of Southampton of writers and artists and their exponents in life style. The area in the colder weather had a semi-rural feeling, far away from the city’s smells. The artists and writers lived comforably but modestly no matter their prominence. Truman Capote had a simple beach
house in Bridgehampton for years, which after his death was purchased by artist Ross Bleckner.
Real estate was cheap. That first summer I was out there in 1963 we rented a four-bedroom two-bath (and two-kitchen) house set south of the highway, just outside Southampton in the middle of a potato field. It was owned by famous men’s fashion editor named Robert D. L. Green The place slept eight comfortably, and the rent
for Memorial through Labor Day was $1200. Total. A couple years later, I was a newlywed and we looked at a house near the beach in Southampton that was an old ark of a place with wraparound porches and cupolas. It had been abandoned and was for sale for $35,000. Whoever had inherited it, wanted to dump it. That was a lot of money for a summer house then, but peanuts considering the property which today commands a price in the millions.
By the late ’60s, as the LIE continued to move eastward, the summer populations grew and so did the real estate prices.
Truman Capote’s saltbox home in Sagaponack.
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Old time families east of Southampton were selling their acres of farmland for six figures. Newcomers tore down old houses and put up bigger ones.
The world was changing rapidly. We had a housemate who had come back from working in Japan. He used to tell us that one day Japan was going to take over the car industry. This seemed a really absurd projection/ prediction. At that time, Japan was just emerging in the field of technology and manufacturing little handheld transistor radios and very small, very cheap compact-style cars.
Americans looked at
compacts as an insult. Wassamattuh, you can’t afford a real car? Our housemate, we all kind of thought, was a dreamer. It turned out of course that he was; and the dream turned out to be reality. And the joke was on us. In some ways, it still is.
A fond memory is of the now long defunct Mitty’s General Store, a very cool discotheque to go to on Saturday nights on the road to Bridgehampton.
turned into large lots for large houses (and horses).
From the outside it was a simple clapboard house with a simple front porch. Inside it was transformed: a spacious barroom with tables, crowded with 20-somethings and 30-somethings, (although I don’t ever remember a line waiting to get in).
That look, was archived by the then budding Ralph Lauren and revised into a billion-dollar business selling life-style known as Polo.
The cornfield long ago
The dress was preppier than it is today in that the preppies always looked like preppies no matter what they were wearing even if it were a tee-shirt and jeans.
Beyond the bar at Mitty’s was a dining room of banquettes and tables, and beyond that was a big dance floor with a DJ spinning. Those were the years of the Frug which had progressed from the Bop, the Chicken and then the Twist. It was pre-drug era. If anyone were smoking anything (other than cigarettes), or snorting/sniffing, nobody knew. Cocaine was ancient lore, associated with the Prohibition and the 1930s.
DPC on the beach in Southampton in 2006.
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LSD was just about to come into the national psyche, and Cary Grant of all people admitted to experimenting with it. The prescription meds that morphed into “recreational” drugs didn’t really get started until the early to mid-1970s.
By the late ’60s, the prices out East had jumped, just as they had for everything else around New York. We stayed in the city and eventually got the bright idea of going north to Westchester and Fairfield County for a getaway. The prices were better and the country life was year-round and appealing to 30-somethings settling down.
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A few years later, in the late ’70s, I moved West to Los Angeles and didn’t return East until 1992. 20 years past and 20 years older, the Hamptons was bigger and everywhere.
there.
Southampton still had its gilted “aura” although by that had been mottled by Big and More. It had gone from a summer beach town of woody buggies and barefoot kids in the sand to Money talks and Nobody walks.
Everything’s bigger out
That became our main theme. The Old Guard ignored it as long as they could; and the Newcomers, if they didn’t meld, didn’t care because they made their own groups. And then, eventually, ten years on, it turned out, the Old Guard were dead or practically, and the Newcomers were no longer new, but now the center.
There went the neighborhood. Out in East
Hampton — now a hike on the perpetual parking lot called Route 27 — is a community bustling with commerce, and big SUVs and Mercedes and Bentleys and Broncos and Range Rovers lining the roads bumper to bumper. Movie stars live there. Movie directors. hedge fund owners, entrepreneurs, rich divorcees, tycoons and real estate moguls. It’s a microcosm of the American very rich at the beginning of the new millennium. Their Old Guard has mostly died off although the Newcomers are fast becoming third generation. And Big and More remains a player. ◆
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IT SEEMS LIKE
YESTERDAY
WITH THE WORLD CUP being played in major cities across America and the Scottish fans emptying the Boston pubs of beer, and the New York Knicks taking home the crown for the first time in 53 years, it seems fitting that everyone is celebrating in unison.
Fifty years ago for America’s 200th anniversary, I made a series of photographs of famous people dressed as our forefathers.
Diane von Furstenberg posed as Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag in 1776.
The World Champ Muhammad Ali was asked to pose as George Washington, but when I arrived in Chicago to photograph him with Washington wig and outfit, he started raving that Washington had slaves and he would only pose dressed as a slave. So
I opened the Chicago phone book yellow pages and found a “costume-for-rent” listed and off I went. Ali took me to a park for the photograph in chains and torn burlap and started to yell again, “This man has me in chains.” A group of guys drinking beer looked up and started for me when Ali started laughing and hugged me, so my knees stopped shaking.
That left the quandary of who will be George Washington…
New York Jets Superstar Joe Namath whom I had photographed before (even encouraging him to do the pantyhose add) agreed and saved the day. We had fun that day…Joe was a good sport, I thanked him then. and I thank him again now.
Happy 250th Birthday America! u
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THREE CHEERS FOR THE RICH
DEFENDING THE RICH nowadays is a tricky business. Vulture capitalists have given the rich a very bad name, especially as some don’t build businesses but break them up for profit. Back in the good old days, a boss made 20 times a workers salary; now it’s 400 times minimum. Yep, defending the rich is not for the fainthearted, especially if one has inherited moolah, as is my case. In the PC world of today, people are ashamed and frightened to even acknowledge the slightest difference where wealth is concerned.
There are, of course, those like The Donald and his family that flaunt their wealth, and the reason I’m not shocked is because of the outrage their flaunting causes among truly rich phonies, whose names don’t appear in QUEST ’s elegant pages.
And yet, in this age of gushing exhibitionism, the Trump clan’s wealth has managed to raise eyebrows. Mind you, not mine. I remember the time when expensive European shindigs only raised cries of admiration. The
Beistegui ball in Venice, the Rothschild balls in Paris, the Agnelli dance in the Bois de Boulogne, the Bamford bash of last year—I could go on. “Smarmy” and “bogus” are the two words that come to mind when I read the names of leftwing so-called journalists complaining about today’s rich. In fact, about a year ago, a hatchet job against me appeared in the Atlantic, one I never read, but in
Clockwise from left: A Surrealist Parisian Dinner Party chez Madame Rothschild, 1972; Marella and Gianni Agnelli at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, at The Plaza Hotel, NYC, 1966.
which it said that I was using my wife’s money. As always with the Atlantic, the truth is quite the opposite. My wife has many noble titles, but the money she has is mine. She read the article, but refused to dignify it with an answer. Never mind. One does not expect anything resembling the truth to appear in left-wing sheets.
The Trump moolah shocks because the clan is devoid of charisma. As are the Bezoses, but Jeff has recently defended the rich as if he were Talleyrand defending diplomacy— somewhat equivocally, to say the least. Before I quote him, a reminder that envy has always been with us. What
is that, if the government decided to take away Jeff’s wealth, it would keep that same government running for almost a week—c’est tout, as they say in the land of cheese: that is all. What amazes me more than anything is how the left can exist here in America of all places. In a land where most of the wealth is self-made, to be on the left is at best a pose. And what the lefty media, academy, and entertainment industry do is shape thought and society to the lowest standards of decency - brought on by the nastiest of people. It’s envy, my friends, pure and simple. Free markets and wealth creation are what irks the
puzzles me is that America’s rich are mostly self-made, people who started with nada. They deserve kudos rather than insults. And I can see Europeans envying and hating inherited privilege and ostentatious wealth paid for by the workers, as practiced by Britain’s royal family, but it’s not like this in the good old U.S. of A.
Bezos and other corporate giants have created more jobs and fostered more self-reliance than any government program. The profit motive affects and improves peoples’ lives much more than nominal good intentions. Bezos started with nothing but managed to create upward of $11 trillion of wealth for society since he started. The irony
And while I’m at it, when was the last time you watched a film portraying a nice rich man? Maybe 50 or so years? These cinematic Jacobins would sell their mothers for a dollar, yet always show the rich to be, well, like themselves when you come down to it. Socialism sounds fine on paper, but it has never, ever worked. Replacing the frigidity of rugged individualism, as the socialist New York mayor recently bloviated, with the warmth of collectivism is as big a lie as when the boy asks the girl to let him put it—well, never mind. An alternative view is what distinguishes civilized people. But the left has done away with it. Hate now reigns against
left, the very same people who contend that the rich don’t pay their fair share. Yet the U.S. has the most progressive tax system in the world, with the top 1 percent paying around 45 percent.
A decent man but a professional liar like Bernie Sanders can scream all day against the rich, but how many people live off of what he pays them? Out of his own pocket, that is. My father employed thousands in his factories and ships. Phonies like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez can wail against the rich, but where would many of those who listen to her lies be if these wealthy American families had moved to Monaco, shut down their business, and spent their dividends at the casino?
anyone that believes in freedom rather than leftist dogma. Let the state seize the means of production—factories, land, property—and watch the country turn into a Somalia. Which might suit a few female members of Congress, but not this Greek boy.
The Gilded Age gave us museums, concert halls, libraries, beautiful houses to admire, urban parks, universities, and a style to be wondered at by future generations. Collectivism has given the human race concentration camps, poverty, and misery. Yet people still pretend that it’s a better alternative. ◆
For more Taki: theamericanconservative.com
From left: Coaching and driving in the Gilded Age; Mr. Monopoly; Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
A NEW CHAPTER AT THE HEDGES
FOLLOWING A celebrated debut season under the ownership of Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall, The Hedges Inn has reopened for summer with a major redesign by acclaimed interior designer David Netto—and a renewed focus on the gracious hospitality that has long defined the historic East Hampton property. Originally established in 1873 and ideally positioned between
Main Street and Main Beach, the 12-room inn has been thoughtfully reimagined to preserve its distinctive character while introducing a more polished, contemporary sensibility. Netto’s redesign honors the building’s historic soul, creating an atmosphere that feels at once sophisticated, comfortable, and unmistakably rooted in the East End.
The Wetenhalls, whose celebrated stewardship of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach has earned widespread acclaim, have brought the same warm and highly personalized approach to The Hedges. Guests can expect dedicated butler service, curated itineraries, around-town transportation, 24-hour front desk assistance, in-room dining, and a signature beach butler experience complete with transportation, setup, and refreshments.
At the heart of the property is Swifty’s, restaurateur Robert Caravaggi’s beloved dining institution, which first became famous as an Upper East Side society haunt before closing in 2016 and later finding a new home at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Now bringing its signature conviviality to East Hampton, Swifty’s serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week in an inviting indoor-outdoor setting. Its timeless American menu,
vibrant atmosphere, and attentive service make it equally suited to a leisurely breakfast, lunch after the beach, or dinner with friends beneath the summer sky.
The inn’s signature programming also returns this season, including Sunday afternoon Trivia Night—a spirited tradition that has become a favorite among guests and locals at The Colony in Palm Beach—as well as the Wednesday evening Conversations at The Hedges series. A new retail concept, The Hedges Edit, offers a curated assortment of clothing, gifts, and keepsakes inspired by the Hamptons lifestyle. ◆
For reservations, visit thehedgeseasthampton.com or call 631.324.7101.
Clockwise from top left: Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall; the Library; Switfy’s al fresco; a guest room. Opposite page, from above: Exterior of The Hedges Inn; pink vintage beach runner.
QUEST Fresh Finds
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY & ELIZABETH MEIGHER
AS AMERICA marks its 250th anniversary, we’re stepping into July with a spirited celebration of red, white, and blue. From patriotic style staples to standout pieces for every occasion on the summer social calendar, consider this your essential edit for the season ahead.
Ralph Lauren Collection’s Wool Jacket ($2,490), Satin Pant ($1,990), Espadrille ($650), and Brass Ring (price upon request). For more information, visit ralphlauren.com.
Step into a world of serene beauty with TAMARA COMOLLI’s MIKADO Flamenco Charm Bracelet in ’Sky,’ a graceful celebration of airy blue tones. $10,600 at tamaracomolli.com.
Star Spangled Banner American Flag Pin with Diamonds, Rubies, and Sapphires (Platinum & White Gold).
$12,500 at shrevecrumpandlow.com.
Asprey’s Enamelled Sterling Silver Cocktail Shaker in red. $8,125 at asprey.com.
Barton & Gray Mariners Club offers an assortment of membership options. Members enjoy a lifetime of yachting with the ability to adjust their membership and take advantage of the ever-expanding harbors and new yachts being added to the club. Visit bartonandgray.com.
Angel’s Envy 250th Anniversary Port Finished Bourbon. $95 at select liquor stores.
Constantin’s Overseas Self-Winding 41mm Blue Dial Pink Gold. $71,500 at greenleafcrosby.com.
The Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II has launched globally. It’s the most technologically advanced Rolls-Royce to date with precision engineering and timeless design. Configure yours today: Contact Braman Rolls-Royce Palm Beach at 561.257.2952.
Chef and Struesli Founder Adrienne Lufkin invites you into her world of approachable summer fare in her new cookbook Savor the Golden Hour: Nantucket-Inspired Summer Recipes for Every Table. $36.50 at struesli.com.
Brunello Cucinelli’s Suit ($6,500), Knit Polo ($1,100), Pocket Square ($320), and Reversed Calfskin Sneakers ($1,350). Visit Brunello Cucinelli at 683-689 Madison Avenue in New York. Call 212.813.0900 for availability.
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Fresh Finds
Enjoy Casa de Campo Resort & Villas’ Summer Savings package! Step into the true Caribbean lifestyle surrounded by sun, sea, and endless amounts of fun! Unbeatable prices and an amazing summer await you. Book your dream summer getaway now to save up to 40% and turn your vacation dreams into reality, making it the perfect escape for the whole family. Valid for travel through September 30th. Visit casadecampo.com.do.
Oscar de la Renta’s Strapless Cut Out Intarsia Leaves Cocktail Dress. $18,990 at oscardelarenta.com.
Andres Otalora’s “De Tres” linen top ($756) and “Naces Tu” linen pant ($520) in light blue. Visit Michael Hayes Newport at 204 Bellevue Avenue in Rhode Island. Call 401.846.3090 for availability.
Gems” earrings, $ 23,760. Made in 18kt white gold, with 2.48 ct natural white diamonds and 0.83 ct natural blue sapphires. Visit the KITON Palm Beach Boutique at 340 Royal Poinciana Way, or call 561.247.7392.
Elizabeth Gage’s Tanzanite Tapered Templar Ring with Diamonds. $25,650 at elizabeth-gage.com.
Robert Procop Sapphire Diamond American Glamour Wide Bracelet. $129,800 at greenleafcrosby.com.
Carry The Colony Edit’s Shell Minaudière Clutch as a clutch, or use the jewelrystyle gold chain to wear it over your shoulder. $315 at thecolonyedit.com.
J.McLaughlin’s Emma Coat ($498) and Charlotte Drama Dress ($448) in red, and the Odette Raffia Hat ($128) in Natural. Visit jmclaughlin.com.
Nestled in Via Mizner off of Worth Avenue, Renato’s—a Palm Beach classic—impresses in every way, making it the perfect restaurant for any special occasion. Visit renatospalmbeach.com.
Lele Sadoughi’s Americana Rommy Stars and Stripes Scrunchie. $75 at lelesadoughi.com.
Charlotte Kellogg’s Cable Knit Pullover Sweater in Mystic Aqua Cashmere. $425 at charlottekellogg.com.
THE CLARKE COOKE HOUSE, QUEEN OF NEWPORT RESTAURANTS
BY AUDAX
IT’S HIGH SEASON in Newport, long known as the Queen of Resorts, and the reigning sovereign of its reinvigorated restaurant scene remains the venerable Clarke Cooke House.
Wealthy merchant Clarke Cooke built the house just across from the Wharfs on downtown Newport’s Thames Street in 1780. Nearly 200 years later, its new owner, David Warren Ray, moved it piece by piece over six months to Bannister’s Wharf, sparking a renascence that would revitalize the old city and one that continues to this day. In 1977, Ray made his already wildly successful restaurant host to the America’s Cup, and after Courageous’ successful defense granted its helmsman and late, lamented cable television pioneer, Ted Turner and crew, a “Gold Card,” entitling them to a lifetime of free cocktails.
May the Cooke House’s legendary hospitality and exemplary fare long endure! ◆
Clockwise from top: SkyBar dining at Clarke Cooke House; Ric “Five-0” Rivera; dishes prepared by Chef Ted Gidley; David Ray aboard his launch “Ahab” in Newport Harbor. Opposite page: The exterior of Clarke Cooke House.
NEWPORT MANSIONS
BY AUDAX
NEWPORT’S FABLED MANSIONS are largely overseen by the venerable Preservation Society of Newport County, dedicated to preserving the area’s historic architecture and landscapes. It currently superintends 11 properties that span over 250 years of Rhode Island history.
This year the Preservation Society mounted a show at Rosecliff (the site of the Robert Redford/ Sam Waterston version of “The Great Gatsby”) featuring works by the artists of “Monumenta,” the groundbreaking 1974 show of contemporary sculpture sited at the mansions and on the surrounding coastline, including Claes Oldenburg, David Smith and Christo, among others. One of the pieces created for “Monumenta” is Providence artist Richard Fleischner’s “Sod Maze” at Chateau-sur-Mer.
The Preservation Society also maintains Green Animals, the Portsmouth topiary garden on what was formerly the estate of Miss Alice Brayton. (Full disclosure: While a student at the then Portsmouth Priory across Cory’s Lane, I helped liberate several of Miss Brayton’s ripe tomatoes by moonlight that had
been lovingly raised by her gardener and celebrated topiarist, George Mendonca.)
The Carriage House at The Elms, The Preservation Society of Newport County’s newest dining experience at the Newport Mansions, opened in July 2025 with food service provided by Stoneacre Hospitality Group.
Offered as an amenity for Preservation Society members and Newport Mansions ticket holders, the museum café is available every day The Elms estate is open for tours. The menu features New England fare with a contemporary twist, including sandwiches, soups, salads, pasta and other entrees.
The Elms is a National Historic Landmark mansion built in 1901 by the Berwind family of Philadelphia and New York.
From above: The exterior of Rosecliff mansion; Rosecliff mansion foyer featuring its heart-shaped staircase.
The creation of a modern café within the estate’s Carriage House is an outstanding example of adaptive reuse that preserves the character of an underutilized historic space.
“This new museum café, located steps from the historic Sunken Garden and Grand Allée, offers guests another reason to explore and enjoy the gorgeous landscape of The Elms,” said Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director of the Preservation Society. “It provides an opportunity to slow down, take a breath and absorb a unique setting surrounded by Gilded Age grandeur.”
In keeping with the setting, the design offers many nods to the history of The Elms, including the use of leather and brass fittings that recall the equestrian roots of the Carriage House. Edison bulbs and traditional wallpaper motifs pay homage to the innovation and growing attainment of interior décor at the turn of the 19th century. The original barn doors, aged and sturdy, are encased on the interior with a new glass vestibule, providing abundant light.
The original ceramic tiled walls provide a backdrop for revitalizing the space as a café while creating a modern hub for food and socializing in what Yankee Magazine calls the best leisurely lunch in Rhode Island.
Clockwise from above: Richard Fleischner’s “Sod Maze” featured in Monumenta, located on the grounds of Chateau-surMer; exterior of The Carriage House at The Elms; interior of The Carriage House at The Elms; Green Animals Topiary Garden.
CHARLOTTE + NEWPORT = THE PERFECT FIT
BY ALEX TRAVERS
CHARLOTTE KELLOGG, the tasteful fashion designer, has a fondness for functionality and beauty. With a worldwide presence and boutiques in Palm Beach, Naples, and Newport, her eponymous brand is known for its smart clothing and dresses and accessories that come in a wide range of bold colors. The looks, perfect for resort destinations, are plucked from Kellogg’s impressive travels, where she both draws her inspiration and meets with the many talented artisans who help bring her ideas to life. We spoke with Charlotte to learn a little more about the brand, her history with seaside Newport, some recent trips, and what she’s excited to showcase this summer.
QUEST: Charlotte, can you give us a glimpse of some new pieces to come and which ones you’re most excited about this season?
Charlotte Kellogg: I’m so excited about a collection of scarves that just arrived from Nepal and India. They’re made from soft cashmere, silk blends, and wool, in both solids and prints, and they were created by local artisans I’ve worked with for years. There’s something so special about a piece you can hold in your hands and feel the care that went into it. We also have a whole collection of dresses arriving in late summer that I think
are going to be perfect for the resort lifestyle, with colors and prints that will take you from a beach lunch to an evening on the water without missing a beat.
Q: We know you travel quite a bit. Can you tell us about some recent trips, and what you’ve brought back and woven into the brand?
CK: I just returned from a trip that took me through Italy, India, Nepal, and Vietnam, visiting with the artisans I work with directly at the source. That’s always been so important to me, going to where the craft actually happens, sitting with the people who make these textiles, and seeing their process firsthand. This trip is where those new cashmere and silk scarves came from. Every trip I take ends up shaping the collection in some way, whether it’s a print, a fabric, or just a feeling I want to bring back for our customers.
Q: Not sure if your Florida boutiques came before your Newport location, or they all happened at once. But what made you decide to set up shop there? And what do you enjoy most about the seaside city?
CK: Our Newport store has been open for ten years now, but
For more information, visit www.charlottekellogg.com.
the truth is I’d been spending my summers in Newport for a lot longer than that, longer than I care to admit. After so many years of operating in Palm Beach, opening a shop in Newport just felt like the natural next step. It’s a place I already loved and already knew, so it didn’t feel like expanding into somewhere new so much as bringing the brand to a place that already felt like home.
Q: Since you’ve started, what have been some of the most gratifying comments you’ve heard from customers about your clothing and accessories? What keeps you excited and going year after year in the fashion industry?
CK: One of the things that means the most to me is hearing how our stretch pants become a staple in someone’s wardrobe. We make them in a slim cut and a long cut, in fabrics like silk stretch, cotton canvas stretch, linen, and dupioni stretch, and once a customer finds the fit that works for her, she doesn’t stop at one. She’ll come back for the same pair in another color, then another fabric, until she’s built out a whole wardrobe of pants she can mix and match for anything. There’s something really gratifying about that, knowing we found something that fits into someone’s life so completely. That’s what keeps me going. Finding those pieces that become part of how a woman gets dressed, year after year. ◆
From above: A collection of new arrivals and classics from Charlotte Kellogg, including the Laurel Silk Jacket (top left); the Tuscany Caftan dress (middle); and Barbara Top in linen (bottom right). Opposite: Charlotte Kellogg’s Newport, RI, boutique, located at 184 Bellevue Ave.
NORTH STREETSTEINHART RESIDENCE
THIS STUNNING 1876 Federal house is sitting on a 3.93 acre double lot and backs up to land trust property. It was fully renovated and designed by Percy Steinhart, the design maven who created Stubbs & Wootton shoes. The estate contains the 6,641 square foot Main House, plus a wonderful, large poolhouse with fireplace. The spacious Entry Hall leads to the Living Room with fireplace, charming bay window and fireplace. The elegant Dining Room has a corner fireplace and double exposures. A large library opens into a spacious garden room with radiant floors. Adjacent is a gourmet Kitchen with large island, the best appliances and a sizeable breakfast area. Finally, there is a spacious Cloak and Powder Room.
The front and back staircases lead to the second floor and a Master Suite consisting of a large Bedroom with bay window
and fireplace, and an elegant Master Bath. Adjoining it is a Sitting Room with fireplace. There are two additional charming Bedrooms and Baths and a Laundry Room completes the floor.
On the third floor is a center Family Room plus two large Bedrooms and Baths, plus a very large unrennovated room for potential 6th and 7th Bedrooms with bath plumbing.
The Basement features a two-car Garage with ½ Bath and enormous storage rooms under the whole house.
Central A/C, new roof, new plumbing, and wiring.
The property is beautifully landscaped with croquet lawn, large pool, and Pool House with outdoor fireplace for cooking and a greenhouse. Finally, there is a charming unrenovated carriage house with stables, a storage area, and two-car garage, plus a two-bedroom, one bath apartment upstairs. u
Clockwise from above:
Aerial view; sunroom with fireplace; master bedroom; entrance hall; dining room. Opposite page: Exterior of house, with walkways.
ROSS-WORLD TAKING SHAPE
BY JAYNE CHASE
FEW INDIVIDUALS have transformed an American city as dramatically as Stephen Ross has West Palm Beach.
As founder and chairman of Related Ross, the iconic developer saw an opportunity where others saw limitations. Long before Wall Street firms relocated offices, luxury residential towers reshaped the skyline and national attention focused on South Florida, Ross envisioned West Palm Beach as a world class destination where people could live, work and thrive.
For generations, West Palm Beach existed as a practical counterpart to its glamorous neighbors across the intercoastal and a place many just viewed as a community “over the bridges.”
Today, that distinction has largely disappeared. Newcomers are increasingly drawn to West Palm Beach’s urban energy and growing cultural scene, while an influx of businesses, residents, and investments has fueled growth unlike any other time in the city’s history. What once was a working-class community envisioned by founder, Henry Flagler, has evolved into a destination, attracting, global financial firms, technology companies, entrepreneurs, and more luxury residential developments at a pace that even longtime residents, can scarcely imagine.
At the center of this transformation stands the eighty-five-year-
old Ross. Through a combination of vision, patience, unprecedented investment, and a deep-rooted family philosophy of giving back, he has helped redefine the city’s future, encouraging universities, hospitals, and global financial powerhouses to establish a presence in South Florida.
Yet Ross describes his mission differently. “Our role isn’t to reimagine this community. It’s to invest in what it already is and make sure opportunities for the generations of today and tomorrow have opportunities. We believe the defining measure of any community investment isn’t what gets built. Its who gets to stay, and who gets to move up. Economic mobility isn’t a by-product of great development, it has to have intention behind it. That means sitting at the table with the business community that makes Palm Beach County special. West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County,’ he continues, “represent something rare. A community that is growing organically and still has the opportunity to grow equitably. The chance to get this right, to build housing that people can afford, to create pathways to economic opportunity that reach every zip code. This is a rare opportunity.”
That philosophy has guided Ross and his longtime partner, Ken Himmel, since they first turned their attention on West Palm
Counterclockwise from top: Groundbreaking ceremony for 10 and 15 CityPlace in West Palm Beach; ServiceNow Announcement Event, September 2025; the West Palm Beach Skyline with One Flagler, Phillips Point, and Esperante, three of Related Ross’s waterfront office towers. Opposite page: Kenneth A. Himmel, President, Related Ross; Stephen M. Ross, CEO and Chairman, Related Ross.
Counterclockwise from top: Dr. Ava Parker and Stephen M. Ross at the Palm Beach State College Emerging Scholars Event; Stephen M. Ross with students; Stephen M. Ross at the Defense Tech Leadership Summit hosted in partnership with AWS and Vanderbilt University in West Palm Beach, February 2026. Opposite page: Kenneth A Himmel, Stephen M. Ross, Bruce Warwick, Related Ross, Bernardo Fort Brescia, Arquitectonica.
Beach decades ago. In 2000, the developers acquired what would become CityPlace, reinvesting in and reimagining the project long before South Florida’s recent boom.
“I believe in what a community already is and in everything it has the potential to become. When I looked at West Palm Beach, I saw a city with talent, the energy and the foundation to be the best place to live in this country. Best in class in every sense of the word.”
Turning that vision into a reality required more than building luxury residences. Ross has invested hundreds of millions into not only building some of the most beautiful waterfront residences, but committing to reshaping the community through education, health, jobs and housing. “We want to make sure the people who make this city run can afford to live it too,” he adds.
Since founding the Related Ross Foundation in 2024, Ross has donated $50 million to Cleveland Clinic, helping establish it as a world class non-profit hospital with stroke care, cancer screening, and become a research technology driven facility that the city of West Palm Beach has needed for many years. This commitment to health and wellbeing includes mental health support five days a week for those who need it.
and retain young talent who will then stay and work in West Palm Beach.
The long list of community initiatives includes culinary apprenticeships for students from local high schools training at Milos and The Ben, a Mark Cuban AI bootcamp attended by twenty students, and a partnership with ServiceNow to launch the RiseUp Jumpstart Academy, a free 16-week program to local workers on how AI works and extensive food and housing partnerships throughout the county.
“Well,”...we can either put our heads in the sand and pretend all these companies and people aren’t moving to our area or we can work hard, make it the greatest place in the world to live, work and thrive and that’s what I plan to do.”
His commitment to education is equally as impressive. The $12.6 million Emerging Scholars program puts students from Forest Hill and Palm Beach Lakes High Schools on a path to a college degree at no cost. A separate $50 million partnership with Vanderbilt University is creating an academic pipeline to attract
“After you do Hudson Yards,” he begins, “you want to do something impactful. I really wanted to take a place that I see a great opportunity and has incredible bones, and make it a model city for the country.”
“What drives me though is the belief that a rising city should lift everyone in it. The businesses that have been here for generations. The families raising their children here. The workforce, teachers and entrepreneurs who are the fabric of this place. That’s why education, healthcare and economic opportunity are an important part of our strategy.
I reminded Ross about a breakfast several years ago where he was the keynote speaker. During the audience question and answer session, a disgruntled resident challenged him, accusing him of ruining the skyline and asking why he was so focused on West Palm Beach. Ross’s response was calm and direct.
“Well,” he began, we can either put our heads in the sand and pretend all these companies and people aren’t moving to our area or we can work hard, make it the greatest place in the world to live, work, and thrive and that’s what I plan to do.” u
JULY
On July 10th, J.McLaughlin will host a cocktail reception at its Southampton boutique at 5 p.m. to celebrate the debut of the limited-edition Monogram Collection, created in collaboration with Mark D. Sikes. To shop the new collection, visit jmclaughlin.com.
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GREENWICH POLO
Enjoy polo matches at Greenwich Polo Club in Connecticut every Sunday. For more information, visit greenwichpoloclub.com.
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HALSEY HOUSE
For those looking to add a dose of heritage to the summer season, the Southampton History Museum offers an engaging window into the architecture, culture, and stories that shaped the village. Its annual Halsey House Gala returns from 5:30 p.m to 8 p.m. at the historic Halsey House & Garden. For more information, visit southamptonhistory.org.
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SUNSET RECEPTION
The Baker House 1650 in East Hampton will host a Sunset Reception with Hamptons Polo House at 4 p.m. For more information, visit bakerhouse1650.com.
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HAMPTONS ART FAIR
One Art Space, Tribeca will be one of the featured galleries with works by Shepard Fairey at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, taking place through
July 12th at the Southampton Fairgrounds. Known internationally for his bold graphic language, and street art roots, Fairey brings a downtown New York perspective with the Hamptons’ summer art
On July 18th, Parrish Art Museum will host its Summer Gala and The AfterGlow Party in Water Mill. For more information, visit parrishart.com.
audience. For more information, visit oneartspace.com or hamptonsfineartfair.com.
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J.MCLAUGHLIN SOUTH
J.McLaughlin will host a cocktail reception at its Southampton boutique at 5 p.m. to celebrate the debut of the limited-edition Monogram Collection, created in collaboration with Mark D. Sikes. 10% of sales will benefit Animal Rescue League of the Hamptons. To shop the new collection online, visit jmclaughlin.com.
SUMMER ART PARTY
Newport Art Museum will hold its annual Summer Art Party at 6 p.m. honoring the Legacy of Sheila Isham. For more information, visit newportartmuseum.org.
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SUMMER SONG BOOK
Enjoy a summer of Cabaret produced by Donna Rubin and Josh Gladstone – Hamptons Summer Songbook by The
On July 25th, Asprey and Maria and Kenneth Fishel will host a Pre-Polo Summer Garden Party at a private residence in Bridgehampton. For more information, email rsvp@lawlormediagroup.com.
Sea - live at LTV Studios. Among the Broadway Greats that the lineup this season includes are Ann Hampton Callaway (July 11th), Klea Blackhurst & Billy Stritch (July 18th), Eric Yves Garcia & Maria Abous (July 25th), Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano (August 1st), KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Christine Pedi & Stephanie Pope (August 22nd) and Donna McKecknie (August 29th). For tickets, visit ltv.ticketspice.com.
SOFO GALA
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, better known as SOFO, remains one of the Hamptons’ most meaningful destinations for families, nature lovers, and supporters of environmental education with celebrity supporters including Liev Schreiber, Jeff Corwin, Susan & David Rockefeller, Dick Grasso, Ronald Lauder, Jill Zarin, and Alex Guarnaschelli. Based in Bridgehampton, the museum offers programming that connects visitors to the natural world of the East End, while its 37th Annual Summer Gala once again promises to be one of the season’s important philanthropic gatherings, with VIP
reception and dinner programming extending through the evening. For more information, visit sofo.org.
IYRS GALA
Newport's IYRS School of Technology & Trade will host its annual Summer Gala at 6 p.m. For more information, visit iyrs.edu.
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NANTUCKET BY DESIGN Through July 16th, Nantucket
Historical Association will host the annual Nantucket by Design. The event brings together worldrenowned designers, artisans, and skilled craftspeople to showcase the timeless elegance of Nantucket’s design heritage. For tickets, visit nantucketbydesign.com.
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REDWOOD SUMMER PARTY
The Redwood Library & Athenæum in Newport will hold its annual Summer
Party. For more information, visit redwoodlibrary.org.
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MIDSUMMER GALA
Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will host its annual Midsummer Gala and The Afterglow Party to support the Parrish's education programs and exhibitions. For more information and tickets, visit parrishart.org.
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GARDEN PARTY
Asprey and Maria and Kenneth Fishel will hold a Pre-Polo Summer Garden Party at a private residence in Bridgehampton. The event will benefit The Center for Family Services of Palm Beach. For more information, email rsvp@lawlormediagroup.com.
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ASPEN ARTCRUSH
Aspen Art Museum will host its annual ArtCrush Gala to celebrate artist Adrián Villar Rojas, recipient of the 2026 Lewis Family Art Award at the Aspen Art Museum. The evening will offer a range of artworks donated by major international artists through a live auction. For more information and tickets, visit aspenartmuseum.com.
PB HISTORICAL SOIRÉE
The Historical Society of Palm Beach County will hold an exclusive cocktail soirée at the home of Maria and Kenneth Fishel in Bridgehampton at 6 p.m. For more information, email sdeach@pbhistory.org.
On July 11th, Newport's IYRS School of Technology & Trade will host its annual Summer Gala at 6 p.m. For more information, visit iyrs.edu.
TIMELESS COMMUNITIES WITH GENERATIONAL ROOTS
ONCE AGAIN, QUEST ’s July number takes us on a visual journey to a few old-school summer communities that have retained their generational family bonds and time-honored traditions. We snoop into a few salty (and freshwater!) nooks and crannies that have withstood the test of time, as well as the weathered and ineffable aesthetic that can neither be bought nor assumed.
So let’s begin our meandering roadtrip on the pleasant shore of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, where stands near the southern border of Connecticut a proud Easter-egg yellow hotel. The Ocean House experience can be described most simply as charming. For one thing, the historic beach hotel is one of the last remaining Victorian Era hotels of its kind. With its strip of tan beach, it is an iconic structure that evokes a timeless elegance, punctuated by its lush croquet courts and long white veranda.
Since 1868, it has become a summer resort of notable people; in 2004 it was nearly torn down and turned in to homes. But it survived, just as it had through wars and the Great Depression— and even a global pandemic.
Over the past few decades, Ocean House has made many efforts to help both its community and staff. There were images and videos posted on social media, highlighting the initiatives. Families were given meals delivered in the food truck; in another video, the staff clapped for healthcare workers. “It was really uplifting,” said Deborah Royce, who, along with her husband, Chuck, purchased the property in 2004, “and we’ll continue to support the community as we have in the past.”
Ocean House is a hotel steeped in both history and modern comforts, including a fitness center, the croquet court, a billiard room, spas, and a heated indoor lap pool. Plus, it features original elements that were harvested during the $140 million renovation, which were incorporated into the new design. For instance, its front desk, light fixtures, and fireplaces; stop by this summer and enjoy one of New England’s most spectacular resorts. And while you’re on the beach or at the lake, be sure to enjoy the authentic memories of summers past at our favorite destinations in the pages that follow.
THE HAMPTONS
MEMORIAL DAY has come and gone, and so our favorite communities in the Hamptons are ready to host New York’s elite for another summer of rest, relaxation, and fun. Stretching from Southampton to Montauk, with iconic enclaves like Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, and East Hampton in between, the collective Hamptons is renowned for its proximity to the city, picturesque beaches, beautiful weather, and seemingly endless number of trendy boutiques and dining options— from the shops that line East Hampton’s Main Street to snappy restaurants such as Swifty’s at The Hedges Inn. And don’t miss the ever-popular late-night haunts, including Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett.
There is an undeniable history to the Hamptons that makes each town so distinguishable: the artists and writers of Bridgehampton, the quiet houses tucked behind pristine landscaping in Southampton, and the ensconcing waters of Montauk. Whether visiting for a weekend or an entire summer, spectacular hotels and motels provide access to the iconic beaches, charming farm stands, and local businesses. Best categorized as a place for indulging in the luxuries, the Hamptons combines a vintage seaside charm with modern amenities , making it the perfect place for city-goers to settle into their most relaxed selves.
Clockwise from above: The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett; The Windmill in Sag Harbor; The Surf Lodge in Montauk; the Wine Stand at Wölffer Estate in Sagaponack; The Lobster Roll, known as LUNCH, in Amagansett.
NEWPORT
Clockwise from top left: A topiary camel on the lawn of Doris Duke’s Rough Point estate; jumping off the boat for a dip in Jamestown’s Mackerel Cove, as seen in Bettie Bearden Pardee’s book, Living Newport: Houses, People, Style; the lawn of Castle Hill Inn; Castle Hill Lighthouse; the New York Yacht Club’s on-the-water clubhouse, Harbour Court; Lee Radziwill dancing at Newport’s America’s Cup Ball, August 15, 1977; John Jacob Astor VI with his wife, Ellen, at Chetwode, their estate in Newport, 1935.
MARTHA’S VINEYARD THE CHARLOTTE INN
ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED in 1864, The Charlotte Inn in Edgartown, Massachusetts, was originally a whaling merchant’s private house before it became a popular inn during the 1920s. In 1972, Gery and Paula Conover acquired the property and transformed it into a magnificent boutique hotel. Five and a half decades later, its legendary charm and history remain, making the Inn the most internationally renowned destination on Martha’s Vineyard.
The Conovers have meticulously maintained the historical details, from exterior restorations to antique furnishings. Inside, the Front and Back Living Rooms are adorned with period oil paintings and working fireplaces, while the Library, filled with shelves of literature and art, invites hours of exploration. The Outside Garden, with its spectacular perennial gardens and lush wickered sanctuaries, offers plenty of natural light.
The Charlotte Inn features 17 rooms across four period buildings, all furnished with the finest linens and appointments. The Carriage House suites include fireplaces and French doors that open onto private patios. Guests enjoy classic French fine dining at The Terrace, where a seasonal menu highlights the freshest ingredients.
Located on South Summer Street, The Charlotte Inn offers a tranquil escape with easy access to the water and downtown. Whether curling up by the fireplace surrounded by paintings and period treasures, or petting one of the property’s well behaved golden retrievers, the Inn provides a majestic place to unwind and step into an Edwardian-era rich with antiquity.
NORTHEAST HARBOR
Clockwise from top left: Jericho displaying the Northeast Harbor Fleet burgee on her bow staff while cruising the sound; David Rockefeller, former chairman and chief executive of Chase Bank, as a young boy with his mother, Abby (who imparted to him her life-long love of art), outside the Rockefeller’s home in Seal Harbor, Maine, circa 1920; Brooke Astor walking in the garden of Cove End, her Northeast Harbor estate, 1993; a regatta of IODs in Northeast Harbor; a postcard of the Asticou Inn as seen from Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor; Eileen Rockefeller (left) with her father, David Rockefeller, at age 95, Seal Harbor, Maine, 2010.
COURTESY OF EILEEN ROCKEFELLER
THE ADIRONDACKS
THE ADIRONDACK PARK, which is larger in land mass than the state of Massachusetts, was officially formed in 1892, and its eccentric and excessive character began long before that. Over half of its 6+ million acres remain in private hands, mostly as summer “camps”-the rustic masterpieces that blur the lines between civilization and wilderness”-still owned by family trusts that bear the names of Morgan, Vanderbilt, Bixby, Depew, and Rockefeller. Their cottages were most often constructed with bark-covered logs and twig trimmings, yet inside you might easily find gold plated faucets, sterling settings, and Tiffany lamps. The spirit of these camps remains stubbornly traditional and low key, and their most coveted quality is privacy.
Adirondack camps are often passed down through four or five
generations, complete with the beaten-up Victorian furniture, hardbacked Stickley chairs, and long-standing friendships between neighboring families. And the mishmash of a camp’s outbuildings, boathouses, and acreage create a natural setting for legendary family gatherings and house parties. But the height of this North Country paradise is its great out-of-doors, where the hunting and fishing, climbing and canoeing, skating and snowshoeing, sailing and swimming (and late-night skinny dipping) releases the inner soul of even the most uptight urban swell. Maybe its spell lies in the water, or in the crisp mountain air, but for the most authentic Adirondackers (Mohican Indian for “barkeaters”), their attachment to these mountains is based on the same two themes: “history and family... all that money cannot buy.” ◆
Clockwise from top left: Vintage picnic baskets line the hallway of Sunset Hill, where the Cheney/Learned clan has spent their summers for six generations; Margaret Vanderbilt used to say she liked every game in the world, as evidenced by the 1901 playroom at Camp Sagamore; five generations of Korffs have warmed themselves before the fire at Freiheit Schloss, built in 1884; Whitecap approaching Crown Island.
DORA FROST’S SWANS
BY RONNY COHEN
DORA FROST creates evocative photo collages from unpublished photographs of family and friends taken during the 1950s and ’60s. Many of the images feature the celebrated society figures later immortalized as Truman Capote’s “Swans,” including Babe Paley, Slim Keith, Gloria Guinness, and C.Z. Guest. Drawn largely from Frost’s family albums and photographed by Margaret “Mardie” Frost, the images capture the elegance, dignity, and grace of a bygone era.
Capote and his Swans were recently the subject of the second
season of Ryan Murphy’s Feud, which premiered on FX and Hulu. In her collages, Frost explores the intertwined powers of fantasy and memory, transforming intimate photographs into layered meditations on time and remembrance. Long inspired by Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, she envisions the series as a contemporary interpretation of the author’s enduring examination of memory and the past.
Frost’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and is held in major collections of 20th- and 21st-century art. ◆
1. Mardie Frost, Dora’s mother and photographer. 2. Slim Keith and Winston Frost on a trip to their house in the English countryside, “Wiken.” 3. Poolside at the Sherrills Easter Lunch, Ann Pyne in the background. 4. Mardie Frost (center) having a big laugh with Fifi Fell. Opposite page: Gloria and Babe celebrating Mrs. Lowel Guiness and Mrs. William Paley in Nassau the ’60s.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Farr at the Central Park Bicycle Bash in the ’60s (left) and Jack Hemingway from the “Central Park” photo collage. 2. Palm Beach doyen Duree Shevlin. 3. Article about The Swans Show at Haven in Palm Beach, in Palm Beach Illustrated . 4. Babe Paley at home for dinner.
1. The Phipps family at the Sherrill Easter Lunch. 2. Southampton doyen Charlotte Harris with her fleet of dogs at Central Park Bicycle Bash. 3. Gloria Schiff and Dick Harris. 4. Aileen Mehle with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at Central Park Bicycle Bash.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY NICK MELE
SUMMER HOURS
NICK MELE’S new fine art photography series, Summer Hours captures the fleeting magic of Northeastern summers. Set against a backdrop of weathered shingle houses and sun bleached docks, the series evokes a nostalgic return to a slower time. Children roam freely until dusk. Small imperfections, like a broken convertible roof, are embraced as part of the season’s charm rather than something to fix. Mischievous moments hint at the freedom and simplicity of summers past, creating a world that feels gently undone. ◆
For more information, contact Nick Mele at nickmelefineart.com.
Quest ENDLESS SUMMER
BY ELIZABETH MEIGHER
“All in all, it was a never to be forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.”
— L.M. Montgomery
This page, clockwise from top left: Carolina Herrera, age 16, dressed for a dog show; actresses Dora Doll and Bella Darvi pose on a speedboat on the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, 1956; the Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881; Slim Aarons helps his daughter, Mary, sustain a headstand on the Fourth of July in Bedford, NY in 1970; Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse Orb, from the Phipps family stable, won the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Here he is pictured with his training rider, Jennifer Patterson, after a session in preparation for the 2013 Preakness Stakes. Opposite page: ‘Poolside Secrets’ Flo Smith and Lily Pulitzer lean in for a secret during a pool party in Palm Beach, FL, 1961.
Clockwise from top left: The members-only Reading Room on Union Avenue in Saratoga, NY; Marylou Whitney (right) with her daughter, Heather Whitney Mabee (left) on the lawn of their home in Saratoga, NY, August 1973; Quest and Vhernier host a luncheon at The Sky Bar in Newport, RI; American heiress Barbara Woolworth with her son, Lance Raventlow, and her then-husband Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow in Venice, Italy, 1937; The Cushing family gathers outside of ‘The Ledges’ in Newport, RI, 1966, a structure originally built by Robert Maynard Cushing in the 1860s as a respite from Boston’s summer heat. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Nonie Phipps and friends photographed in Biarritz, France, 1960; the Welcome To Southampton sign in Southampton, NY; Alone on a crowded beach, Santa Monica, CA, 1950, photographed by Ralph Crane; Sunset Beach on Shelter Island; John F. Kennedy, Jr. drinks a bottle of Coca-Cola at a children’s party on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., 1963 (First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the background).
Quest ENDLESS SUMMER
Clockwise from top left: Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway on the set of The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968; Audrey Jaeckel and John Baker strolling hand in hand at the sixth annual horse show held at the Southampton Riding and Hunt Club in Southampton, 1934; Queen Elizabeth II presenting the polo cup to Prince Philip in 1969; Mr. and Mrs. John Vernon Bouvier III enjoying a view of the fifth annual East Hampton Riding Club show from the comfort of their motor car in 1929. Opposite page, clockwise from top: a view from Clingstone, a historic estate in Newport, RI, captures the image of two restored classic wooden boats; “Uncle Jack” (President John F. Kennedy) with young relatives at Hyannis Port, MA in 1961; Doris Duke in Newport, July 1934; Tate’s Bake Shop in Southampton; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Estée) Lauder aboard their yacht, Estée, in Palm Beach, FL.
THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST YGL
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY
Party in the garden at The Frick Collection.
LAST MONTH, the Frick Collection hosted its annual Spring Garden Party, held over two consecutive evenings for the first time following the expansion of the museum’s Fellows and Young Fellows program. Celebrating Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates from the Time of Marie Antoinette , the festivities featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music by The Flail jazz quartet, and after-hours access to the museum’s permanent collection galleries.
FRICK COLLECTION’S SPRING GARDEN PARTY IN NEW YORK
Clockwise from top left: Nancy Moore and Ansley Williams; Christine Eagleson; Alexandra Longanecker and Bach Mai; Mercedes de Guardiola and Arlena Olsten; Vanessa Gordon, Avishan Bodjnoud, and Tijana Ibrahimovic.
ON JUNE 12TH, the Cinema Society and Acorn TV hosted a murder-mystery dinner in honor of Brooke Shields and her new series, You’re Killing Me, at a private residence in Sagaponack. Guests included Ali Wentworth, Meg Ryan, Lauren Graham, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Christie Brinkley, and more.
Brooke Shields and Kristin Dolan
Meg Ryan and Ali Wentworth
Alex Natella, Grier Hammond Henchy, and Rowan Henchy
Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict
Christie Brinkley
VERSAILLES BALL IN FRANCE
LAST MONTH, the annual Royal Versailles Ball was held in honor of the 207th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth. The weekend-long celebration began with a dinner at Le Pavillon Ledoyen, followed by a cocktail reception at the Hôtel de Charost, the residence of the British Ambassador to France, Sir Thomas Drew KCMG. The festivities culminated in a white-tie ball at the Palace of Versailles. Proceeds from the event benefit Room to Read, The King’s Foundation, and La Fondation Franco-Britannique de Sillery. ◆
Antonia Da Silva Teixeira, HRH Prince Joachim Murat, HRH Princess Yasmine Murat, and Laura Day Webb
Bagpipers
Marianna Kouka and Giacomo Hopf Preziosi
Naiara Timmerman
Charlotte Chilton, Natalie Dougherty, Kathryn Kerns, and Tiffany Yu
Clockwise from top left: America: The Imagination of a Nation, published by Assouline, celebrates the American spirit of aspiration and reinvention; the launching of SS Richard Bassett, Baltimore, Maryland, May 1942; fashion shoot with a 1965 Cadillac DeVille for Vogue US, 1964; Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, after delivering his legendary “I Have a Dream” address, August 28, 1963; Assouline’s America: The Imagination of a Nation; a 1955 Ford and Oldsmobile at the McDonald’s museum in Des Plaines, Illinois, the site of the first McDonald’s franchise in 1955.
THE IMAGINATION OF A NATION
IN HONOR of the country’s 250th anniversary, Assouline’s recently America: The Imagination of a Nation celebrates the historic legacy and expressive creativity of the United States. Conceived as a reflection on the American Dream, this book explores the pioneering ideals, enterprising innovations, and singular energy that
have shaped the nation’s identity.
Written by Joel Stein, the title chronicles pivotal moments from the Constitution and the Founding Fathers to JFK and MLK, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan, the Williams sisters, and more. This eclectic volume vividly illustrates America’s adventurous spirit and its enduring influence on the global stage. u
