“All people again up!” somebody known as to a crowd of individuals surrounding the mannequin and actress Christie Brinkley, who was standing close to a neatly trimmed garden on a sunny and scorching Saturday afternoon.
Ms. Brinkley had simply arrived at Polo Hamptons, an annual cocktail social gathering and polo match held over two weekends in July on the sprawling, personal Fishel property in Bridgehampton, N.Y.
“I’ve at all times gone to polo all through my day out right here as a result of it’s so East Coast,” mentioned Ms. Brinkley, 69, as she sipped from a small bottle of rosé from Bellissima, her wine label, which individuals have been additionally consuming close by. “And there are normally some cute polo gamers.”
The occasion on Saturday, which drew greater than 900 folks, was organized by Social Life journal, a way of life publication based mostly within the Hamptons that was celebrating its twentieth anniversary. The afternoon attracted a crowd that included Jean Shafiroff, the philanthropist, Lizzie Asher, the president of Macchu Pisco, a spirits firm, and Maria and Kenneth Fishel, who personal the property.
Because the match started, spectators sat beneath the crisp white tents lining the sector, watching as horses and riders raced previous.
Simply past the seats, there was a row of latest BMWs (the carmaker was a sponsor of the occasion) and a line of cabanas from manufacturers together with Oscar de la Renta, Piaget and Everlasting Contact Cosmetics, an anti-aging pores and skin spa promoting varied remedies.
“After I pulled up, there was a hat that was larger than the girl that was carrying it,” Ms. Brinkley mentioned. “It’s enjoyable to see all of the get-ups.”
Later that night, about 20 minutes away in East Hampton, younger ladies taking part in flutes in lengthy white clothes stood alongside a sandy path resulting in a profit on the LongHouse Reserve. (The theme was “Midsummer Dream.”)
A 16-acre panorama backyard that includes sculptures by Sol LeWitt and Willem de Kooning, LongHouse Reserve was based by Jack Lenor Larsen, a famend textile designer who died in 2020. Mr. Larsen lived on the property and opened it to the general public a couple of days per week, however it’s now open 5 days per week.
The occasion included a dinner, an public sale and a dance social gathering, and honored the artist Mary Heilmann and the writer A.M. Houses. Attendees included Candace Bushnell, Cindy Sherman, Renee Cox, Invoice T. Jones and Robert Wilson.
“LongHouse has had a summer season gala for over 15 years, however there hasn’t been a dinner since earlier than the pandemic,” mentioned Carrie Rebora Barratt, its director. “Tonight was actually a comeback after the pandemic.”
The profit raised greater than $650,000, in line with organizers. As attendees have been leaving, they have been provided reward baggage of potted herbs together with thyme, peppermint and fennel.
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