When it starts to heat up in the city, flowers bloom, my allergies kick in, and all I can think about is one thing: ESCAPE. From going to the beach to catching an upstate train for a hike and a swim, summer for me encompasses freedom. Luckily, I met someone who was born and raised in New York—on an estate no less, built in the 1600s where George Washington and the first Mayor of New York are rumored to be past residents.
Nestled atop the Palisades cliffs of the Hudson River, “The Big House” (as it’s better known) is a beautiful 400-year-old house, full of mystery and old-world splendor. Since it belongs to my girlfriend’s family, many balmy, golden summers have vanished to lazing around, reading, and sneaking about, doing whatever. Here, the two of us are fifteen again, with nothing better to do than steal her parents’ whiskey and try on old, yellowing roller skates in the attic. With upholstered armchairs and colonial-era paintings aplenty, it only seemed fitting to set Opening Ceremony’s latest editorial at the source of my inspiration: bored, in love, with nothing to wear but extravagant J.W. Anderson dresses.
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On Brianna: Veronique Leroy Short-Sleeve Long Dress in black, Gauchere Fathia Side Tie Jacket in red (available in stores), DORATEYMUR Crow Crocodile Effect Ankle Boots in brown/white. On Alex: undecorated MAN Dot Printed Short-Sleeve Shirt in red, Dries Van Noten Perrish Bis Pants in blue (available in stores), Dries Van Noten Cross-Front Sandals in black (available in stores). View the editorial here
Nestled atop the Palisades cliffs of the Hudson River, “The Big House” (as it’s better known) is a beautiful 400-year-old house, full of mystery and old-world splendor. Since it belongs to my girlfriend’s family, many balmy, golden summers have vanished to lazing around, reading, and sneaking about, doing whatever. Here, the two of us are fifteen again, with nothing better to do than steal her parents’ whiskey and try on old, yellowing roller skates in the attic. With upholstered armchairs and colonial-era paintings aplenty, it only seemed fitting to set Opening Ceremony’s latest editorial at the source of my inspiration: bored, in love, with nothing to wear but extravagant J.W. Anderson dresses.
View the editorial here
On Brianna: Veronique Leroy Short-Sleeve Long Dress in black, Gauchere Fathia Side Tie Jacket in red (available in stores), DORATEYMUR Crow Crocodile Effect Ankle Boots in brown/white. On Alex: undecorated MAN Dot Printed Short-Sleeve Shirt in red, Dries Van Noten Perrish Bis Pants in blue (available in stores), Dries Van Noten Cross-Front Sandals in black (available in stores). View the editorial here