“I love garages and I love recycling old buildings—that’s what I do,” Martha Stewart said during the launch of Summer Body Shop in East Hampton, where Mytheresa and Flamingo Estate have collaborated on a retail space to kick off summer. Inside an old auto body shop at 9 Railroad Avenue, cult favorite products by Flamingo Estate (“Their olive oil is superb, any of the condiments, the coffee, and the honey,” Stewart maintains) are juxtaposed with handbags, swimwear, sunglasses, and much more from brands like Bottega Veneta, Khaite, and Loewe, courtesy of Mytheresa. It’s a one-stop shop inside an unconventional body shop. “It makes East Hampton even more interesting,” Stewart said.
The Summer Body Shop by Mytheresa x Flamingo Estate located at 9 Railroad Ave, East Hampton, NY.
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Inside the Summer Body Shop.
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Inside the Inconvenience Store at the Summer Body Shop.
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Richard Christiansen, founder of Flamingo Estate, was inspired to create the shopping experience after visiting a car show in Pebble Beach. While spending time in the world of car connoisseurs, he began dreaming up a different way to explore the idea of luxury. “In a world gone crazy for fast fashion and fast food, we’re trying to do the opposite—the slow and intentional way of doing things,” he said. Inside the pop-up shop is an “inconvenience store,” which features an expertly curated collection of nonperishable products and decadent pantry items to nourish the body inside and out.
The luxury goods inside the Summer Body Shop.
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More luxury goods inside the Summer Body Shop.
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Products by Flamingo Estate inside the Summer Body Shop.
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While the buildup to summer has been slow, due to fluctuating temperatures and worrisome air quality, it seems as if it is finally here and the crowd at the pop-up shop’s launch on Thursday was eager to celebrate. During the launch event, the who’s who of the Hamptons—which included Candace Bushnell, Bobbi Brown, Hannah Bronfman, Maria Dueñas Jacobs, Brendan Fallis, Charlotte Groeneveld, Jenne Lombardo, and mayor of East Hampton Jerry Larsen, among others—enjoyed cocktails from Sainte Marguerite en Provence Symphonie Rose and Perrier-Jouët Champagne, while snacking on hors d’oeuvres.
Martha Stewart and Heather Kaminetsky; Hannah Bronfman, Charlotte Groenveld, Sarah Hoover, Jenné Lombardo.
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“Mother Nature is the last great luxury house, and we are purveyors of her goods,” Aaron Harvey, cofounder of Flamingo Estate and partner to Christiansen, said. As Christiansen and Harvey took a moment to reflect on Flamingo Estate, Stewart, who considers the duo to be her friends, offered a suggestion for one of their most beloved products. “You mix the honey with egg yolk and put it on your face, and that’s how I keep my beautiful skin. It tightens your whole skin,” she said.
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