Christmas Gifts

We're in love with the look of these bracelets our creative director discovered this summer. They look great regardless of whether you know what a brummel is.

You can buy them here:

http://www.sailormadeusa.com/

Travel Guides: Best of Nantucket Food

Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants

American Seasons

80 Center St

(508) 228-7111

love the dresscode-- Under-the-radar or Over-the-top

The Boarding House

12 Federal St (right next to Eye of the Needle)

(508) 228-9622

Best Dinner to Bring to the Beach

What better way to spend the evening than with a picnic to bring out to Madaket and watch the sunset?

Lobster dinner from Sayle's Seafood, 99 Washington St

Bottle of wine from Current Vintage, 4 Easy St

http://www.currentvintage.com/

Best Lunch to Go--

Lola Burger, 10 Broad St

http://lolaburger.com/

Even if you don't feel like indulging in the signature Lola burger, they have a great greek salad and the Tuna burger is a healthful option.

Best Ice Cream

The Juice Bar, 12 Broad St (get there before 8ish to avoid long lines at night)

Best Grocery

Barlett Farm-- all the fresh produce from Barlett farm along with a deli that has great salads and sandwiches, and some other basics

If you're going to Bartlett Farm don't miss the brewery tour (ie tasting) next door at....

Cisco Brewers, 3 Bartlett Farm Rd.

(also available at most liquor stores on the island)

Farm Fresh Food in Town

If you're too tispy (or lazy) to make the short trip out to the farm, fortunately you can get the best produce in town as well-

Nantucket's fresh food staple (with famous tomatoes) is

the Bartlett Farm stand (on Main St)

you can also check out-

the Sustainable Nantucket Farmer's Market

http://www.sustainablenantucket.org/

Catch Your Own

For a great day of fishing try

Albacore Charters

http://www.albacorecharters.com/

508-228-5074

Locavore Social Event of the Summer

Sustainable Nantucket's Farm Fresh Feast at Moor's End Farm-- Sustainable Nantucket's annual fundraiser draws an eclectic mix of local food producers and their patrons and always features a delectable spread and great auction

Travel Guides: Nantucket Art Galleries 1

The Cavalier Gallery's second floor is a must visit for those interested in contemporary art.

I was obsessed with Nantucket artist Steven Pitluik's brightly colored satires of Nantucket WASP culture, as well as Alex Cao's gigantic tableaus of American icons.

Steven Pitliuk

I sped and blew my horn in Sconset, 2011

acrylic and resin on canvas

Alex Guofeng Cao

JFK vs Jackie, ed 5, 2010

Chromogenic Print

Cao composes his giant images (the JFK is about 10 ft tall by 6 ft wide) from smaller images of iconic photographs that give context to the larger image. (the gallery has a magnifying glass to see the smaller pictures more clearly.) In the JFK series, Cao has hidden a candle for the date that Marilyn Monroe sang to JFK on his birthday as well as the image of a pistol. Good luck finding them out of the thousands of pictures of Jackie!

Alex Guofeng Cao

Hepburn vs Dietrich, ed 18, 2009

Chromogenic Print

An essay on celebrity.

Planning on visiting their other location in Greenwich now that I've returned to CT via 12 hours of ferries, buses, trains and taxis-

Ryan

*Special thanks to The Cavalier Gallery for the use of their images

Nantucket Trunk Show Reminder

Don't forget our Nantucket trunk show at Eye of the Needle on Federal Street, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm

Inspiration: Midnight in Paris

Just saw the new Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris. The movie is a postcard for the city. To do list item #598- Plan trip to Paris, walk city in the rain.

Without going into the plot, the period outfits are simply amazing. I particularly liked the 1920's flapper dresses and bags. They look so contemporary and modern, yet classic. A well-dressed woman in New York or LA could put on one of the outfits and get compliments all night.

Thinking about the classic look of these dresses took me back to seeing the Smithsonian exhibition on the President's wives inaugural dresses the last time I visited DC. If you have not seen this exhibit yet, you need to. Jackie O's entire outfit would look amazing today as well. Some decades really are timeless.

Grace Coolidge would be unbearably cool today. The train is a little crazy, but look at the sketch in the top right corner to see what the back of the dress looked like.

Obsessing Over: Christina Child Jewelry

Her stuff redefines "preppy with an edge." These knot necklaces are one of our favorite pieces. Interesting mix of old and new, hard and soft, shiny and matte, smooth and textured......

I can see these looking great with a plain t-shirt, Ikat shorts from CJ Laing, simple thong sandals and the R. Williams Claire wristlet in Navy. How would you style them?

Street Style: Boy's Blazer

A simple look done well. We love the shrunken fit of the blazer (from the kid's dept at Brooks Brothers)

CLICK TO ZOOM

Inspiration: Meet Liza

If I ever go into clothing, I'm going to draw serious inspiration from her wardrobe! Our team is in love with her dresses from Calypso St. Barth and Mara Hoffman. Check out her feature soon on rwilliamsny.com

Not only is she extremely stylish, but a great athlete too.

-Ryan

Street Style: Polo on Governor's Island 2

Street Style: Polo on Governor's Island

Check back every day this week for a different picture from the day!

Summer 2011

Coming soon.....