Hello-Hello, we are just all adither, business and volunteer commitments have combined to make the time fly by, so we are brief.
We begin with a more in-depth look at the Prep World pop-up shop.
Tommy Hilfiger
From a NY Times story about the store:
“It could have come straight from the Hamptons or Martha’s Vineyard, or “The Wizard of Oz.” Instead, it came from a warehouse in Yonkers, a pop-up dwelling built to look like a fancy beach vacation house, and assembled in less than three days on newly planted sod in Gansevoort Plaza.”
The cottage/shop is designed to have a weathered feel.
Via Dazed Digital
The store opened with a party last night, bringing out a number of celebrities, below we see John Legend and Christine Teigen, as well as model Jessica Stam and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr.
Steve Eichner/WWD
Prep World is a collaborative effort between “TOPH/True Prep” author Lisa Birnbach, and mass merchandiser Tommy Hilfiger. Below we see the best selling author at last night’s party with actress Hayley Atwell, on the right, Mr. Hilfiger with his wife, Dee.
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Teen Vogue has photos from inside the store.
Via Teen Vogue
Why do the limited edition line? More from the Liz Robbins story in the Times:
“The preppy lifestyle has gone global,” he said. “We feel that our business has grown so well because preppy travels so well. It’s all-American classic.”
Via Teen Vogue
Below, merchandise from the 60-piece collection, the Fabric Boat Shoe, and the Anchor Tote.
Via Tommy Hilfiger
More of Mr. Hilfiger’s thoughts on the designs from the Times story:
“When you’re wearing it, maybe you feel like you are a yachtsman,” Mr. Hilfiger said of the line. “Or if you’re wearing something madras, you feel like you’re out on the lawn playing croquet, or if you’re wearing something beachy, you feel like a surfer. It has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people.”
Shot By Jake
That is true, the word definitely has very different connotations to people. Just how different? Well, most preps we know wouldn’t even consider wearing these shoes, yet they have already proven to be very popular with the more fashionable crowd.
Tommy Hilfiger
More photos from the store may be found on the the Hilfiger Facebook page.
Tommy Hilfiger
Fortunately there are a number of the cottages, because the London shop in Covent Garden is opening as we type, with another Gossip Girl star on hand, Ed Westwick. For more detailed background on the collaboration, click here for our original post.
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Our other tidbits involve Prince William and Kate (more formally The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge). St James’s Palace has verified the newlyweds will visit the US, spending three days in California. They are expected July 8-10, following almost ten days in Canada. From The Telegraph’s story:
“While on tour, the Duke and Duchess will take part in Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1. They are also expected to zigzag across then country, visiting the Arctic, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Alberta.
It will be the Duchess’s longest time in the public eye to date, with the world’s media scrutinising all that she wears, says and does.
The Duchess will have more than enough time to prepare herself – and her wardrobe – for the trip.”
And for those curious about how photographers managed to keep the young bridesmaids and pages entertained while taking the formal photos, The Daily Mail has a cute story explaining the secret.
“…a £1 ‘wiggly worm’ which Camilla revealed yesterday had been bought by her stepson Prince Harry especially for the occasion.
Yesterday, the Duchess revealed that she had been ‘terribly worried’ that three-year-old Eliza and the other bridesmaids might find the event overwhelming.
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“‘Harry pulled this wiggly worm out of his pocket in the carriage to keep them amused. Eliza loved it so much that she wouldn’t let go and it even made the official photographs.
‘Can you believe it? She was holding onto my finger but in her other hand was this worm.
The young lady was absolutely precious, and very well-behaved throughout the day’s events.
AFP/Getty
On that darling image we say goodbye until next time!
The Preppy Princess 
I didn’t realize how timely my pic was for you!
Love the man in the green flat front slacks!!!! Makes me want to play dress up with my husband!
I LOVE the bridesmaid holding the pink worm!
Little Eliza looks as though she could be a living Joshua Reynolds portrait, with her rosy cheeks and that shy, sweet expression.
In fact, she could be Master Hare’s twin sister.
Oh how I wish I wasn’t afraid to fly…I’d get on a plane and fly to California to stand on the street and watch Duchess Catherine go by:)
I’m debating which I like more – John Legend in gingham & a repp tie, or that darling flower girl with the wiggly worm. I call it a tie.